Comparative analysis of domestic violence between illiterate and educated families in ETI-OSA LGA, Lagos State
Universally, men and women suffer in relationships before or after marriage which is detrimental to health. This paper examined the percentage of intimate partner violence in both the highly educated and not educated families to assertain which one has a higher percentage of violence than the other....
| Published in: | Reality of Politics |
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| Language: | English |
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Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
2021
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2021402 https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1933758.pdf https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1933758 |
| Summary: | Universally, men and women suffer in relationships before or after marriage which is detrimental to health. This paper examined the percentage of intimate partner violence in both the highly educated and not educated families to assertain which one has a higher percentage of violence than the other. It also aimed to investigate variations in causes of intimate partner violence in both family types and to examine the effects of violence on both families. The study adopted purposive sampling among market women and civil servants on Eti-Osa Local Government Area, Victoria Island, Lagos. The techniques of enquiry are questionnaire and interview among these chosen classes of people. The sample size is 200; 100 men and 100 women. The paper concluded that the percentage of domestic violence is higher in the illiterate families, though the causes and effects are slightly different. The paper recommended education to curb domestic violence in the society. |
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