@article{MAKHILLPJSS2008567333, title = {Dress Code: Striking a Balance Between Modernity and Modesty in Nigerian Higher Institutions of Learning}, journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences}, volume = {5}, number = {6}, pages = {498-501}, year = {2008}, issn = {1683-8831}, doi = {pjssci.2008.498.501}, url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2008.498.501}, author = {T.A. Bolarin and}, keywords = {Nigerian students,dress code,Nigerian Higher Institutions,female students,indecent,globalisation,modernity}, abstract = {This study looked into the introduction of dress code in Nigeria Higher institutions of learning. In particular the study focused on the dressing style of Nigerian students especially the female sex. The study highlighted factors that led to the prescribing of dress codes in the various institution of learning. The writers concluded that a lot of sex-related problems such as rape and other forms of sexual abuse will be reduced in our various higher institutions of learning if students can strike a balance between modernity and modesty.} }