Ethical problems of rape as a social cankerworm in our present day society
Rape is a worrisome epidemic that is becoming problematic in contemporary Nigeria due to many factors that are already inherent in the Nigerian society such as myths, culture of silence associated with rape, modernizing influences and peer group pressure among several others. This article is essenti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Religion and Human Relations, Nnamdi Azikiwe Univ.
[2015]
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Journal of religion and human relations
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-168 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nigeria
/ Rape
/ Society
/ Missstand
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Summary: | Rape is a worrisome epidemic that is becoming problematic in contemporary Nigeria due to many factors that are already inherent in the Nigerian society such as myths, culture of silence associated with rape, modernizing influences and peer group pressure among several others. This article is essentially library researched while incorporating internet sources using expository and phenomenological designs. It is discovered that the perpetrators of rape in Nigeria cut across all age brackets involving security personnel, close associates, and even relations all caught up in the crime. The paper submits that the responsibility of eradicating this evil in Nigeria lies with the parents. Churches, Civil Societies, Non Governmental Organizations and Government at all levels. |
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| ISSN: | 2006-5442 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and human relations
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