TY - JOUR T1 - Dress Code: Striking a Balance Between Modernity and Modesty in Nigerian Higher Institutions of Learning AU - , T.A. Bolarin AU - , Oluwatobi Pemede JO - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences VL - 5 IS - 6 SP - 498 EP - 501 PY - 2008 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1683-8831 DO - pjssci.2008.498.501 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2008.498.501 KW - Nigerian students KW -dress code KW -Nigerian Higher Institutions KW -female students KW -indecent KW -globalisation KW -modernity AB - 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. ER -