Socio-cultural Problems faced by eunuchs living is district Jamshoro: A Sociological Analysis
Keywords:
Eunuch, Socio- Cultural problems, disown by family, sexual abuseAbstract
The present study focuses on socio-cultural problems of eunuchs living in district Jamshoro. There are many problems faced by eunuchs in their daily life such as disown by family, lack of education, unemployment, exploitation, physical, verbal, mental and sexual abuse, torture, rape and security of life. This study covers the social and cultural problems and also suggestions to resolve these problems. The present research is pure quantitative and primary method was used. Data was collected through closed ended questionnaire and it is descriptive research. Census method was used and the number of respondents according to census report 2017 was forty four. This research includes both descriptive and inferential statistics i.e. data was analyzed through percentage tables and Hypotheses were tested by using Chi Square test of independence in SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10347853
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