‘I will show the man pepper’: Factors underlying male spousal abuse in Lagos metropolis

Existing studies on spousal abuse have privileged women as victims while treating men as perpetrators. In Nigeria, knowledge on spousal abuse against men is very limited. Drawing from the chivalry hypothesis and women liberation theory, our study used qualitative data derived from the conduct of 12...

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Authors: Chukwuma, Ifeanyi U. (Author) ; Aderinto, Adeyinka Abideen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: International review of victimology
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 450-463
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Nigeria
Lagos Metropolis
women liberation theory
chivalry hypothesis
Male Victims
Spousal abuse