Gender Dimensions of Terrorism in Nigeria: The Case of Boko Haram Female Suicide Bombers
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2017
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Eshiet I.
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University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd
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The chapter assesses the feminization of suicide bombing by Boko Haram terrorist cell in North East Nigeria, against the backdrop of the polarized gender roles in the region. Females are socialized to be nurturers and carers while males are socialized to be aggressive, dominant and outgoing. Thus, females are stereotypically depicted as quiet, gentle and submissive. So how did females deviate from this stereotypical construction of femininity to engage in perceived male’s ‘acts’ such as suicide bombing, is the focus of the chapter.
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Eshiet, I. (2017). Gender Dimensions of Terrorism in Nigeria: The Case of Boko Haram Female Suicide Bombers in Adejoh, P. E. and Adisa, W. B. (eds). Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism War in Nigeria. Lagos: University of Lagos Press and Bookshop Ltd. Chapter 19: 383-400