Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria
Title | Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | U. A. Igun |
Publisher | Shebiotimo Publications |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1998* |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Contemporary Social Problems and Historical Outline of Nigeria
Title | Contemporary Social Problems and Historical Outline of Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Oladipo O. Okege |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Nigeria |
ISBN |
Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria
Title | Contemporary Social Problems in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Paulson M. Njideka |
Publisher | |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Nigeria |
ISBN | 9789784974301 |
Contemporary Social Problems and Outline History of Nigeria
Title | Contemporary Social Problems and Outline History of Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Ujam H. Ujam |
Publisher | |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Nigeria |
ISBN | 9789783328518 |
Contemporary Social Problems in Society
Title | Contemporary Social Problems in Society PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth P. Ogbonnaya |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Nigeria |
ISBN | 9789780509248 |
The Sociology of Social Problems
Title | The Sociology of Social Problems PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Jamrozik |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1998-07-13 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780521599320 |
Social problems such as unemployment, poverty and drug addiction are a fact of life in industrialised societies. This book examines the sociology of social problems from interesting and challenging perspectives. It analyses how social problems emerge and are defined as such, who takes responsibility for them, who is threatened by them and how they are managed, solved or ignored. The authors examine and critique existing theories of social problems before developing their own theoretical framework. Their 'theory of residualist conversion of social problems' explains how certain social problems threaten legitimate power structures, so that problems of a social or political nature are transformed into personal problems, and the 'helping professions' are left to intervene. This book will become a key reference on class, inequality and social intervention and an important text for students in sociology and social work courses.
Contemporary Development Issues in Nigeria
Title | Contemporary Development Issues in Nigeria PDF eBook |
Author | Olayinka Akanle |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2015-04-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 144387664X |
Africa today confronts, and is known for, daunting developmental challenges, despite the abundant human and material resources and significant global development assistance. A number of issues have been identified as causes of the continent’s poor development performance. However, a number of these implicated issues have been insufficiently unaccounted for, and the majority of existing analysis on them is too generic and misinformed. Against this background, this book uses Nigeria as an example to contribute knowledge and informed research to the wider African continent. Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa, and is one of the continent’s most resource-endowed countries, but, despite this, it is one of the poorest countries in the entire world. While many studies have examined the country in depth, its continued development complications and its paradoxical status on the world stage suggest that there is still a need to better understand the country. Even though the issues of Nigeria are engaged with directly in this book, the findings have implications and relevance for the rest of the continent and many other developing countries in general. As such, this book will be of particular interest to all development students, scholars, practitioners and policy makers, especially those interested in the sustainable development of Africa, both now and in the future.