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Examination Of The Effects Of Gender Based Violence On Women
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
It is no longer an exaggeration that the
rate of violence and crime against women, (especially Nigerian women)
is on the increase as even the number of perpetrators of this violent
act against women appears to be ever increasing on a daily basis. In
almost every tribe, the status of women is very low and women are
considered the property of men. Accordingly, a husband’s right to
discipline his wife is accepted. This tradition seems not to be
effective in preventing domestic violence against women.
Many times,
women are maltreated and considered inferior at home, workplace, schools
and so on thereby making them suffer from beating; sexual assault;
sexual harassment; denial of time for relaxation; denial of right to
accumulate wealth even when women actually do most of the work;
emotional and psychological abuse to mention just a few. Physically,
women emerge from these violent episodes every time with black eyes,
bruises, rape and burns to internal injuries to the psyche may be just
as disabling. Little wonder why Iloegbunam (2006), stated that one of
the ironies of history is the fact that despite the role women play both
at home and in the society, they have remained unnoticed and even
belittled. Further, there is an inter-generational effect on children
who have witnessed violence, as they are more likely to be abusive
themselves as adults. Violence against women constitutes a violation of
the rights and fundamental
freedoms of women and impairs or nullifies their enjoyment of those rights and freedoms.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The major aim and objectives of carrying out this study was to:
1. Examine respondent’s perception of domestic violence.
2. Identify the forms and the vulnerable group to face domestic violence.
3. Find out the causes of domestic violence.
4. Investigate the effect of domestic violence on women
1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
To guide the investigation of the issue raised in the problem definition, it is hypothesized that:
1. There is relationship between family structure and domestic violence
2. Domestic violence inflicts injuries on victims
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