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(Research Proposal) The consequences of child abuse in Nigeria: A case study of Niger-Delta Region in Nigeriamore by Flourish Itulua-Abumere
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ByFlourish Itulua-AbumerePresented toThe Glasgow School of Social Work University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.Proposed study

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The consequences of child abuse in Nigeria with a case study in Niger Delta.The Research aimThe aim of this study is to use grounded theory methods to develop a theory about how children are been abused and the consequences of these abuse in Nigeria with specific reference to Niger Deltaregion. The theory generated is intended to derive a general, abstract process of the nature, types,causes and consequences of child abuse in Nigeria in the view of participants in the study. The process will involve using multiple stages of data collection and the refinement andinterrelationship of categories of information (Strauss and Corbin, 1990; 1998).Currently in Nigeria, children are been abused every single day intentionally and unintentionally.The existence of child abuse in history (infanticide, abandonment, severe physical chastisement,child prostitution, child marriage, female genital mutilation, child witchcraft abuse, street tradingand harsh labour) is indisputable in Nigeria. However, the extent of such abuse and theinterpretation of it within the societies where it took place are issues of greater contentions (Corby,2006). The reason why I have decided to use Niger Delta as a case study in this research is becausethis region is rich in its natural crude oil resources but

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