The context and period in which a country experiences terrorist activities shapes its understandi... more The context and period in which a country experiences terrorist activities shapes its understandings, and explanations of terrorism, which can inform the nature of peacebuilding responses. Boko Haram’s emergence in 2009 represents Nigeria’s experience of modern terrorism, which can be explained from various perspectives. Three dominant theories explaining terrorism lie in – poverty theory, relative deprivation theory, and social identity theory. P overty theory highlights the socio-economic factors that create the requisite environment for Boko Haram’s violent extremism activities. Relative deprivation theory undertakes a psychological approach while social identity theory describes terrorism as a phenomenon shaped by the tensions created by one’s desire to affirm one’s social identity. These three theories help to explain important aspects of violent extremism and their interplay in Nigeria. This article proposes an integrative conceptual approach engaging each of these three theories to inform a holistic analysis to explain the persistence of the Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Physical violence is one of the forms of Intimate Partner violence (IPV) which refers to attempts... more Physical violence is one of the forms of Intimate Partner violence (IPV) which refers to attempts aimed at inflicting injury such as pushing, shoving, throwing objects, choking or strangling, aggressive hair pulling, punching etc. The recent debate on the subject of IPV has focused on the gender symmetric and gender-oriented nature of IPV. This debate weighs in on the primary forms of data collected on IPV, (i.e. victimization or self-reported surveys and police-based reports), and the distinctions among the various forms of IPV, especially physical and sexual violence, which tend to be conflated. Data presented on IPV by Statistics Canada, through the General Social Survey (Victimization) data, from 1999 to 2014, have shown that rates of various forms of IPV are similar for male and female victims, with the exception of sexual assaults. Despite these findings, there has been little or no research conducted on the severity and risk factors of IPV against men in Canada. This presentation examines the severity and risk factors of physical IPV against men in Canada. Using binary logistic regression analysis, socio-demographic factors like years of dwelling together, childhood victimization, marijuana use and partners’ consumption of alcohol were found to predict physical IPV against men.
The recent debate on the subject of intimate partner violence (IPV) has focused on the gender sym... more The recent debate on the subject of intimate partner violence (IPV) has focused on the gender symmetric and gender-oriented nature of IPV. This debate also weighs in on the primary forms of data collected on IPV, (i.e. victimization or self-reported surveys and police-based reports), and the distinctions between the various forms of IPV, especially between physical and sexual violence, tends to be conflated. However, measurement of IPV by Statistics Canada separates physical and sexual violence and the General Social Survey (Victimization) 2014 has shown that men and women suffer similar rates of physical, emotional and financial IPV. Despite these findings, there has been little or no research on IPV against men in Canada. This presentation examines the recent trend of physical violence (PV) against men by their current female partners in Canada. Using binary regression analysis, socio-demographic factors like age, years of dwelling together, childhood victimization, marijuana use and partners’ consumption of alcohol were found to predict men’s experience of physical violence. This presentation draws attention to the existence of heterosexual male victims of physical violence as evidenced by the GSS (Victimization) data and stimulate debates for a more inclusive approach in the discourse of PV.
Nigeria has an estimated population of 182 million, a total fertility rate of 5.5 children per on... more Nigeria has an estimated population of 182 million, a total fertility rate of 5.5 children per one woman and a population growth rate of 3.1%. The country’s population is also projected to reach 397.5 million in 2050, according to the 2015 Population Reference Bureau Report. Given the current socio-economic conditions in Nigeria, it is logical to say that the resources needed to cater for its ever growing population are uncertain and the trend has geared the nation to adopt an anti-natalist policy. However, literature on the socio-cultural influences of one’s fertility behavior is rare within the Nigerian context and thus, this study investigates the association between family structure and fertility behaviour. The functionalist and social learning theories were used to explain how family background could influence an individual’s fertility behaviour. The study was conducted among 185 married undergraduates of the Distance Learning Institute in the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The results show that the size of an individual’s family of orientation is a predictor of the individual’s fertility, fertility preference and engagement in sexual intercourse. The study also brought attention to the attendant consequences of the country’s growing population and the immediate and unmet need for contraception.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a subset of domestic violence which involves intimate partners... more Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a subset of domestic violence which involves intimate partners. An image search of `Intimate Partner Violence’ on Google portrays majority of the victims of IPV as women. This conveys the impression that men may not be considered as victims of IPV or that cases of male victims are small enough to be neglected. Media news plays a crucial role in shaping society’s perception, norms and values, especially on IPV. This study seeks to investigate media portrayal of intimate male partner violence. 71 Newspaper articles from 2013 to 2015 were collected from the StarPhoenix and The Globe and Mail Newspapers on various themes on IPV. The results of the study reveal that male victims account for only 8.5% of the newspaper articles with an average of 435 words per article compared to the average of 982 words for female victims who account for 91.5% of the Newspaper articles. The researcher suggests that addressing IPV is not a zero-sum game for male and female victims of IPV and that male victims should also be given considerable attention by the media and the state.
Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it ten... more Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it tends to elicit a relatively lower engagement rate than other forms of political participation. In Africa, the risky nature of protests is often complicated by the predominant socio-cultural bias and masculine political norms that hinder women's political agency. Many of these political systems in Africa are emerging democracies, where women are likely to be marginalized in the civic and political sphere. Using the Afrobarometer data of 2014/2015, this study seeks to examine the impact of the political context on the gender gap in protest behaviour. The study finds that the gender gap in protest behaviour is lower in countries that are politically free and higher in countries with more years of military regimes. These findings offer valuable insights into the political and institutional contexts in which women's protest behaviour is accentuated and diminished.
There is a dearth of research on the relation of men’s cumulative experiences of nonintimate vict... more There is a dearth of research on the relation of men’s cumulative experiences of nonintimate victimization (polyvictimization) to their victimization in intimate relationships. This study examines the association between nonintimate polyvictimization (including being abused as a child, cyberbullied, stalked, physically assaulted, and experiencing property crime) and the severity of intimate partner violence victimization in men. The sample of 8,784 men in current married/common-law relationships was drawn from a random sample of the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey. About 3% of the men (an estimate of about 265,000 men in Canada) experienced the most severe forms of partner abuse, including the combination of emotional abuse and controlling behaviors, physical violence, and the resulted injuries. Among these severely abused men, about one-third were polyvictims. As expected, a nonintimate polyvictimization predicted the increased severity of male partner abuse victimization, cont...
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) carries severe physical and psychological consequences for victims, ... more Intimate partner abuse (IPA) carries severe physical and psychological consequences for victims, and the police and courts are some of the essential formal structures that help victims address their victimization. Studies suggest that male victims of IPA are reluctant to speak about or report their victimization to the police. This qualitative study examines the experiences male victims of IPA had with the criminal justice system (i.e., the courts and police). We conducted interviews with 16 men who had experienced IPA in their previous relationship in Canada. Two major themes about the police response were identified: the barriers to contacting the police for help and negative experiences with the police response. We found that men who chose not to contact the police did it due to the negative expectations of being ridiculed by the police, not being believed, and fear of being arrested. Those men who called the police for help reported unfriendly and antagonistic police treatment a...
ObjectiveThis article addresses the following questions: (1) What is the extent of Ghanaians'... more ObjectiveThis article addresses the following questions: (1) What is the extent of Ghanaians' support for democracy? (2) What are the influences of education, the pursuit of political news, and the discussion of politics on citizens' support of democracy?MethodsThis study combines the sixth and seventh rounds the Afrobarometer surveys on Ghana. The total sample for this study is 4,800 adult Ghanaians. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed for the multivariate analysis.ResultsAbout 81 percent of the respondents prefer democracy to any other form of government, including a military rule. Also, the study also found that education attainment, the pursuit of political news information, and the discussion of politics is significantly linked to citizens' support of democracy.ConclusionThe study shows that increasing access to education and political information are vital mechanisms for strengthening democratic consolidation.
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2020
Recent debates surrounding intimate partner violence (IPV) have focused on its gender symmetry an... more Recent debates surrounding intimate partner violence (IPV) have focused on its gender symmetry and gender-oriented nature. These debates center on findings from various data sources, like victimiza...
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2020
The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of vi... more The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of violence. Gender symmetry in IPV implies similar numbers of men and women victims. Data from the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey (Victimization) indicate that 262,267 men and 159,829 women were victims of self-reported spousal violence over the past 5 years. Despite the prevailing notion that IPV predominantly affects female victims, these data suggest that men too are victims of IPV, especially in heterosexual relationships. However, very few qualitative studies have shed light on heterosexual male victims’ experiences of IPV. This article describes some of these experiences and also seeks to understand the effects of IPV on male victims. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 male victims of IPV were used to explore their experience of physical IPV and psychological IPV, as well as the consequences of such abuse. Results revealed common themes pertainin...
Various socioeconomic and demographic factors have been known to be associated with spousal viole... more Various socioeconomic and demographic factors have been known to be associated with spousal violence. The intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences of Nigerian women have been investigated from feminist and life course perspectives from previous studies. However, studies have also pointed to the complexities of victimhood with the presence of IPV perpetration. But there have been few studies on the impact of perpetration of violence on the experience of victimization, and this study seeks to address that gap in knowledge within the Nigerian context. It seeks to understand the dynamics of perpetration and the experience of spousal violence among Nigerian women across 2008 and 2013. The study analyzed the 2008 and 2013 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) data. Using binary logistic regression, the study showed that the perpetration of violence is significantly associated with a woman’s victimization experience, after controlling for socioeconomic, demographic, and abuse variab...
Abortion is an essential social and public health issue. The diverse opinions about abortion orig... more Abortion is an essential social and public health issue. The diverse opinions about abortion originate from several factors that affect attitudes toward abortion. Using the world-value survey (2010-2014), this study sought to understand if Ghanaians and Nigerians justify abortion and the factors that inform why they justify abortion. Various sociodemographic variables (religion, religious attendance, gender, and the number of children born) were used to understand their association with justification for abortion. The results here replicate what other studies have found, with emphasis on the relationship that exists between sex and justification of abortion. The study revealed the influence of religion and religious attendance on justifying abortion cut across Ghana and Nigeria. The findings carry implications as to how the debate on abortion can be undertaken in West Africa.
The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socio... more The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as educational levels, income, gender, and religious affiliation, among other variables. However, a growing body of research has shed light on the importance of social networks for political behaviour. Recent studies have also examined the possibility of political disagreements among close ties to encourage or discourage political participation and mobilization. This study sought to understand the role political disagreements play in political participation, especially among strong and weak social ties. This study employed data from the Canadian Election Survey of 2015. The study showed that respondents who disagreed with their close friends and co-workers on politics were more likely to be more politically active than respondents who did not disagree with any of their friends or co-workers. The study discusses the possible basis and implications of political disagreements with one's ties and political participation.
The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of vi... more The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of violence. Gender symmetry in IPV implies similar numbers of men and women victims. Data from the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey (Victimization) indicate that 262,267 men and 159,829 women were victims of self-reported spousal violence over the past 5 years. Despite the prevailing notion that IPV predominantly affects female victims, these data suggest that men too are victims of IPV, especially in heterosexual relationships. However, very few qualitative studies have shed light on heterosexual male victims' experiences of IPV. This article describes some of these experiences and also seeks to understand the effects of IPV on male victims. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 male victims of IPV were used to explore their experience of physical IPV and psychological IPV, as well as the consequences of such abuse. Results revealed common themes pertaining to the type of abuses (i.e., physical, controlling and threatening behaviours, and verbal abuse) male victims experienced and the subsequent physical and psychological impacts. This study identifies the need to distinguish between physically and psychologically abused male victims of IPV.
The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socio... more The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as educational levels, income, gender, and religious affiliation, among other variables. However, a growing body of research has shed light on the importance of social networks for political behaviour. Recent studies have also examined the possibility of political disagreements among close ties to encourage or discourage political participation and mobilization. This study sought to understand the role political disagreements play in political participation, especially among strong and weak social ties. This study employed data from the Canadian Election Survey of 2015. The study showed that respondents who disagreed with their close friends and co-workers on politics were more likely to be more politically active than respondents who did not disagree with any of their friends or co-workers. The study discusses the possible basis and implications of political disagreements with one's ties and political participation.
Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it ten... more Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it tends to elicit a relatively lower engagement rate than other forms of political participation. In Africa, the risky nature of protests is often complicated by the predominant socio-cultural bias and masculine political norms that hinder women's political agency. Many of these political systems in Africa are emerging democracies, where women are likely to be marginalized in the civic and political sphere. Using the Afrobarometer data of 2014/2015, this study seeks to examine the impact of the political context on the gender gap in protest behaviour. The study finds that the gender gap in protest behaviour is lower in countries that are politically free and higher in countries with more years of military regimes. These findings offer valuable insights into the political and institutional contexts in which women's protest behaviour is accentuated and diminished.
The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of vi... more The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of violence. Gender symmetry in IPV implies similar numbers of men and women victims. Data from the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey (Victimization) indicate that 262,267 men and 159,829 women were victims of self-reported spousal violence over the past 5 years. Despite the prevailing notion that IPV predominantly affects female victims, these data suggest that men too are victims of IPV, especially in heterosexual relationships. However, very few qualitative studies have shed light on heterosexual male victims' experiences of IPV. This article describes some of these experiences and also seeks to understand the effects of IPV on male victims. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 male victims of IPV were used to explore their experience of physical IPV and psychological IPV, as well as the consequences of such abuse. Results revealed common themes pertaining to the type of abuses (i.e., physical, controlling and threatening behaviours, and verbal abuse) male victims experienced and the subsequent physical and psychological impacts. This study identifies the need to distinguish between physically and psychologically abused male victims of IPV.
The context and period in which a country experiences terrorist activities shapes its understandi... more The context and period in which a country experiences terrorist activities shapes its understandings, and explanations of terrorism, which can inform the nature of peacebuilding responses. Boko Haram’s emergence in 2009 represents Nigeria’s experience of modern terrorism, which can be explained from various perspectives. Three dominant theories explaining terrorism lie in – poverty theory, relative deprivation theory, and social identity theory. P overty theory highlights the socio-economic factors that create the requisite environment for Boko Haram’s violent extremism activities. Relative deprivation theory undertakes a psychological approach while social identity theory describes terrorism as a phenomenon shaped by the tensions created by one’s desire to affirm one’s social identity. These three theories help to explain important aspects of violent extremism and their interplay in Nigeria. This article proposes an integrative conceptual approach engaging each of these three theories to inform a holistic analysis to explain the persistence of the Boko Haram in Nigeria.
Physical violence is one of the forms of Intimate Partner violence (IPV) which refers to attempts... more Physical violence is one of the forms of Intimate Partner violence (IPV) which refers to attempts aimed at inflicting injury such as pushing, shoving, throwing objects, choking or strangling, aggressive hair pulling, punching etc. The recent debate on the subject of IPV has focused on the gender symmetric and gender-oriented nature of IPV. This debate weighs in on the primary forms of data collected on IPV, (i.e. victimization or self-reported surveys and police-based reports), and the distinctions among the various forms of IPV, especially physical and sexual violence, which tend to be conflated. Data presented on IPV by Statistics Canada, through the General Social Survey (Victimization) data, from 1999 to 2014, have shown that rates of various forms of IPV are similar for male and female victims, with the exception of sexual assaults. Despite these findings, there has been little or no research conducted on the severity and risk factors of IPV against men in Canada. This presentation examines the severity and risk factors of physical IPV against men in Canada. Using binary logistic regression analysis, socio-demographic factors like years of dwelling together, childhood victimization, marijuana use and partners’ consumption of alcohol were found to predict physical IPV against men.
The recent debate on the subject of intimate partner violence (IPV) has focused on the gender sym... more The recent debate on the subject of intimate partner violence (IPV) has focused on the gender symmetric and gender-oriented nature of IPV. This debate also weighs in on the primary forms of data collected on IPV, (i.e. victimization or self-reported surveys and police-based reports), and the distinctions between the various forms of IPV, especially between physical and sexual violence, tends to be conflated. However, measurement of IPV by Statistics Canada separates physical and sexual violence and the General Social Survey (Victimization) 2014 has shown that men and women suffer similar rates of physical, emotional and financial IPV. Despite these findings, there has been little or no research on IPV against men in Canada. This presentation examines the recent trend of physical violence (PV) against men by their current female partners in Canada. Using binary regression analysis, socio-demographic factors like age, years of dwelling together, childhood victimization, marijuana use and partners’ consumption of alcohol were found to predict men’s experience of physical violence. This presentation draws attention to the existence of heterosexual male victims of physical violence as evidenced by the GSS (Victimization) data and stimulate debates for a more inclusive approach in the discourse of PV.
Nigeria has an estimated population of 182 million, a total fertility rate of 5.5 children per on... more Nigeria has an estimated population of 182 million, a total fertility rate of 5.5 children per one woman and a population growth rate of 3.1%. The country’s population is also projected to reach 397.5 million in 2050, according to the 2015 Population Reference Bureau Report. Given the current socio-economic conditions in Nigeria, it is logical to say that the resources needed to cater for its ever growing population are uncertain and the trend has geared the nation to adopt an anti-natalist policy. However, literature on the socio-cultural influences of one’s fertility behavior is rare within the Nigerian context and thus, this study investigates the association between family structure and fertility behaviour. The functionalist and social learning theories were used to explain how family background could influence an individual’s fertility behaviour. The study was conducted among 185 married undergraduates of the Distance Learning Institute in the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The results show that the size of an individual’s family of orientation is a predictor of the individual’s fertility, fertility preference and engagement in sexual intercourse. The study also brought attention to the attendant consequences of the country’s growing population and the immediate and unmet need for contraception.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a subset of domestic violence which involves intimate partners... more Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a subset of domestic violence which involves intimate partners. An image search of `Intimate Partner Violence’ on Google portrays majority of the victims of IPV as women. This conveys the impression that men may not be considered as victims of IPV or that cases of male victims are small enough to be neglected. Media news plays a crucial role in shaping society’s perception, norms and values, especially on IPV. This study seeks to investigate media portrayal of intimate male partner violence. 71 Newspaper articles from 2013 to 2015 were collected from the StarPhoenix and The Globe and Mail Newspapers on various themes on IPV. The results of the study reveal that male victims account for only 8.5% of the newspaper articles with an average of 435 words per article compared to the average of 982 words for female victims who account for 91.5% of the Newspaper articles. The researcher suggests that addressing IPV is not a zero-sum game for male and female victims of IPV and that male victims should also be given considerable attention by the media and the state.
Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it ten... more Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it tends to elicit a relatively lower engagement rate than other forms of political participation. In Africa, the risky nature of protests is often complicated by the predominant socio-cultural bias and masculine political norms that hinder women's political agency. Many of these political systems in Africa are emerging democracies, where women are likely to be marginalized in the civic and political sphere. Using the Afrobarometer data of 2014/2015, this study seeks to examine the impact of the political context on the gender gap in protest behaviour. The study finds that the gender gap in protest behaviour is lower in countries that are politically free and higher in countries with more years of military regimes. These findings offer valuable insights into the political and institutional contexts in which women's protest behaviour is accentuated and diminished.
There is a dearth of research on the relation of men’s cumulative experiences of nonintimate vict... more There is a dearth of research on the relation of men’s cumulative experiences of nonintimate victimization (polyvictimization) to their victimization in intimate relationships. This study examines the association between nonintimate polyvictimization (including being abused as a child, cyberbullied, stalked, physically assaulted, and experiencing property crime) and the severity of intimate partner violence victimization in men. The sample of 8,784 men in current married/common-law relationships was drawn from a random sample of the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey. About 3% of the men (an estimate of about 265,000 men in Canada) experienced the most severe forms of partner abuse, including the combination of emotional abuse and controlling behaviors, physical violence, and the resulted injuries. Among these severely abused men, about one-third were polyvictims. As expected, a nonintimate polyvictimization predicted the increased severity of male partner abuse victimization, cont...
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) carries severe physical and psychological consequences for victims, ... more Intimate partner abuse (IPA) carries severe physical and psychological consequences for victims, and the police and courts are some of the essential formal structures that help victims address their victimization. Studies suggest that male victims of IPA are reluctant to speak about or report their victimization to the police. This qualitative study examines the experiences male victims of IPA had with the criminal justice system (i.e., the courts and police). We conducted interviews with 16 men who had experienced IPA in their previous relationship in Canada. Two major themes about the police response were identified: the barriers to contacting the police for help and negative experiences with the police response. We found that men who chose not to contact the police did it due to the negative expectations of being ridiculed by the police, not being believed, and fear of being arrested. Those men who called the police for help reported unfriendly and antagonistic police treatment a...
ObjectiveThis article addresses the following questions: (1) What is the extent of Ghanaians'... more ObjectiveThis article addresses the following questions: (1) What is the extent of Ghanaians' support for democracy? (2) What are the influences of education, the pursuit of political news, and the discussion of politics on citizens' support of democracy?MethodsThis study combines the sixth and seventh rounds the Afrobarometer surveys on Ghana. The total sample for this study is 4,800 adult Ghanaians. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed for the multivariate analysis.ResultsAbout 81 percent of the respondents prefer democracy to any other form of government, including a military rule. Also, the study also found that education attainment, the pursuit of political news information, and the discussion of politics is significantly linked to citizens' support of democracy.ConclusionThe study shows that increasing access to education and political information are vital mechanisms for strengthening democratic consolidation.
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 2020
Recent debates surrounding intimate partner violence (IPV) have focused on its gender symmetry an... more Recent debates surrounding intimate partner violence (IPV) have focused on its gender symmetry and gender-oriented nature. These debates center on findings from various data sources, like victimiza...
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 2020
The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of vi... more The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of violence. Gender symmetry in IPV implies similar numbers of men and women victims. Data from the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey (Victimization) indicate that 262,267 men and 159,829 women were victims of self-reported spousal violence over the past 5 years. Despite the prevailing notion that IPV predominantly affects female victims, these data suggest that men too are victims of IPV, especially in heterosexual relationships. However, very few qualitative studies have shed light on heterosexual male victims’ experiences of IPV. This article describes some of these experiences and also seeks to understand the effects of IPV on male victims. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 male victims of IPV were used to explore their experience of physical IPV and psychological IPV, as well as the consequences of such abuse. Results revealed common themes pertainin...
Various socioeconomic and demographic factors have been known to be associated with spousal viole... more Various socioeconomic and demographic factors have been known to be associated with spousal violence. The intimate partner violence (IPV) experiences of Nigerian women have been investigated from feminist and life course perspectives from previous studies. However, studies have also pointed to the complexities of victimhood with the presence of IPV perpetration. But there have been few studies on the impact of perpetration of violence on the experience of victimization, and this study seeks to address that gap in knowledge within the Nigerian context. It seeks to understand the dynamics of perpetration and the experience of spousal violence among Nigerian women across 2008 and 2013. The study analyzed the 2008 and 2013 Nigerian Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) data. Using binary logistic regression, the study showed that the perpetration of violence is significantly associated with a woman’s victimization experience, after controlling for socioeconomic, demographic, and abuse variab...
Abortion is an essential social and public health issue. The diverse opinions about abortion orig... more Abortion is an essential social and public health issue. The diverse opinions about abortion originate from several factors that affect attitudes toward abortion. Using the world-value survey (2010-2014), this study sought to understand if Ghanaians and Nigerians justify abortion and the factors that inform why they justify abortion. Various sociodemographic variables (religion, religious attendance, gender, and the number of children born) were used to understand their association with justification for abortion. The results here replicate what other studies have found, with emphasis on the relationship that exists between sex and justification of abortion. The study revealed the influence of religion and religious attendance on justifying abortion cut across Ghana and Nigeria. The findings carry implications as to how the debate on abortion can be undertaken in West Africa.
The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socio... more The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as educational levels, income, gender, and religious affiliation, among other variables. However, a growing body of research has shed light on the importance of social networks for political behaviour. Recent studies have also examined the possibility of political disagreements among close ties to encourage or discourage political participation and mobilization. This study sought to understand the role political disagreements play in political participation, especially among strong and weak social ties. This study employed data from the Canadian Election Survey of 2015. The study showed that respondents who disagreed with their close friends and co-workers on politics were more likely to be more politically active than respondents who did not disagree with any of their friends or co-workers. The study discusses the possible basis and implications of political disagreements with one's ties and political participation.
The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of vi... more The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of violence. Gender symmetry in IPV implies similar numbers of men and women victims. Data from the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey (Victimization) indicate that 262,267 men and 159,829 women were victims of self-reported spousal violence over the past 5 years. Despite the prevailing notion that IPV predominantly affects female victims, these data suggest that men too are victims of IPV, especially in heterosexual relationships. However, very few qualitative studies have shed light on heterosexual male victims' experiences of IPV. This article describes some of these experiences and also seeks to understand the effects of IPV on male victims. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 male victims of IPV were used to explore their experience of physical IPV and psychological IPV, as well as the consequences of such abuse. Results revealed common themes pertaining to the type of abuses (i.e., physical, controlling and threatening behaviours, and verbal abuse) male victims experienced and the subsequent physical and psychological impacts. This study identifies the need to distinguish between physically and psychologically abused male victims of IPV.
The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socio... more The majority of studies on political participation and behaviour have focused on individual socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as educational levels, income, gender, and religious affiliation, among other variables. However, a growing body of research has shed light on the importance of social networks for political behaviour. Recent studies have also examined the possibility of political disagreements among close ties to encourage or discourage political participation and mobilization. This study sought to understand the role political disagreements play in political participation, especially among strong and weak social ties. This study employed data from the Canadian Election Survey of 2015. The study showed that respondents who disagreed with their close friends and co-workers on politics were more likely to be more politically active than respondents who did not disagree with any of their friends or co-workers. The study discusses the possible basis and implications of political disagreements with one's ties and political participation.
Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it ten... more Protest behaviour has been conceptualized as a high-risk form of political engagement, and it tends to elicit a relatively lower engagement rate than other forms of political participation. In Africa, the risky nature of protests is often complicated by the predominant socio-cultural bias and masculine political norms that hinder women's political agency. Many of these political systems in Africa are emerging democracies, where women are likely to be marginalized in the civic and political sphere. Using the Afrobarometer data of 2014/2015, this study seeks to examine the impact of the political context on the gender gap in protest behaviour. The study finds that the gender gap in protest behaviour is lower in countries that are politically free and higher in countries with more years of military regimes. These findings offer valuable insights into the political and institutional contexts in which women's protest behaviour is accentuated and diminished.
The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of vi... more The concept of intimate partner violence (IPV) implies gender-neutrality in the experiences of violence. Gender symmetry in IPV implies similar numbers of men and women victims. Data from the 2014 Canadian General Social Survey (Victimization) indicate that 262,267 men and 159,829 women were victims of self-reported spousal violence over the past 5 years. Despite the prevailing notion that IPV predominantly affects female victims, these data suggest that men too are victims of IPV, especially in heterosexual relationships. However, very few qualitative studies have shed light on heterosexual male victims' experiences of IPV. This article describes some of these experiences and also seeks to understand the effects of IPV on male victims. Qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews with 16 male victims of IPV were used to explore their experience of physical IPV and psychological IPV, as well as the consequences of such abuse. Results revealed common themes pertaining to the type of abuses (i.e., physical, controlling and threatening behaviours, and verbal abuse) male victims experienced and the subsequent physical and psychological impacts. This study identifies the need to distinguish between physically and psychologically abused male victims of IPV.
Intimate partner abuse (IPA) carries severe physical and psychological consequences for victims, ... more Intimate partner abuse (IPA) carries severe physical and psychological consequences for victims, and the police and courts are some of the essential formal structures that help victims address their victimization. Studies suggest that male victims of IPA are reluctant to speak about or report their victimization to the police. This qualitative study examines the experiences male victims of IPA had with the criminal justice system (i.e., the courts and police). We conducted interviews with 16 men who had experienced IPA in their previous relationship in Canada. Two major themes about the police response were identified: the barriers to contacting the police for help and negative experiences with the police response. We found that men who chose not to contact the police did it due to the negative expectations of being ridiculed by the police, not being believed, and fear of being arrested. Those men who called the police for help reported unfriendly and antagonistic police treatment and the police's reluctance to charge abusive female partners. The themes that reflected the male victims' interactions with the court pointed to: (1) legal and administrative abuse by female partners, including false accusations and manipulations of child
This study examined the severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by men in their o... more This study examined the severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by men in their ongoing relationships and their help-seeking behavior with the criminal justice system and other professional agencies. This study also examined the extent to which socio-demographic variables predicted formal help seeking among male victims of IPV. Data were drawn from 2009 and 2014 cycles of the Canadian General Social Survey on Victimization with a nationally representative sample of 52,400 respondents. It is estimated that about 655,400 men in Canada reported having experienced physical and/or sexual victimization due to IPV in married/common-law relationships at the time of the surveys between 2004 and 2014. The latent class analysis generated four types of IPV victimization among men. Among male victims of physical and/or sexual IPV, about 64,000 men experienced the most severe type of IPV characterized by chronic and severe physical and psychological violence with a high probabilit...
The occurrence of aggressive behavior in intimate relationships carries serious mental and physic... more The occurrence of aggressive behavior in intimate relationships carries serious mental and physical health consequences for the victims and children exposed to such events. Studies have been devoted toward understanding the nature and prevalence of the phenomenon; however, there has been a paucity of empirical investigation into the complexities and nuances of the subject matter, and this study seeks to address one of such complexities. This study examines the dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV) within the context of perpetration and victimization among residents in Bariga Local Community Development Area in Lagos State, Nigeria. Using a cross-sectional survey, 218 married residents of the area were analyzed through bivariate and multivariate regression analysis. The results of the study revealed that gender and socioeconomic factors were not associated with IPV victimization. Educational differences between the respondent and spouse were associated with IPV victimization. I...
Since 1975, when Murray Straus and Richard Gelles released results from their National Family Vio... more Since 1975, when Murray Straus and Richard Gelles released results from their National Family Violence Survey revealing similar rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among male and female victims, debates on IPV have been driven by the concepts of gender symmetry (i.e. rates of IPV is similar for male and female victims) versus gender asymmetry (i.e. female victims are predominant). Debates also revolve around the use of various methods of data collection such as self-reported survey and police-reported data. Although meta-analytical studies regarding IPV (see Archer (2000), Capaldi, et. al. (2012), Desmarais, et. al. (2012), Hamel (2012) have revealed gender symmetry in IPV (excluding sexual assault cases), there has been limited or no studies that focus on IPV against men and how they cope with their abusive experiences. This study investigates recent trends in physical and psychological IPV against men by their female partners and explores strategies that male victims of IPV adopt to cope with their abusive experiences. The study adopts Marxist feminist, family conflict, and social learning perspectives to investigate and analyze the subject of IPV against men. Mixed research methods involving quantitative and qualitative approaches are adopted in the collection of the study’s data, which were analyzed using NVivo and SPSS. The General Social Survey (Victimization) data for 2014 was also analyzed for the quantitative dimension of the subject matter while 16 male victims of IPV and 6 key-informants were interviewed for the study’s qualitative dimension. Results of the data analysis revealed the prevalence and severity of various forms of IPV against men, the risk factors of IPV against men, determinants of IPV against male victims by their female partners, and the strategies through which male victims of IPV cope with their abusive experiences.
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