ABSTRACT
Other studies mirror Kulwicki and Miller’s findings. A study conducted by Haj -Y ahia of 356 Jordanian women, 92% of whom were Muslim, found that "Jordanian women have a strong tendency to justify wife-beating. "65 Haj -Yahia found that 33.4% "agreed or strongly agreed that a husband ha[d] the right to beat his wife if she challenged [his] manhood" and 46.6% agreed or strongly agreed if a wife "constantly disobey[ed] her husband."66 Moreover, 68.5% "agreed or strongly agreed that a husband ha[d] the right to beat his wife . . . if she [didn’t] respect her husband’s parents or siblings."67 Indeed, Jordanian women often blamed the wife for violence against her. Almost half agreed that in most cases "a husband beats his wife due to her mistaken behavior, such as squandering money or neglecting the house and children," or that "the wife’s behavior toward her husband or children is the cause o f violence against her. "68
