Lexington Books
Pages: 182
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-66691-996-7 • Hardback • November 2023 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
978-1-66691-997-4 • eBook • November 2023 • $45.00 • (£35.00)
Aje-Ori Agbese is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Ackowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 2: Mass Media and Intimate Partner Violence
Chapter 3: Nigeria: The Case Study
Chapter 4: News Coverage of Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria, 2011-2022
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Nigerian News Coverage of Intimate Partner Violence, 2011-2022 is a data-driven book that employs a case-study approach to project how the media reports violence in heterosexual relationships in Nigeria. Anchored to a rich normative framework, this book is a priceless asset for scholars, policy actors, media professionals, and stakeholders, who have a genuine passion not only for understanding the nature of intimate partner violence from the Nigerian and African perspectives but also for mitigating the problem globally.
— Babatunde Ojebuyi, University of Ibadan
This book provides a unique and balanced perspective on intimate partner violence against women, and men, which can be physical, psychological, or both. It explicates the role of the news media in reinforcing societal perception and attitude toward it. This book is a ‘must-read’ for an informed understanding of gender mainstreaming in patrilineal societies like Nigeria.
— Taye C. Obateru, University of Jos, Nigeria