Sociology Research Papers/Topics

The Influence Of Western Television Programme On The Cultural Values Of Nigeria Youths. (A Case Study Of Caritas Students, Enugu).

ABSTRACT This study probes the impact which Tv has on the cultural values of the Nigeria youths. It specifically tackles the impact of western Tv programes on Nigeria University students. The research posits that the current trends in cultural behaviour of youths in Nigeria as observed among Caritas student Enugu is significantly associated with their perception of western culture and exposure to western Tv programmes. The assumption that foreign media content has direct powerful effects is s...

The Influx of Pornographic Materials and the Consequences on Youths

Abstract This seminar paper examines the influx of pornographic materials and their efects on youths. Two major and broad factors responsible for the widespread of pornography are identified and fully examined. These include the technological and sexual revolutions. While the former facilitated the ease with which pornography could be accessed, the latter liberalized the attitude toward pornography. How these were fully done are systematically explained in this paper. The paper also examines...

NAVIGATION CIVIL DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS

color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Security has to do with the process connected with mitigation, assuaging any kind of threat to man and his cherished values. color:black;mso-themecolor:text1;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">One may infer that national security has attracted very little attention among our leaders and academician. Bluntly speaking, activities of criminals a...

PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS OF FEDERAL COOPERATIVE COLLEGE, KADUNA TOWARDS THE PRACTICE OF ABORTION

                                                                      ABSTRACTThe termination of pregnancies most generally known as “abortion” is a universal phenomenon occurring throughout all levels of societal organization and recorded history. often hundreds of thousands of women become pregnant without wanting to, and some of such women decide to terminate the pregnancy through induced abortion. Today, abortion is ...

CAUSES AND IMPLICATION OF STREET TRADING BY GIRL CHILD IN KAWO MOTOR PARK OF KADUNA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE.

                                                                       AbstractThe presence of street trading in major cities of the world has transcended the level where it was viewed as strictly uncommon occurrence to a worrisome global problem. It is escalating and alarming. The global estimate of street trading has not only attracted public concern but has also become a matter of priority to Nigeria government as well a...

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF HAWKING AMONG CHILDREN IN SOME SELECTED MOTOR PARKS WITHIN KADUNA METROPOLIS, A STUDY OF KAWO MOTOR PARK, MANDO MOTOR PARK AND KANTI KWARI MOTOR PAR

                                                                                  AbstractThe phenomenon of street child hawking is an offshoot of complex interplay of various socio-economic and cultural factors, religious, cultural, linguistic and geographical diversity. The large-scale presence of street children is a symptom of social disease. Over the last five decades, the phenomenon of child hawking has bec...

EFFECTS OF PREMARITAL SEX ON ADOLESCENTS IN KACHIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

                                                                        ABSTRACTThe period of adolescence is lengthening, as biological maturity is reached earlier and social and economic independence achieved later because of the increase in opportunity for further education. It is also common knowledge that sexual activity among adolescents is increasing worldwide. Premarital sex is an important topic especially in today...

CHALLENGES OF WOMEN COOPERATIVE IN RURAL AREA, A STUDY OF CHIKUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF KADUNA STATE.

                                                                           AbstractCooperative societies play an important role in facilitating women empowerment because they can address both economic and socio-cultural factors that perpetuate gender discrimination. Cooperatives, as economic enterprises and as self-help organizations, play a meaningful role in uplifting the socio-economic conditions of their members, th...

THE DETERMINANT OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN KADUNA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE.

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background of the Study     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    11.2    Statement of the Problem     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    31.3    Research Questions     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    51.4    Objectives of the Study     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    51.5    Significance of the Study     -    -  �...

THE PERFORMANCE OF INFORMAL SECURITY STRUCTURES IN COMMUNITY CRIME CONTROL IN KADUNA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

                                                               ABSTRACTPeace, safety and security are both necessary and indispensable requirements for development and the attainment of good quality of life for any human society. Insecurity impacts negatively on all citizens through losses of property, life and limb, or through loss of confidence from fear of violence. Human safety and security are indeed human rights having a valu...

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF PREMARITAL GENETIC COUNSELLING ON SICKLE CELL ANEMIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT IN KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY

                                                                                AbstractSickle cell disease is the commonest genetic disease worldwide and includes disorders affecting the structure, function or production of haemoglobin, that afflicts a great number of people in this part of the world and subjecting them to unspeakable bouts of burden as well as torture. Premarital screening for the identification ...

SOCIAL STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN KADUNA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

                                                                               AbstractSickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessively inherited disorder and one of the most common genetic conditions worldwide. Over 300 million people have sickle cell traits world-wide with three-quarters of that population concentrated in Africa, Asia and the Mediterranean and one-Quarter in sub-Saharan Africa.  Globally, Ni...

MENSTRUAL DISCOMFORT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA

                                                                                                AbstractThe outset of menstruation is the most striking event in the whole process of female puberty. he prevalence of menstrual disorder among young women varies widely from country to country. As important as menstruation is to human reproduction, it may be accompanied with varying discomforts and disor...

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF FAMILY PLANNING AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN CHIKUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE

AbstractFamily planning is an important strategy in promoting maternal and child health. It improves health through adequate spacing of birth, avoiding pregnancy at high-risk maternal age and high parity. It is often used as a synonym for birth control, however. It does have a wider view, dealing with birth control, reproductive health, as well as premarital and pre conception counseling. Contraceptive use is still low in many developing countries, including Nigeria, where 23.7% of currently ...

DETERMINANTS OF PREMARITAL SEX AMONG STUDENTS OF KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY.

AbstractPre-marital sex is an illegal act against the norms of many societies. The era of no sex until marriage seems to be fast disappearing, the maxim then seems to be before marriage boys and girls will be virgin. Premarital sexual behaviours have become a subject of attention among scholars and researchers in recent decades. It is an important topic especially in today’s world and a serious moral issue confronting the youth. Today, the youth are exposed to different environments and hol...


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