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The Problems with polygamous families: a case study based on Kinniya Division

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dc.contributor.author Shiyana, M. M.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-13T03:40:09Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-13T03:40:09Z
dc.date.issued 2021-01-19
dc.identifier.citation 9th South Eastern University International Arts Research Symposium -2020 on " Global Dimension of Social Sciences and Humanities through Research and Innovation". 19h January 2021. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. p.102 en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-627-253-6
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5539
dc.description.abstract There have been many studies and research papers on the topic of polygamy worldwide. Yet many researchers do find all the negative aspects of polygamy.Although many countries legally permit polygamy, there is a ban on it in some countries. Additionally Srilankan Muslim personal law is also permitting polygamy for Islamic men with certain rules and regulations. The purpose of this study is to identify the problems posed by polygamy in Muslim families and identify them. This research has been done based on the data obtained from an interview of thirty wives from polygamous family. This study is a qualitatively organized and the data obtained for the study have been coded. Literary researches have been used as a secondary data collection. The findings revealed the polygamy marriages in Muslim families have caused huge different types of issues such as relationship breakdown, domestic violence, neglect, discrimination, Communication Problems, Inferiority Complex, Animosity between wives, anxiety, relationship disagreements and Low Social participation have been identified. The first wives are more depressed than the second wives. Problems are found in more polygamous families. At the same time those are less in other polygamous families. Therefor this research will be helpful for future researches and further suggestions have been made to reduce the problems. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Arts and Culture, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.subject Polygamy, en_US
dc.subject Muslim Family, en_US
dc.subject Problems, en_US
dc.subject Kinniya division en_US
dc.title The Problems with polygamous families: a case study based on Kinniya Division en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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