The Role of Cultural Beliefs, Norms, and Practices in Nigerian Women’s Experiences of Sexual Abuse and Violence

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12436639
AutoresChinyere Elsie Ajayi (0000-0002-8098-5676, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, autor de correspondencia), Khatidja Chantler (0000-0001-9129-2560, Manchester Metropolitan University, autor de correspondencia), Lorraine Radford (0000-0002-6095-3845, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen28
Número2
Páginas465-486
Fecha de publicación2021-04-05
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012211000134
PMID33818214
OpenAlexW3142625778
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas38
Referencias citadas55

This study aims to explore if and how cultural beliefs, norms, and practices might contribute to Nigerian women's experiences of sexual abuse and violence. In-depth narrative interviews were conducted with 12 women of Nigerian origin living in the Northwest of England who had experienced sexual abuse and violence. Women's accounts were analyzed thematically, and drawing upon a feminist-intersectional conceptual framework, analysis reveals that male privilege defined by gendered role and expectation, religious beliefs, rape myths, and bride-price with the associated practice of libation may have contributed to women's experiences of sexual abuse and violence

Criminology · Domestic violence · Medical emergency · Mythology · Narrative · Poison control · Political science · Privilege (computing · Sexual abuse · Sexual violence · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology