Role of Social Media in Eradicating Violence among Young Nigerian Females: A Study of Nigerian Students in Eastern Mediterranean University
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2017-09
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The 21st century social media has been described as a veritable tool to campaign and speak for the female gender. This study seeks to find out how social media is used to eradicate violence and sexual harassment in Nigeria. The study adopts quantitative methodology, a random sampling of 350 Nigerian students studying at the Eastern Mediterranean University in North Cyprus participated and questionnaires were administered to these Nigerian students in the 2016-17 fall semester. Findings reveal that 94% of the females attest to the fact they have been exposed to one form of violent abuse or the other from the opposite sex. Majority of the respondents representing 79.6% also attest to the fact that social media helps in the campaign on violence against women. The study reveals that poverty is one of the leading issues that is currently increasing the abuse against the female gender in Nigeria. Social Media was affirmed as one of the tools that have been helping women speak for their rights and as well serves a mechanism for proper enlightenment on how to protect themselves.
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Feminism,, Social media, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gender