The Struggles of Cultural Assimilation of Nigerian Women...

Abstract In this articled will attempt to explain the historical oppression of the Nigerian woman in her home country and how each little Nigerian girl is brought up to submit to the men in her life for her entire life span ,living in the background without a voice but many duties. It will explain how this woman moves to America and finds new freedoms and is presented with the option of assimilating into the new culture or maintain her country’s ways. The identity formation, issues and challenges are subjected to the theories of personality and social change. As the Nigerian woman finds herself in America and trying to understand her new surrounding and to adjust to the new freedoms that she encounters, she must also make the†¦show more content†¦Too her surprise the man completed the task and even served his wife a drink without a word. Many of the women told of relationship differences, the Nigerian woman was use to living in a society where the men had all the power an d the women obeyed or they would get beat or cast out (Mberu, B., 2007). The Nigerian woman is closely related to some of the other women interviewed in comparison to the male and female relationship. The American stood alone when it came to this comparison. The Nigerian woman is raised to give all her respect to men, even if that man is her son. She is expected to speak in a humble tone, with her eyes lowered and to give her total devotion to the men in her life, which to the American women it appears to be a situation of servitude (Uyanga, R., E., 2009). The Nigerian woman is taught things that she must do in order be a good wife and a good daughter of Nigeria. These women are subject to cuttings and rituals that have been deemed dangerous but is still performed in the country. It is taught by mothers to daughters and continues although with greater education it has become less common in the urban areas (Freymeyer, R., Johnson, B. 2007). These ideals of what makes the wom en fit for marriage and acceptable in the Nigerian is a continuous factor in the opinions and stereotyping of American toward them. Cultural Retention The Nigerian woman is put in the position of fitting into the culture at large and maintaining her ownShow MoreRelatedWomen Across Cultures Face Similar Forms Of Oppression1052 Words   |  5 PagesWomen across cultures face similar forms of oppression in varying ways. The stories of Maxine Hong Kingston, Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn, Banana Yoshimoto, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie bring awareness to these heartbreaking yet inspiring narratives of the lives of women outside of North America. While some of the works are fictional, there is still an air of realism that accentuates the general ideas conveyed in the individual narratives. 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