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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Help L...

                                                                                                                                                                      Help Line: +234 809 495 5338 Intimate Partner Violence against Men (IPVAM) in Nigeria: A Case study of Babangida and his wife In many developed countries and some developing countries, incidences of domestic violence perpetrated by their partners have been reported by men. However, the position of authority and superiority accorded the male gender in the African cul...

                                                                     Help Line: +234 809 495 5338 International Day of the Girl Child: Need for Family Life Education for the Girl Child Early in the week the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child and all fathers of girl children around the globe were happy, bearing in mind the traditional belief that a girl child is a ”nation.” October 11, 2012 was the first day to be observed as the Day of the Girl Child. International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of the Girl. The observation supports more opportunity for girls and increase awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide based on their gender. The inequality includes...

                                                                            Help Line: +234 809 495 5338 Intimate Partner Violence against Men: The Humiliation Component Humiliation is caused by the violation of personal boundaries of a victim, because of the moral and physical aggression by the other person. (Linder, Evelin Gerda 2006). Humiliation means the enforced lowering of a person or group, a process of subjugation that damages or strips away their pride, honour or dignity. (Nora Femenia 2008). To be humiliated is to be placed against your will and often in a deeply hurtful way, in a situation that is greatly inferior to what you feel you should expect. Humiliation entails demeaning treatment that transgresses established expectations. It involves acts of force, including violent force. A...

       Help Line: +234 809 495 5338 Intimate Partner Violence against Men: Effect of Nagging on Victim’s Life Expectancy Research has found that intimate partner violence can manifest in numerous forms involving, but not restricted to psychological, physical, sexual, social and financial abuse (Dobash & Dobash 1978; Russell, 2012; Walker, 1989). Letellier (1996) suggested perpetrators of all genders and sexualities purposely adapt their abuse to the vulnerabilities of their victims. Nagging can therefore be purposely adapted by a woman to abuse her male spouse. To nag is “to keep complaining to somebody about their behaviour or keep asking them to do something.” – Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. According to Webster’s Dictionary, Nagging is “to irritate by constant scolding or urging.”  One of the main problems with nagging is that pleading/complaining/urging isn’t effective and rarely gets “the nagger” what he/she really wants. (Diana Marie Co...