Gender-Based Violence, Law, and African Society

This book offers contemporary perspectives on the different forms of gender-based violence in Africa through a legal, cultural, and sociological lens.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Violence as a Concept by Omolade Olunike OLOMOLA
Chapter 1: Domestic Violence in Africa by Abiodun Raufu
Chapter 2: Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence in Nigeria and the United States of America by Edidiong Mendie and Abiodun Raufu
Chapter 3: Types of Gender-Based Violence by Edidiong Mendie
Chapter 4: Predictors of Gender-Based Violence in Africa by Abiodun Raufu
Chapter 5: Impact of Gender-Based Violence in Africa by Abiodun Raufu
Chapter 6: Legal Framework on Gender Based Violence in Nigeria by Omolade Olunike OLOMOLA
Chapter 7: Intimate Partner Homicides & Femicide by Edidiong Mendie
Chapter 8: Harmful Traditional Practices Against African Women by Edidiong Mendie
Chapter 9: Overview of Human Trafficking in Africa by Edidiong Mendie
Chapter 10: Emerging Trends in Gender Violence by Omolade Olunike OLOMOLA
References
About the Authors

About the author

Abiodun Raufu is assistant professor of criminal justice at Southern University and A&M College.
Omolade Olomola is gender rights advocate and Dean of Law at the Cavendish University.
Edidong Mendie is lecturer and adjunct professor of criminal justice at California State University, Sacramento and Texas Southern University.

Summary

This book offers contemporary perspectives on the different forms of gender-based violence in Africa through a legal, cultural, and sociological lens.

Product details

• Authors: Edidiong Mendie, Omolade Olomola, Omolade Olunike Olomola, Abiodun Raufu, Abiodun Olomola Raufu
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2023
• EAN: 9781666934823
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-482-3
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Politics & government, Violence in society, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Violence & abuse in society, Violence and abuse in society