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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
Abstract
The study reports for the first time, the socio- cultural norms (SCNs) that encourage Violence Against Women (VAW) among the people of Ika ethnic group, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This was targeted at helping to increase the awareness of the common SCNs that promote VAW among ethnic groups in Nigeria. Finding from the study shows that the leading socio- cultural norms that promote VAW in Ikaland include blaming wife for husband’s furious outburst, not flourishing, and mysterious death; a woman is not respected if she is not married; and a wife cannot deed landed property in her name. The study suggests public campaigns through teaching-learning, mass media, and academic associations to eradicate these SCNs. We think it will bring researchers, policymakers, and service providers together to discover ways of discouraging VAW. We also encourage educational stakeholders to put the recommendations into practice.
Abstract: 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.
Subjects: Cultural Studies; Education; Education – Social Sciences; Gender Studies – Soc Sci; Sociology & Social Policy; Education Studies; Teachers & Teacher Education; HealthConditions; Public Health Policy and Practice; Social Work and SocialPolicy
Keywords: violence; women; socio-cultural norms; schools; Ikaland; Nigeria