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The Perceived Effects Of Sexual Harassment And Social Intelligence On The Social Interaction Of Serially Frustrated Undergraduates In Lagos State
[A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY AND CALEB UNIVERSITY]
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Social
interaction is a dynamic sequence of social actions between individuals
and groups of individuals who modify their actions and reactions due to
actions by interacting with others (Okpe, 2012). According to Bales
(2007), social interaction is largely made up of the talking that people
do when they are together. Talk or conservation is the fulcrum of
social interaction. Social interaction is so much a part of the means by
which humans think that only rarely do they take it as an object of
study in itself. Social structure can be described as the social
exchange between two or more individuals. These interactions form the
basis for social structure and therefore are key object of basic social
inquiry and analysis. Social interaction can be studied between groups
of two (dyads), three (triads) or larger social groups. Social
structures and cultures are founded upon social interaction (Ezewu,
2009). By interacting with one another, people design rules,
institutions and systems within which they seek to live. Symbols are
used to communicate the expectations of a given society to those new to
it.
Heald (2008) averred that the empirical study of social
interaction is one of the subjects of micro sociology, which is
concerned with the nature of daily human social interactions and agency
on a small scale. The most favorable conditions for the detailed study
of social interaction are those which can be created in the laboratory
(Bales, 2007). However, the characteristics of work groups, play groups,
social gathering and groups formed for the purposes of education,
deliberation, decision-making, planning and therapy can be studied
within the context of social interaction. Datta (2010) opined that
social interaction can be categorized into four parts namely (a)
questions (asking for information, opinion and suggestion) (b)
problem-solving attempt (giving information, opinion and suggestion) (c)
positive reactions (showing agreement, tension release and solidarity)
and (d) negative reactions (showing disagreement, tension and
antagonism).
Serially frustrated students in simplest term, refers to
those who have experienced frustration persistently. Frustration arises
when there is a perceived resistance to the fulfillment of an
individual‘s will and is most likely to increase when a will is blocked
or denied. Serial frustration is an outcome of intense anger,
disappointment and annoyance (Zhou, 2010).Serially frustrated students
tend to perform poorly in their academics. This happens because these
set of students are bent to do things against their wishes.
In every
human society, where there is interaction between opposite sex, some
levels of sexual attraction are expected. When this occurs, mutual
interest and reciprocal response defines a civilized and socially
acceptable sexual behavior. Sexual harassment is one of the social vices
that have captured the attention of researchers as it is a common
phenomenon in Nigerian higher institutions. This abnormal behavior has
been accepted as the order of the day in Nigerian higher institutions.
Sexual harassment as defined by Taiwo and Omole (2014) is unsolicited,
unwelcomed and unwanted sexual relations from another person. This
includes any inappropriate sexual overture, subtle and unsubtle
persistent behavior, assault and sexual abuse that may be expressed
physically, verbally or non-verbally, usually from someone with a higher
power to a less privileged person. In a research carried out by the
European Union Agency for Fundamental Human Rights, it was established
that victims of sexual harassment develop anger, annoyance and
embarrassment. In addition, one out of three victims of sexual
harassment feels fearful due to the incident and one out of five victims
feel ashamed. Sexual harassment produces depression, frustration and
stress depending on the psychological coping mechanism of the victim as
well as the kind of harassment encountered.
Social intelligence
refers to individual’s ability to get along and co-operate with others
positively. In another sense, social intelligence is the ability to
connect with people and influence them effectively. Thornidike (1920)
studied intelligence from three perspectives, pertaining to the ability
to understand and manage ideas (abstract intelligence), real objects
(mechanical intelligence) and people (social intelligence). Social
intelligence refers to the ability of an individual to comprehend and
manage other people and to engage in adaptive social interaction (Saxena
and Rajat, 2013). Social intelligence is a powerful correlate of
social interaction. People with high social intelligence find it easy to
interact with others and respond to situations within their
environment.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examinedperceived effect of sexual harassment and social intelligence on the social interaction of serially frustrated undergraduates in Lagos state, a case study of three selected university in Lagos State. The study employed the survey design and the purposive sampling technique to select 450 students across all department and level. A well-constructed questionnaire, which was adjudged valid and reliable, was used for collection of data from the respondents. The data obtained through ... Continue reading---
