INVESTIGATE STUDENTS’ INDECENT DRESSING AND ATTITUDINAL CHANGES AMONG STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN

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The paper focuses on investigating students’ indecent dressing and attitudinal changes among
students of Faculty of Social Science, University of Benin. The Survey research design was used
in this study, the population for this study consisted of Social Science, University of Benin. The
sample of this study consisted of 144 student from the faculty. A random sampling method and
the purposive sampling technique was adopted. The data collected were analyzed using
questionnaire analysis for the research questions raised. The findings revealed various forms that
include the use of the internet, fading values, and peer influence. The consequence includes rape, prostitution, HIV/AIDs and other venereal diseases/infections, cases of armed robbery, lying, poor school grades, dropout others. In conclusion, it shows that indecent dressing has negative effects on students. From the research findings, it is obvious that the absence of a dress code has created a high rate of indecent dressing. This has manifested in forms of distraction, lack of academic focus, sexual harassment, cultism, loss of integrity, etc.
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