The Rise of Divorce Cases in Islamabad
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CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN GENDER STUDIES
QUAID-I-AZAM UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD
Table of Contents
Chapter No. 1 2
Introduction: 2
Research Question: 3
Chapter No.2 5
Literature Review: 5
Chapter No.3 6
Legal provisions for divorce in Pakistan: 6
Chapter No. 4 9
Research Methodology: 9
Research topic: 9
Hypothesis: 9
Justification of the problem: 9
Objectives: 9
Research paradigm: 9
Research approach: 10
Methodology: 10
Sampling technique: 10
Sample: 10
Locale: 10
Samples size: 11
Research Question: 11
Ethics: 11
Chapter No. 5 12
Main Findings and Analysis: 12
Chapter No. 6 16
Conclusion: 16
Recommendations: 16
Chapter No. 7 16
Bibliography and References: 17
Chapter No. 1
Introduction:
Over the years, there is seen the rise in number of divorce cases in Islamabad. According to Islamabad Arbitration Council, in 2005, there were 314 divorce cases reported in the press. In 2010, the number rose to 625 and in 2011, the number increased by 40 percent respectively.
Islamabad is the capital city of Pakistan; demographically it is comprised of heterogeneous people. Mostly the inhabitants in Islamabad are not local rather some of them have migrated while others are living on temporary basis. People here are educated enough and much aware of their fundamental rights. Tangibly it is modern city in outlook. The way of life in Islamabad seems to be inspired by outer world. Furthermore, they are more liberal in their thoughts. As for as the people of the city are concerned they are totally different in respect of their behavior, attitude and life style as compare to the people of other cities like, Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta.
Owing to the aforementioned demography of Islamabad, the causes in hold behind the divorce cases are quite different from those in other parts of the country (mostly rural). The more liberal overlook, higher education, heterogeneous society with people having different social background, financial status and to some extent the joint family system are some of the major causes in hole behind the rise of divorce cases in Islamabad.
Chapter No.2
Literature Review:
“Karney and Bradbury, emphasize that before going to the dissolution of marriage it is important to look into how marriages develop. It is important to understand the individuals understanding, their marriages and marital outcomes. They further emphasize that marital stability and quality are influenced by the differing stressful events that couples encounter and their adaptive processes”.
(Karney & Bradbury 1995:22)
“Arguing that the pathways to divorce cannot be conceptualized as an orderly and sequential process, Amato and Rogers offer the view that: The motives people used to explain their divorces can only be understood as historical devices that imposed a sense of order onto situations that were otherwise fraught with ambiguous and contradictory events, emotions, and inclinations towards behavior. They also, asserted that...