Sociology Project Topics and Materials Archives

SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

SOCIAL MEDIA AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS Abstract The purpose of this research study is to examine the influence of Social Media and Academic Performance Of students in University of Lagos. Five Research questions and five Research hypotheses guided the study. To achieve this, the descriptive survey research design was adopted. …

PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF MARITAL INFIDELITY ON THE FAMILY IN ANAMBRA STATE: A STUDY OF IDEMILI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF MARITAL INFIDELITY ON THE FAMILY IN ANAMBRA STATE: A STUDY OF IDEMILI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA. ABSTRACT Marital infidelity is one of the factors militating against marriage and family which are two institutions that work towards the population and growth of the society. This research study is undertaken to …

CHILD LABOUR IN THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY: A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA URBAN

CHILD LABOUR IN THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY: A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA URBAN ABSTRACT The high rate of child labour in Nsukka Urban and in many urban centers in Nigeria at large has remained a very big problem. There are various forms of child labour, covering a wide range of work activities, such as, street hawkers, …

MATERNAL MORTALITY AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN NIGER EAST SENATORIAL ZONE, NIGER STATE NIGERIA

MATERNAL MORTALITY AND ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN NIGER EAST SENATORIAL ZONE, NIGER STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT The general objective of the study was to examine maternal mortality and access to Primary Health Care (PHC) in Niger East Senatorial Zone, Niger State Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design. The sample size of …

MEDIATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF CITIZENS’ RIGHTS AND MEDIATION CENTRE, ENUGU)

MEDIATION AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA (A STUDY OF CITIZENS’ RIGHTS AND MEDIATION CENTRE, ENUGU) ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to explore mediation as an alternative method of conflict resolution in Nigeria with particular reference to ‘’Citizens’ Rights and Mediation Centre, Enugu. Findings were made from responses of 111 respondents from …

PERCEPTION OF CRIMINALITY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA

PERCEPTION OF CRIMINALITY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Criminality, a destructive phenomenon, is deeply rooted in Nigeria. The increasing incidences of this Cankerworm stars us on the faces daily. Our radios, televisions and newspapers churn out blood chilling stories of armed robbery attacks, kidnapping, human sacrifices, embezzlement of public funds, etc daily. …

PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ABIA STATE

PERCEPTION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN ABIA STATE ABSTRACT Project sustainability is central in community development efforts. Since independence, successive governments had established special development agencies for the Niger Delta region. However, it has been observed that these agencies failed to attain the set goals due to …

PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF DRUG ADDICTION AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF ENUGU URBAN

PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF DRUG ADDICTION AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF ENUGU URBAN ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the perception of the general public on the socio-economic implications of drug addiction in Nigeria. The study was conducted in Enugu urban and a sample of six hundred (600) respondents aged …

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING MATERNAL HEALTH- A STUDY OF OWUKPA COMMUNITY, OGBADIGBO L.G.A, BENUE STATE AND OBOLLO –EKE COMMUNITY, UDENU L.G.A, ENUGU STATE

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING MATERNAL HEALTH- A STUDY OF OWUKPA COMMUNITY, OGBADIGBO L.G.A, BENUE STATE AND OBOLLO –EKE COMMUNITY, UDENU L.G.A, ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT For women of childbearing age, the major challenge is the risk of maternal death as a result of poor health during pregnancy and childbirth. Women face this challenge because of their reproductive …

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF MICRO AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN ANAMBRA AND ABIA STATES, NIGERIA

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF MICRO AND SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN ANAMBRA AND ABIA STATES, NIGERIA ABSTRACT Micro and Small Scale Enterprises (MSSEs) have been generally acknowledged as engines for sustainable economic growth and development. Efforts to promote MSSEs in developing countries may be traced to as far back as the 1950s. Recently, Nigeria …

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN NSUKKA TOWN

SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN NSUKKA TOWN ABSTRACT This study is on the socio-cultural factors in the use of health care services in Nsukka town of Enugu State. For the study, 543 respondents were sampled across the three (3) autonomous communities that make up Nsukka town using questionnaire. Also for …

THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT- A STUDY OF OGUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IMO STATE.

THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT- A STUDY OF OGUTA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IMO STATE. ABSTRACT Nigeria is endowed with oil and mineral resources and these attracted multinational corporations. They were seen as agents of development but it was not so. There was exploitation, environmental pollution and underdevelopment in the oil producing …

ASSESSMENT OF SPIRITUALITY IN DECISION-MAKING IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

ASSESSMENT OF SPIRITUALITY IN DECISION-MAKING IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ORGANISATIONS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The processes of industrialization transformed the world from feudal agricultural societies to modern capitalist ones. This transformation marked the development of modernity and became the major focus of sociological studies. Interest was focused on issues like job satisfaction, job turnover, …

COMMERCIALIZATION AND WORKERS’ REMUNERATION- A STUDY OF NIGERIA PORTS PLC (NP PLC) LAGOS

COMMERCIALIZATION AND WORKERS’ REMUNERATION- A STUDY OF NIGERIA PORTS PLC (NP PLC) LAGOS ABSTRACT The study is on “Commercialization and workers’ Remuneration: a study of Nigeria Ports Plc, Lagos. The study was restricted to the three sea ports in Lagos (Marina, Tin-can and Ijora Wharf) and a total no of 558 respondents who are employees …

DRUG ABUSE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

DRUG ABUSE AMONG UNDERGRADUATES OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA ABSTRACT This study examined drug abuse among undergraduates of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The two campuses of the University of Nigeria were used as the study area. The instruments for data collection were the questionnaire and in-depth interview guide. The sample size used for the study …

ETHNOPSYCHIATRY OF THE NSUKKA IGBO OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA- AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SURVEY

ETHNOPSYCHIATRY OF THE NSUKKA IGBO OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA- AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SURVEY ABSTRACT There is a growing view that for more success in mental healthcare, a contextual approach is necessary either as stand alone or complimentary to the orthodox approach. In this inquiry, the autochthonous Nsukka psychiatric system was studied using ethnographic approach, and compared with …

EVALUATION OF THE JUDICIARY AS A MAJOR PLANK OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF ENUGU STATE

EVALUATION OF THE JUDICIARY AS A MAJOR PLANK OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF ENUGU STATE ABSTRACT The study evaluates the judiciary as the major unit of criminal justice system in Nigeria. Case flow management, financial autonomy, inadequate facilities, and other constraints have made it difficult for judiciary in Enugu State to …

FAMILY INSTABILITY AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY- A STUDY OF OWERRI MUNICIPALITY

FAMILY INSTABILITY AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY- A STUDY OF OWERRI MUNICIPALITY ABSTRACT The increasing rate of juvenile delinquency has become a major social problem globally and locally. Researchers and concerned individuals have traced the preponderance of juvenile delinquency to the increasing rate of family instability among other factors. However, concerted inquiries into the influence of family …

FEMALE TRAFFICKING AS ORGANIZED CRIME IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION IN ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE

FEMALE TRAFFICKING AS ORGANIZED CRIME IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF PUBLIC PERCEPTION IN ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE ABSTRACT The study was aimed at finding the public perception of Onitsha inhabitants on female trafficking and organized crime in Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to look at female trafficking and organized crime in Onitsha, and …

FOOD TABOOS IN TRADITIONAL AFRICAN SOCIETIES- A STUDY OF ONICHA EZINIHITTE MBAISE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE

FOOD TABOOS IN TRADITIONAL AFRICAN SOCIETIES- A STUDY OF ONICHA EZINIHITTE MBAISE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE ABSTRACT This research work is a product of the researcher’s desire to explore the various food taboos in traditional African societies with special focus on Onicha Ezinihitte, Mbaise Local Government area of Imo state. The study aims …

INTEGRATED STRATEGIES OF CRIME CONTROL IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA- A STUDY OF ONITSHA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE

INTEGRATED STRATEGIES OF CRIME CONTROL IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA- A STUDY OF ONITSHA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE ABSTRACT This study is on integrated strategies of crime control in contemporary Nigeria with Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra state as its study Area. It is prompted by the need to findout not just …

KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AMONG YOUTH IN ABUJA METROPOLIS

KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS AMONG YOUTH IN ABUJA METROPOLIS ABSTRACT Unwanted pregnancy followed by unsafe abortion can be avoided by using different contraceptive methods. Information on knowledge, attitude and practice of contraceptives among youth is particular important because of high rates of teenage and unwanted pregnancies as well as soaring STI and HIV.AIDS …

A SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION ON SOME ASPECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND CRIME IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF UDI L.G.A. OF ENUGU STATE NIGERIA

A SURVEY OF PUBLIC OPINION ON SOME ASPECTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND CRIME IN NIGERIA- A STUDY OF UDI L.G.A. OF ENUGU STATE NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study was designed to investigate the extent to which social changes have influenced crime especially in Udi L.G.A. of Enugu State. Specifically, the study attempted to establish existing relationships …

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPINIONS AND PERCEPTIONS ON FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN IMO STATE AND EDO STATES OF NIGERIA

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPINIONS AND PERCEPTIONS ON FACTORS AFFECTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN IMO STATE AND EDO STATES OF NIGERIA ABSTRACT The phenomenon of human trafficking which is the recruitment, harbouring, transportation or receipt of persons within national and international borders for the purpose of exploitation has been very prevalent in Nigeria. Therefore, this study …