1. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PRE-MARITAL SEX AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Sex is a term that is universally used so you would expect a good amount to be known about it. This is in part because the majority of societies regulate sexual activity. The family unit is the place where sexual activity or interactions are sche...
2. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OUT-DOOR PLAY ENVIRONMENT IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background to the Study
Children's play has always been a natural phenomenon. Children who are healthy and not disabled (physically challenged), according to Aziza (2000), cannot live without playing in their natural environments. In some cultures,...
3. INFLUENCE OF SOCIO ECONOMIC BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT PERCEPTION OF THEIR SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE
Background to the study
Socio-economic background or status refers to a person’s position in a given group, society or culture as determined by wealth, occupation, education and social class. Amutabi (2003) discusses the impact of socio-economic status on children...
4. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FEDERALISM AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA (1960-2010)
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
A very striking feature of every federal state is the existence of diversities. Whether federations are formed by integration of previously independent entities or through differentiation of a single entity into many components, the...
5. EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF PARENTS ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED FIVE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background to the Study
There have been several studies done within and outside Nigeria on the effects of home environment as well as the socio-economic status of parents on the academic achievement of students (Ajila & Olutola, 2007; Uw...
6. INFLUENCE OF SOCIO ECONOMIC BACKGROUND ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT PERCEPTION OF THEIR SCHOOL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE
Background to the study
Socio-economic background or status refers to a person’s position in a given group, society or culture as determined by wealth, occupation, education and social class. Amutabi (2003) discusses the impact of socio-economic s...
7. CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PRE-MARITAL SEX AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Sex is a term that is universally used so you would expect a good amount to be known about it. This is in part because the majority of societies regulate sexual activity. The family unit is the place where sexual activity...
8. EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF PARENTS ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED FIVE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background to the Study
There have been several studies done within and outside Nigeria on the effects of home environment as well as the socio-economic status of parents on the academic achievement of students (Ajila & Olutola, 2007; Uw...
9. TYPES, PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG SELECTED COUPLES
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Domestic abuse is a problem that is entrenched in many societies across the globe and Nigeria is not an exception. Research in this area such as the one done by Ezeh, & Gage, (1998) has shown that this type of violence has tr...
10. THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
The effectiveness of any marketing activities does not solely depend on the ability to offer competitive range of product and services rather sack up extensive campaigns for success, knowledge of the influences which affect buying preferences, is...
11. ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIO CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND THEIR IMPACT ON BRAND PERCEPTION
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
Consumer behavior theorists argue that a society's consumption habits (food, clothes, personal hygiene, giving, and so on) are influenced by its culture (Schiffman, Wisenbilt & Kumar, 2016). Enculturation is the process through which individuals of a commu...
12. PRACTICAL EVALUATION OF WHATSAPP CHATS
Background to the Study
The complexity of language is one of the most striking characteristics of human-specific phenomena. Its tangled web of components and interpretations. It extends beyond its semiotic capability of delivering information at a commu...
13. THE CONTROVERSIES AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN FEDERALISM AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA
Background of the study
The problems with national integration in Nigeria are so severe that the country's federation is on the verge of dissolving altogether. Both antagonistic and integrative processes may be attributed to the diverse structure of the count...
14. FACTORS INFLUENCING CONSUMER'S BUYING BEHAVIOR USING UNILEVER, GHANA AS A CASE STUDY
Background Of The Study
According to Shaw and Jones (2005), consumer behavior has long been a subject of analysis by market researchers the world over. It is only by carefully studying patterns in consumer’s buying behavior that investors can make...
15. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STIGMATIZATION OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS AMONG RESIDENTS IN EKPOMA ESAN WEST LGA EDO STATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Mental health and behavioural disorders constitute about 12% of the global burden of diseases (World Health Organization (WHO), 2001) and over 450 million people suffer from mental and behavioural disorders worldwide (Gure...
16. THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL SOCIAL CLASS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine the influence of parental social class on the academic performance of pupils in Mbo local government area of Akwa Ibom State. Specifically, the study examined six (6) primary schools in Mbo local government...
17. SOCIAL STATUS IN PLATO’S IDEAL STATE: ITS RELEVANCE TO NIGERIAN SOCIETY
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
In any existing human society, irrespective of time and place, there is always politics. Because togetherness calls for orderliness; yet, any ordered or well-organised society implies well-structu...
18. RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF JUST-IN-TIME TEACHING AND PEER INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT AND RETENTION IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN ANAMBRA STATE
Background to the Study
At the College of Education level, business education is one of the programmes that provide its recipients with knowledge, skills, understanding and attitude needed to compete favourably in the business world as producers or consumers of goods and services. Accor...
19. A Comparative Analysis of Rhetorical Devices in Selected Political Speeches of Nelson Mandela and Nnamdi Kanu
Background to the Study
Language is a set of signs and symbols used to pass messages across to people. Language, verbal and non-verbal, is a means of communication. In fact, the primary purpose of language is communication. Human beings express their thoughts, feelings and ideas through...
20. A Discourse on Accumulation and the Contradictions of Capitalist Development in Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The study examines and conceptualizes accumulation in the context of Nigeria‟s neocolonial state. It investigates the nature of accumulation in Nigeria and, the role of the state and social classes in the accumulation process; the implication of the hegemony of foreign capital...
21. FAMILY VIOLENCE IN CLASSICAL AND IGBO LITERATURES
ABSTRACT
Classical and African literatures have portrayed the family as a nucleus of the societies. Existing studies from the old Graeco-Roman times and Igbo cultures acknowledged this significance by paying adequate attention to issues of marriage, inheritance, finance, and social clas...
22. EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED MARKET RISKS AND SOCIOECONOMIC VARIABLES ON CUSTOMER LOYALTY IN THE GLOBAL SYSTEMS OF MOBILE-TELECOMMUNICATION IN LAGOS STATE
ABSTRACT
Customer loyalty has been a major issue in marketing. This concept is of great importance in the Global Systems of Mobile (GSM) telecommunication market. The rate of customer defection is very high in the GSM market, and this has necessitated the need to examine the factors tha...
23. THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Over the years, government has been making several attempts to meet the inelastic needs of communities with their limited resources, but this has not been efficacious. Hence, community development according to Eze. C (1999: 126)...
24. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL LEVEL OF INCOME ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN BAYELSA: PERSPECTIVE OF LOW INCOME EARNING PARENTS
Background of the Study
Parents plays a critical role in the educational improvement of their ward. As a result, the socioeconomic level of parents affects children's educational development and achievement negativ...
