Abstract
Olojojo-Omo is a cultural practice among the Yoruba ethnic group of Nigeria. This practice requires the paternal grandmother to leave the husband and temporarily live with her son whenever the son’s wife put to bed. It is practice characte rised with misuse by the female folks.The paper explores both the male and female folks experience and the extents of the so called misuse. Primary forms of data collection are employed, including couples within the child bearing age and and couples that have stopped child bearing as the participants of the study. Feminism theory is used for the study for solidification.
Presenters
Taiwo AkinyemiAssistant Lecturer, Sociology, Hallmark University, Ogun State, Ondo, Nigeria
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Male folks, Female folks, Weaponisation, Society and Modernity
