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Mejiuni, Clara Olutoyin – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
This paper posits that maltreatment of children in Nigeria finds support in Nigerian cultures that permit and encourage such acts. The paper discusses sexual abuse; emotional abuse; child labor; variabilities within subcultures, social classes, and rural/urban settings; sociocultural factors precipitating abuse and neglect; and the role of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
