SOCIOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 1. Effect of Youth Unemployment in Promoting Youth Violence in Nassarawa Local Gove...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Human being engaged in various works in order to satisfy their wants. Unemployment can be define as a situation in which persons capable and willing to work or unable to find a suitable paid employment. In producing human wants (goods and services) land, labour, capital and entrepreneur are utilized, for this purpose labour being the most dynami...Continue Reading »

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• 2. THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (A CASE STUDY OF OBUBRA LOCAL GO...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Over the years, man has lived in the dark era; been of certain information, but today mass media has played a significant role in the development of our communities, a medium through which message travel from the source to the receiver. Mass Media is designed as information and news such as newspapers, magazine, television that reach and influen...Continue Reading »

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• 3. MOTHER TONGUE INTERFERENCE IN ENGLISH NEWS CAST (A CASE OF A KWARA TELEVISION NE...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction If the question “what is language?” is asked, it has many senses and can be variously defined. It can be language of a particular field like science, humanity just to mention few. It can also be the animal language, sign language and many other types of languages. Human language especially spoken dominates them all. Human language is natural. According to A...Continue Reading »

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• 4. ASSESSMENT OF CONCENTRATION OF HEAVY METALS IN FACIAL COSMETIC PRODUCTS

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The adverse effects of heavy metals such as arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pd), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni) are documented (Duruibe et al., 2007; Banfalvi, 2011). Heavy metals toxicity can result to damaged or reduced mental and central nervous function, lower energy concentration and damage to blood composition,...Continue Reading »

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• 5. ASSESSMENT OF EUTROPHICATION LEVEL OF MUNICIPAL SURFACE WATER, ABUJA NIGERIA

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Eutrophication is the natural process whereby a confined water body (e.g. lake or dam) ages with time due to accumulation of silt or organic matter in the lake (Ademoroti, 1996). A young lake is characterized by low nutrient level and consequently low plant productivity and at this stage is described as oligotrophic (few food) lake. The water body gradually acquires in...Continue Reading »

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• 6. EVALUATION OF SOME HEAVY METALS CONCENTRATIONS IN CHOCOLATE, CANDIES AND TOMATO ...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Recently, there is an increasing concern about the quality of imported foods and food related products in several parts of the world (Maxwell and Neumann, 2009) particularly from China. This, as observed by the United States Congress, was due to the large size of shipments, the many different routes of entry, the variety of foods imported, and the large ...Continue Reading »

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• 7. THE IMPLICATIONS OF STREET CHILDREN ON SECURITY IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS

  » CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.8 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Biologically, a child is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. On the other hand, the United Nations convention on the right of a child (1984), as cited in Wikipedia, defines a child as a human being belo...Continue Reading »

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• 8. SOCIALIZATION AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION • Background to the Study There is a well known saying that what is learnt at a tender age is hardly forgotten even at adulthood. The dictum that national integration occupies a prominent position in the quest to build a united, strong, virile and prosperous Nigeria can never be overemphasized. Socialization as a holistic approach to societal unity, makes it possible ...Continue Reading »

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• 9. EXPLORING THE SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC AND BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The need to explore the socio demographic and behavioral characteristics associated with smoking behavior among young adults is important to ensure they are easily identified and given the needed assistance. Identification of socio demographic factors associated with smoking may also “help to underpin strategies for its prevention” (Rahm...Continue Reading »

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• 10. THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD BEARING AMONG UNMARRIED FEM...

  » CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Background of the Study Adolescent childbearing remains a challenge requiring urgent resolution worldwide (UNPFA, 2013). The 2014 World Health Statistics reported 16 million births to mothers aged 15–19 years representing 11% of all births that were due to women aged 15 19 years. The average global birth rate among 15 to 19 year olds is 49 per 1000 girls. Country rates range ...Continue Reading »

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• 11. EFFECT OF TWITTER BAN ON HUMANITARIAN SERVICE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short term help until the long term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and victims of natural disasters, wars, and famines. Humanitarian relief efforts are provided for humanitarian ...Continue Reading »

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• 12. CHILDLESSNESS AND SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACT ON MARRIED COUPLES (A CASE STUDY OF IDAH...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In idah urban community, as in most other parts of the country, procreation is one of the major functions of the family. Every man take a the wife appears to have children with them, where this main purpose for marriage is not forthcoming into fulfillment, it then results to tension in most cases which lead to misunderstanding and disputes in th...Continue Reading »

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• 13. The Contributions of Women Organisations in Community Development in Nigeria (A ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study It is a truism the adage that says; behind every successful man is a woman. Women have been regarded as fragile and should be subordinate to the man but they can play very important role for the betterment of the society. This fragile nature has proved her taking domineering influence on many occasions in the history of mankind. Across the count...Continue Reading »

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• 14. Women Empowerment and Community Development (A Study of Bwari Local Government A...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The discriminatory practice in education which favored the male over the female was very unprogressive yet the government could not do anything to either stop or reverse it (Kema, 2003). The colonial government laid a very bad foundation for education generally and women’s education in particular. It is on record that in Nigeria, the colon...Continue Reading »

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• 15. The Role of Community Based Organisations in Community Development in Anambra St...

  » ABSTRACT This research work was carried out in order to find out the roles played by community based organizations (CBOs) in community development. The efforts the CBOs are making towards development and hindrances, obstacles they encounter to develop their communities. The study was based on a survey of 170 respondents through the use of multi stage sampling technique. The instrument used for dat...Continue Reading »

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• 16. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSES, PREVALENCE AND EFFECT OF FEMALE PROSTITUTION I...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Prostitution has become rampant in our society today among growing teens and youths. These young people see selling of their bodies as the fastest way of getting income for their keeps. In the past those engaged in prostitution use to be women selling their bodies. However, today men have joined the trade of selling their bodies for different re...Continue Reading »

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• 17. THE APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROL IN PLASTIC PRODUCING INDUSTRY (A ...

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION The idea of using statistical quality control in production setting has its beginning in 1924 by Walter Shewhart of the Bell Telephone Laboratory. All organization that produce goods and services for the entire populace, always aim at producing and providing such goods that are acceptable by consumers. Quality control in recent times has become a n...Continue Reading »

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• 18. WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MASS COMMUNICATION

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The discriminatory practice in education which favored the male over the female was very unprogressive yet the government could not do anything to either stop or reverse it (Kema, 2003). The colonial government laid a very bad foundation for education generally and women‟s education in particular. It is on record that in Nigeria, the colonial ...Continue Reading »

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• 19. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF COMMERCIAL SEX WORK AMONG AKWA IBOM GIRLS MASS COMMUNICATI...

  » Abstract The rising wave of incidence of commercial sex work has given serious concern to the government, parents, health workers and the society. The causes and effects of commercial sex work among AkwaIbom girls in Uyo Local Government is the main concern of this study. The study seeks to find out the possible ways in which the problem of commercial sex work can be eradicated in the society. The...Continue Reading »

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• 20. CUSHIONING THE EFFECT OF CULTISM IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTION MASS COMMUNICAT...

  » 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 in ritual. Generally cultism has been i...Continue Reading »

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