期刊名称：African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies
电子版ISSN：1554-3897
出版年度：2016
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：116
出版社：African Criminology and Justice Association
摘要：In Africa, tradition drives household relations, its possibilities and challenges. This paperexamines the effects of inheritance hijacking practices of Ilara Mokin people in Ondo,Nigeria on widows’ wellbeing. It used qualitative method to collect primary data. Twentyin-depth interviews were conducted with participants who were purposively selected.Data were content analysed. Findings show that inheritance hijack significantlyweakens widows’ economy in Ilara Mokin community. The study concludes thatinheritance hijacking is a culturally disapproved harmful practice which destabilises theeconomic security of Ilara Mokin widows. It suggests that public policy should equalisegender benefits such that no individual suffers any deprivation of legitimate inheritanceentitlement on the basis of gender status
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