Peacemaking and Proverbs in Urhobo and Yoruba Marital Conflicts
Part 2
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5043560 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phillip (0000-0002-5694-0670), Phillips Phillips (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 136 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2156-7263 • E-ISSN: 2156-695X |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.1.2.136 |
| OpenAlex | W1984410988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
Marriage among the Yoruba is considered a legally sanctioned relationship, involving economic cooperation as well as normative sexual activity and childbearing, which is expected to be for life. However, the ideal is not always attained because of conflicts and disagreements between couples, which if not resolve leads to separation or divorce. In times past, families acted as the medium for resolving such conflicts. Itunbi-nubi as a traditional mechanism for settling disputes was employed before the arrival of the modern judicial system and was effective in reducing divorce rates among the Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria. Itunbi-nubi was born out of the teachings of values and morals that had been taught to children during their formative years. The values of perseverance and tolerance with one’s spouse and the teachings that a married woman is no longer welcome to live in her father’s compound were useful in reinforcing peaceful reconciliation of disputes among couples and greatly reduced the number of single parents (dalemosu) in the society. This article analyzes the itunbi-nubi concept of conflict resolution and its use of proverbs, and examines the various methods in which it was employed in conflict resolution and the level of effectiveness and acceptability that it gained then. It also tries to find ways in which it can be infused into the Nigerian judicial system
Linguistics · Peacemaking · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Yoruba · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |