Socio-cultural norms encouraging violence against women (VAW) from a popular ethnic group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and the roles of schools in preventing VAW
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22110504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline Ochuko Alordiah (0000-0002-2917-9302, Delta State University, corresponding author), F C Omumu (Delta Air Lines (United States)), H I Owamah (0000-0002-8143-2977, Delta Air Lines (United States)), O Chenube (Delta Air Lines (United States)), I E Okokoyo (Delta State University), M A Osagiede (Delta Air Lines (United States)), H T Agbajor (College of Education Warri) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cogent Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-1886 • E-ISSN: 2331-1886 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311886.2022.2102299 |
| OpenAlex | W4288077804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 39 |
Existing literature has shown that violence against women (VAW) is still common in Africa. Harmful traditional cultural norms have contributed to VAW. The identification and the awareness of the negative effect of these socio-cultural norms (SCN) will reduce VAW in Nigeria. This work looks at the socio-cultural norms (SCN) that lead to violence against rural and sub-urban Nigerian women. A mixed research approach involving 400 people from Ikaland of different age levels, marital status, and educational attainment was adopted. More than 75% of the respondents agreed that blaming the wife for her husband’s angry outburst, not prospering, and his mysterious death are the leading promoters of VAW. Others are; that a woman is not accorded respect if she is not married, and it is not proper for a wife to deed any landed property in her name. Participants suggested that schools could minimise these SCN by using the teaching-learning process, mass media, and professional academic associations to carry out public campaigns. This investigation adds to the current body of information on SCN that promote VAW in the various ethnic groups and provides ways the schools can contribute to combating these norms. Educational stakeholders should implement the recommended school ways of eliminating these identified socio-cultural norms
Criminology · Deed · Economic growth · Ethnic group · Political science · Sociology · Wife · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Law · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology
A-XGBoost
Between Tradition and Family Violence
Social cohesion among rural women in Nigeria and resistance to gender-based traditional practices
Analysis of sociocultural norms in language communication as efforts to preserve the Malay national identity among the Duano community in Kampung Nelayan of Kualatungkal, Jambi
Intimate partner violence and malnutrition among women of reproductive age in Western Africa
Factors Associated With Women’s Health Care Decision-Making Autonomy
Addressing violence against women
Intimate partner violence against women in Nigeria
Prevalence of and factors associated with male perpetration of intimate partner violence
Patriarchy and Gender Inequality
Transcending Ethnic and Religious Barriers in Decision-Making
A discourse on aging in contemporary Ghana
Children of the street
Dowry and Its Link to Violence Against Women in India
The Impact of Culture and Minority Status on Women’s Experience of Domestic Violence
Understanding Violence Against Women in Southeast Asia
Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence Amongst Women of Reproductive Age in Lagos, Nigeria
Honor-Based Violence in Sweden – Norms of Honor and Chastity
This is Abuse
Promoting gender equality in the context of Nigerian cultural and religious expression
Violence against women in Ghana
Can marriage (re)produce and legitimize sexual violence
Human Capital Attainment and Gender Empowerment
Understanding the role of patriarchal ideology in intimate partner violence among South Asian women in Hong Kong
Social Cognitive Theory
Understanding Economic Abuse Through an Intersectional Lens
Risk factors for domestic violence
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |