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Original Research | Sociology | Volume 15 Issue 8, August 2026 | Pages: 1367 - 1370 | India
Disfigure to Social Figure: A Study of Women Acid Attack Survivors
Abstract: Violence against women takes many forms, and disfigurement through acid attacks, cutting, burning, body scars or injury represents one of the most brutal indicators of controlled patriarchy. The deliberate disfigurement of women by men through acid attacks is a new form of violence, is rarely due to physical appearance alone. It is all about control, domination and punishment. In patriarchal systems, men often view women as belonging to them (husbands, fathers, relatives, friends, work fellows or even supporters). Disfiguring them becomes a tool for imposing power and control when a woman resists. such violence is often triggered by women?s rejection for example disobey patriarch norms, values and morality, toxic masculinity, sick customs and entrenched gender inequalities, breakups, rejection of marriage proposal, one side love, rejection of sexual intimacy, detachment, romantic or marital advances, defiance of male authority, or perceived threats to male honor and so on. In Acid attack cases, both punishment and control are achieved through disfigurement, which aims to diminish women's social value by targeting their appearance while instilling fear in broader communities of women. Ultimately, disfigurement of women is less about individual rage and more about systemic enforcement of patriarchal power, making it a critical issue for feminists, activist, legal reform, and global human rights discourse and media. Apart from this harsh reality survivors are not only breaking the taboo of societal isolations, disconnection with relatives? friends and society. These survivors are taking helps from social media platforms, well- knowing the power of social media. So, they come with disfigure faces, sharing their stories, challenges and reasons of attack, in return from social media platforms they are gaining supports by peoples, earning followers, posting photos, making reels, and using social media platforms to earn name, fame, money, love and supports. This paper examines why men resort to disfiguring women. It also tries to make an attempt to study how are acid victims transforming from disfigurements to social figures through social media platform.
Keywords: Women, Acid, Acid attacks, Survivor, Social- Media, Disfigure, Social Figure
How to Cite?: Dr. Reshma Rahman, "Disfigure to Social Figure: A Study of Women Acid Attack Survivors", Volume 15 Issue 8, August 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1367-1370, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26817125935, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26817125935