Intimate partner violence is a prevalent problem that affects both men and women not only in Nigeria, but around the world. According to the ManKind Initiative, one in three women and one in six to seven men have fallen victim to domestic violence. Due to these large numbers, there has been an increase in news coverage, which has had both positive and negative impacts on how intimate partner violence has been defined, expressed, and handled. Aje-Ori Agbese’s book sheds light on the news coverage of intimate partner violence in Nigeria, including the hidden menace of female-perpetrated violence against men through an analysis of three national newspapers and two news blogs from 2011 to 2022. The analysis determined that women are the prominent victims and face of intimate partner violence in Nigeria, excluding many male victims. In fact, if the victim, either male or female, was not killed or did not die due to a violent attack, it was very unlikely for the mass media to cover it. Agbese explores why this is happening and provides information on how journalists and bloggers can become more inclusive in order to redefine the narrative and help manage intimate partner violence.

Though marriage and close family ties are the backbone of selection in U.S. immigration law, families are the least studied area in immigration research. This is because of assumptions that immigrants assimilate completely into U.S. culture, especially after they marry and have children there. However, recent studies show that immigrants, especially those of Latin American, Asian and African descent, are retaining their original cultural values and even passing them on to their children. In fact, it appears cultural values are retained as far as the third generation in immigrant groups. This book examines the strength of African culture in African immigrant families in the United States. Specifically, the book discusses the challenges African fathers face in raising children in the United States, the conflicts cultural values and norms cause in their families, and how intercultural communication can help fathers and children manage conflict. The book also discusses ways immigrant families can have better ommunication and better understand the different cultural perspectives that exist in their families.