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Honour Killing as Gender-based Violence in UK - Research Project

   

Added on  2020-06-03

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HONOUR KILLINGS

AcknowledgementFirst of all, I would like to thank my teacher _____ for giving me this opportunity toconduct a research on such an interesting topic. It helped me in enhancing my existingknowledge on stated subject matter. I extend my sincere gratitude to or head of the department toalways guiding us on the path of success.I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my parents who always directly or indirectlyhelps me in every research project I prepare. In the end, I would like to thank my friends andseniors for helping me out in making this project a successful one.

AbstractThe main aim of research is to critically assess the prevalence of honour killing as agender-based violence in UK. Hence, the whole investigation focuses upon ascertaining theconcept of honour killing considering to be a gender-based violence. In order to conduct rigorousresearch on subject matter, secondary type of analysis has been conducted so as to ascertain andcritical the opinions of various researchers.Honour killing, which can also be known as shamekilling, is a homicide of a member of the family due to the dishonour or shame that has beenbrought by the individual. It is also performed for punishing the individual who has violated theprinciples of religion or community. In the end, it has been recommended that Understanding thefactors of risk and helping people to fight with the unjustifiable practice can help instrengthening the condition of females.

Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................11.1 Overview................................................................................................................................11.2 Background of the research...................................................................................................11.3 Aim of the study....................................................................................................................31.4 Objectives of the research......................................................................................................31.5 Significance of the study.......................................................................................................41.6 Conceptual framework...........................................................................................................41.7 Dissertation structure.............................................................................................................5This chapter needs some work and reorganising. You have sections which aren't necessary andyou aren't really exploring the reason for the dissertation...............................................................5CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.........................................................................................62.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................62.2 Meaning of honour killing.....................................................................................................62.3 Causes of honour killing........................................................................................................82.3 Various aspects of honour killing..........................................................................................92.3 Prevalence of honour killing as gender-based violence in UK...........................................11CHAPTER 3: DISCUSSION........................................................................................................153.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................153.2 Thematic analysis................................................................................................................15CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................194.1 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................194.2 Recommendations................................................................................................................20REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................22

Table of FigureFigure 1: Honour Killings per 100 persons.....................................................................................2Figure 2 Causes of gender inequality............................................................................................15

Topic: A critical assessment of honour killing as a gender-based violenceCHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1.1 OverviewHonour Killing, which is also known as shame killing, is an act of homicide done byfamily members due to their beliefs that the victim has brought dishonour or shame to theirfamily. It is the act of violating the principles and traditions being set by the community or aparticular religion (Eisner and Ghuneim 2013). Usually, the common reason behind this killing isrefusal of arranged marriage and/or being in a relationship which is not approved by the family.Other common reasons for honour killing are rape victims, homosexual relationship, renouncinga faith etc. - it might be good to say what particular communities/religions are most likely toundertake honour killings - and therefore I presume the focus of your dissertation - this at themoment seems to make the assumption that every community carries out such actsThe present researches have stated honour killing as a criminal act that is performed by thefamily member. There is high possibility that members of extended family tend to plan the acttogether and sometimes with the help of family council following some orthodox traditionswhere only eldest of the family can take any type of decision on behalf of the family. It is the actbeing performed to control certain behaviour that has been conducted by one member of thefamily (Grewal 2013). Another key aspect that is considered while performing this act isimportance of reputation which has been defamed by the individual. The family membersbelonging to an orthodox set up, enjoys the thinking of not attracting any negative stigma in frontof the society or to the community to which they belong (Dyer 2015). Losing social status is thebiggest fear which compels them to indulge in honour killing activities. The act is quite commonin the families who are attached to tight knit communities.1.2 Background of the researchThe present research focuses on gender-based violence within the family having a strongemphasis on honour killing. The criminalistics approaches of honour killing have direct relationto the concept of honour and shame within the patriarchal societies with confined thinking.Honour Killing is often viewed as a traditional or cultural practice which lies outside the scope oflaw and is generally treated as illegal (Doğan 2013). As per the views of Doğan 2013, honourkilling must be treated as a violation of human rights and not as a religious or cultural practice. 1

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