CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Technology has had an incalculable impact on the fabric of human society. As electronic gadgets and appliances continue to ease and improve our living conditions, society has become reliant on them. According to a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) 2015 report, the electronic industry is one of […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      Background of the study Divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage. A male divorcee is called divorcé, while a female divorcee is called divorcée, also, marriage is the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife (Concise Oxford […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY From a variety of views, development as a multidisciplinary idea has been championed. This is due to the fact that experts from many fields have expressed differing opinions on the subject based on their theoretical backgrounds. Indigenous knowledge has been recognized by modern social scientists and academics as […]

CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION   1.1 Background of the Study (Owolabi,2012) defines a child as a person under the age of 18 under the Child’s Rights Act and the African Children’s Charter. The Child’s Right Act of 2003 is a Nigerian law that protects the rights of all children. The Child’s Right Act has been enacted […]

CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION   1.1          Background of the study           The mainstream media are extraordinarily effective socializers. As a process in which people or groups that are linked to each other communicate through the media to exchange knowledge, experience, and culture. Radio, television, newspapers, the internet, cinema, and other forms of mass media are used […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.2 Background Of The Study Sport socialization is a complex process in which individuals develop skills, attitudes, beliefs, and behavioral patterns that allow them to function within a specific culture. These patterns are picked up through settings such as hospitals and homes. Socialization allows individuals of a society to interact with one […]

CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION   1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The issue of sexual molestation is not an abstract as it continues to unveiled its ugly mask in every society. The brutal nature of this shameless masquerade has eaten deep within Africa, especially in today’s Nigeria. Sexual assault or molestation  is an act in which […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background of the study gender discrimination is the social process by which men and women are not treated equally . the treatment may arise from distinctions regarding biology, psychology, or cultural norms prevalent in the society. Some of these distinctions are empirically grounded while others appear to be socially constructed. Gender discrimination […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1      INTRODUCTION Behavioural problems are bad, unacceptable behavioural in a given society. Behavioural    problems (maladjustment)is defined as bad or unsatisfactory adjustment of behaviour (Webster Encyclopedia unabridged dictionary, 1994). Ross (1980) views behavioural problems to be presented when a child emits behaviour that deviates on arbitrary and relative social […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0   INTRODUCTION As the marriage in Islam is contract between two parties it is clear that it shall continue only so long as the parties carryout the terms and conditions of the contract. But if both or either of them should fail to carryout the term or fulfill their duties towards each […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The concepts of child abuse and child neglect are forms of maltreatment on the child that impedes child survival, development and participation. Children are seen as assets to parents and government because they are human resources that any society can boast of, therefore, parents and government invest in […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.1   INTRODUCTION Cult according to the longman dictionary of contemporary English is the group of people believing in a particular system of religious worship with its special customs and ceremonies.   Similarly the Oxford advanced learners dictionary of current learning defines same as a system of religious worship especially one that is expressed […]

ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY It has been the general assumption that children with reasonable physical care would grow into normal happy adulthood. But scientific investigations of psychologists, sociologist and psychiatrists regarding personality development has uncovered the greater importance of the growing up and its lasting effects on the total personality […]

CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1   Background of the Study The orphanage home is one of the numerous social institution that have emerged over the year to carter for some of the social needs  of orphanage associated with such problems. Motherless  babies  have nowadays  become common because of the moral decadence of the society young people who cannot […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0            INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Sex is a basic physiological need of every human being, male and females are created with different class, to serve as a compliment for each other, this complementary role includes sex, therefore a man and a woman are expected to engage in sexual relationship. This sexual relationship has […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0   INTRODUCTION Baldwin (1950) viewed teenage stage, as a period where reactivation of the `sexual drives that has been inactive during the latency period. He said teenagers are on the boundary between childhood and adulthood and they are faced with the choice of a whole way of life in terms of their job, their […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The issue of gender inequality is one which has been publicly reverberally through society for decades. The problem of inequality in employment being one of the most pressing issues today, in order to examine this situation, one must try to get to the root of the problem and […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world with an estimated population of about 140 million people (2006, Census), is endowed with abundant human and natural resources like oil, tin, limestone, zinc, natural gas, good vegetation  and climate which varies from being equatorial in the South, […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0     INTRODUCTION Although social work practice in Nigerian is gradually growing group, the rate of development acceptance of any reformation is very slow, social work is still growing in Nigeria. 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY For years now, social work practice department in this country, had laid make emphasis on the correction of juvenile […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0    INTRODUCTION Traditionally, it has been argued that there has been so little research interested in the area of female criminality due to the fact that the number of females offenders have been so small and insignificant. But statistics alone is not sufficient to explain why female offenders are not treated as a social […]

ABSTRACT The study examines the effects of drug abuse on the academic performance of Benue State University students. With the following specific set objectives: to find out the level of drug abuse among BSU students, to ascertain the types of drugs that are mostly abuse among students of Benue State University, the causes of drug […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Poverty is a social phenomenon that has eaten deep into the fabrics of every society ranging from its political, social and economic organizations. It is therefore a social problem that has affected the productive sector of every economy such as agricultural and industrial sector to mention but a […]

ABSTRACT The study explores on the sociological examination of single parenthood in Makurdi local government area of Benue State with the following specific set objectives: to ascertain the causes of single parenthood, to find out the effect of single parenthood and to proffer possible solutions to the problem of single parenthood. The study adopted the […]

ABSTRACT Cultism and its attendant problems have assumed a threatening dimension in recent times in the Nigerian society.  More disturbing is the fact that cultism cuts across all facets of the society, including the educational institutions in the country.  The immediate consequence is that the Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and secondary schools have […]

The civil service of any nation is the centerpiece of its administrative activities and performance and its output mirrors the performance of the ruling government charged with the formation and implementation of public policies – i.e. a documented guide action.  In a nutshell, the civil service is the governmental bureaucratic organization that implements all public […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Ika South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agbor. It has an area of 436km2 and a population of 62,594 (Onyeche, 2012). Child abuse and neglect is a social and public health problem in Nigeria, as well as a […]

ABSTRACT Indecent dressing like other social vices has eaten deep into the lives of the youths, especially those in the higher institutions. These youths are front liners in showing  off new  trends  not minding its standard of decency relative to moral and societal values. This situation led to the research on the reasons, effects, societal  […]

CHAPTER ONE Background of the Study This study is focused at identifying how the exposure of pornographic films influence the undergraduate students of the University of Lagos. Film is categorized under the mass media as a tool of communication. It is therefore associated with the enormous influence of the mass media. According to Burton (2002), […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1              BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY For many years, behavioral and educational researchers have studied the psychological effects of violent cartoons and other violent television programs on viewers, particularly children (Krieg, 2003). Children all over the world have been entertained by various animated films and cartoon shows for over 80 years. Currently, children across […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0     Background of child Study Child abuse constitutes one of the most terrible crises of childhood. The occurrence of such attacks is fundamentally repugnant to went virtually ignored and uninvestigated. Statistics only began to grow as late as 1962 when Kempe put forward the first survey on the subject. Over thirty years, […]

CHAPTER ONE 1.0              Introduction 1.1              Background of the Study A parenting style is a psychological construct representing standard strategies that parents use in their child rearing. The quality of parenting is more essential than the quantity spent with the child. For instance a parent can spend the entire afternoon with his or her child but the parent […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Provision of adequate security is a social pre-requisite for the survival of any society. Every society takes appropriate measures to protect the lives and property of people living within its boundaries. Business and social activities may not go on freely without adequate security. This fundamental essence of […]

ABSTRACT This study examines the essence of effective inventories control and management to manufacturing companies with particular emphasis on Ama Greenfield Breweries plc. The aim of this study is to investigate and ascertain areas of lapses by the company and offer effective ways and solutions in which the manufacturing company can explore the services of […]

ABSRACT The South-West region in Nigeria is one of the  of the most naturally endowed location. it is also blessed with scenic canopy of untainted mangrove forest, innumerable supply of aquatic life stock and rich and diverse cultural heritage of its teeming populace. Development of world class tourist destinations in the region has however remained a […]

ABSTRACT The research project was carried out in Ngor Okpala L.G.A of Imo State on the problem of youth unemployment and rural crime. The research is aimed at providing vivid and extensive insight on a wide range of the fundamental aspects of youth unemployment and rural crime. In this light very decisive steps were taken […]

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Generally, the term ‘early childhood education’ could be used to describe the care and education of children from birth to about seven years of age. It is in light of this that Caldwell (2009) coined the term “educare”, to help widen the scope described. The new expansion of […]

ABSTRACT The study investigated into the causes, prevalence and effect of female prostitution in Nigerian tertiary institutions: a case study of College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin. In the course of the research and collection of data some research questions were postulated these include; How come about female prostitution What are the effects of female prostitution? Do […]

ABSTRACT This research was designed to examine the significance of family planning towards the increasing population of Nigeria in Oredo local government area in Edo State. The research instrument used was the questionnaires fourth couples were used for the study. Problems were raised and the results obtained from the study were used to answer the […]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to attempt to find the role polygamous play in the performance of a child especially the girl child. This question has raised other questions for varying reasons. And scholars in education and psychology have attempted to proffer a solution in this regard which would lead to good performance […]

ABSTRACT This study is attempted to provide a general information and knowledge about the problems associated with immunization among illiterate mother in Esan West Local Government Area from the findings, it was observed that ignorance and inability of mothers to get their child immunized lead to death of children so government area advised to explain […]

ABSTRACT Street trading and rate, the causes and the effect in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The objective or aim of this study are is to proffer solution to the causes of street trading and rape in Oredo Local Government of Edo State. The population of the study were made up of one […]

ABSTRACT This research work is designed to examine the issue of child labour in Edo State with a special focus on Benin City. The research instrument used was the questionnaires, one hundred respondents were used for the study, problems were  raised and the results obtained were used to answer the research questions. Lack of parental […]

ABSTRACT The purpose of this research work was to identify or found out the problems facing family planning and population control in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State and also to provide laudable solutions to these problems. Some literatures were consulted and reviewed. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire methods, using 200 respondents. […]

ABSTRACT This project work was embarked upon to review the effect of child abuse in our society at large and to proffer possible solutions to the problem. The review revealed different forms of child abuse melted out on children in Edo State by parents, teachers and guidance. Some of the abuse and consequences were attributed […]

ABSTRACT Education in Nigeria is devoid of the element crucial to averting the surging rate of unemployment in the country, therefore the breeding of psychological dependence on direct access to money. Entrepreneurial development through education will advance the economy of the nation; much credence should be given to it and ingrained with focus on profitable personal […]

ABSTRACT The study investigated into the causes, prevalence and effect of female prostitution in Nigerian tertiary institutions: a case study of College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin. In the course of the research and collection of data some research questions were postulated these include; How come about female prostitution What are the effects of female prostitution? Do […]

ABSTRACT The social-cultural factors affecting the use of family planning in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, the objective or aim of this study is to proffer solution to those social-cultural factors that is still affecting the use of family planning in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. One of such is the […]

Introduction 1.1It is sometimes difficult to recall how it all started, how we arrived at this stage of our journey through a global disaster, engaging one of the most serious threat to public health in our lifetime. The story began a long time ago. AIDS was to enter the world’s consciousness and became part of […]

ABSTRACT The central thrust of this research is to assess the Rehabilitatory function of Nigeria prison using Makurdi prison. Prison have always been considered as rehabilitative and reformatory centre, However, in reality as a result of a number of factors this may not be completely successful as expected. It may become a breeding ground for criminals. […]