AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FUNCTIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN CREATING AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
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Background to the Study
There has been disturbing news of domestic violence in every nook and cranny of the nation for some time now in the society of Nigeria. This is the case in every part of the country. In the event that a story concerning cultism, prostitution, or baby producing factories is not trending in the country's nooks and crannies, the news can be about a husband murdering his wife or vice versa. In many instances, it may include a father having sexual relations with his daughter via the use of abusive behaviour against her. For a supposed transgression, which can range from not having meals ready on time to visiting family members without the permission of their husband, Nigerian women have been the victims of barter rape and even murder at the hands of members of their own family, most notably their nuclear family. This can include anything from not having meals ready on time to visiting family members without the permission of their husband. There are many families in which members, especially women, are subjected to chemical and acid assaults by their spouses or lovers. These attacks may result in excruciating agony or deformity, and they can occasionally even be fatal for the victims (Ahmed, 2022). Every social group in the society is impacted by domestic violence, which may take many forms, including physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and psychological abuse (America Psychiatric Association 2005, Alat, 2021).
One definition of domestic violence is the willful and repeated maltreatment of a household member in a manner that causes the victim physical pain, emotional discomfort, or mental anguish (AAnastasio, 2022). It refers to any treatment, whether physical or mental, administered by one family member to another inside the same household, which is a violation of the law governing fundamental human rights. It involves physically abusing intimate partners as well as other people, sexually abusing children, committing rapes inside marriages, and engaging in other traditional behaviours that are damaging to women. Everyone has experienced some kind of domestic abuse (Bonnes, 2021, UNICEF, 2005). In some form or another, domestic violence affects the lives of people of all different socioeconomic, ethnic, educational, and religious origins, as well as all walks of life and all economic and educational levels. According to a study that was conducted by Bou-Franch (2022), each year in the United States of America, approximately 4.8 million intimate partner-related physical assaults and rapes are committed against women, while approximately 2.9 million intimate partner-related physical assaults are committed against men. Domestic violence is pervasive in West Africa, and according to some reports, it is excused and even to some degree accepted in some cultural practises.
The Nigerian society has long been plagued by the problem of violence inside the home. As soon as we opened our eyes, we were met with news of a violent death. Every part of society is affected by the epidemic of domestic violence. It is widespread across people of various ages, educational levels, religious beliefs, levels of atheism, classes of career women and stay-at-home spouses, married people and single people, and classes of people with and without children. Domestic violence is almost universally understood to be the punishment meted out to women in local communities for behaviour such as nagging, disobeying, or plotting to usurp the man's position as the head of the household, who is traditionally seen as the figure of authority in the home. It is also known as a kind of treatment in which a guy may comfortably release his anger or frustration on a "lesser person," such as his wife or children. In this form of therapy, a man can use the term "lesser being." A growing number of women now believe that, depending on the circumstances, there are instances when it is acceptable to physically abuse a partner. In this situation, the majority of women are expected to hold in their suffering and weep privately in the hope that their partner would one day come to their senses and modify his behaviour. The discrimination and embarrassment that it will cause are additional factors that contribute to the quiet.
Because official data on violence in the home are not well recorded in the nation of Nigeria, determining the level of domestic violence in Nigeria is a challenging work. This is one of the reasons why the task is so difficult. Instances of domestic abuse also often go unreported for a variety of reasons (Brofenbrenner, 2020). Respect for tradition; a lack of knowledge of rights (Brossoie, 2022); pressure from family members not to disrupt the family peace; fear of retaliation from the abuser; the belief that their complaint will not be taken seriously by the police; and fear of financial insecurity are some of the reasons why women do not report domestic violence (Brossoie, 2022). As a result, the purpose of this research is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the function played by social media in Nigeria's efforts to educate the public about the issue of domestic abuse.
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