SOCIOLOGY PROJECT TOPICS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS

• 361. PERCEPTION AND CARE OF THE AGED AMONG THE ADOLESCENTS

  » ABSTRACT Aging is both a ‘natural’ and ‘universal’ process; but growing old can be as peaceful as it can be traumatic, especially in a transitional society. The perception of the younger generation towards the aged is a global phenomenon. How the aged are perceived goes a long way in determining how they are treated or cared for. These perceptions are often informed by idea...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  446 engagements | 

• 362. EARLY CHILD-BEARING IN NIGERIA: CONTINUING CHALLENGE

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Between 1980 and 2003, the birthrate among Nigerian women aged 15–19 decreased by 27% (from 173 to 126 births per 1,000 women this age). Nonetheless, 46% of women nationally and about 70% of those in some regions still give birth before their 20th birthday (NPC, 2004). Nigerian women who start having children while they are still adolescen...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  497 engagements | 

• 363. URBANIZATION AND CRIME PREVENTION IN AKWA IBOM STATE (A STUDY OF EKET L.G.A.)

  » ABSTRACT This study investigates urbanization and crime prevention in Akwa Ibom State and the ways it could be eliminated or minimized. Interest in the factors that brings about crime or criminal activities in urban areas is currently mounting. This study set out with three (3) research objectives and four (4) research questions, and relevant literature were reviewed. The problem of crime was expl...Continue Reading »

  75 pages |  550 engagements | 

• 364. URBANIZATION AND CRIME IN UYO URBAN: TRENDS AND CONSEQUENCES

  » CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Generally, crime can be seen as an infraction of both the basic principle of law and order, and the norms of civilized behavior. No society is immune from this social problem but what differs is the frequency and magnitude of the situation and the response mechanisms to address it. As part of the human community, Nigeria is currently cau...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  1,264 engagements | 

• 365. THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC CORRELATION OF FEMALE CRIMINALITY IN NIGERIA

  » 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 problem, (Smart Carol, 1976). If women are for some reasons les...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  846 engagements | 

• 366. THE REFORMS IN THE NIGERIAN INSURANCE INDUSTRY, THE CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND IM...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY As a key aspect of the financial service sector, the insurance sector plays an invaluable role in any modern economy. As an effective mechanism for risk management, the efficiency and vibrancy of the insurance industry in any society is a good indication of the state of the economy. Up till independence in 1960, the industry in Nigeria was domin...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  954 engagements | 

• 367. THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY SOCIAL WORKERS IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE

  » ABSTRACT In totality the project is concerning the problem encountered by social workers in social work practice. In details, this project consists of five chapters, the first chapter is the introduction part were the researcher highlights the background, aims, objectives and significance of the study as well as research question. Constitute the chapter one, second chapter the researcher review th...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  427 engagements | 

• 368. THE EFFECT OF STREET HAWKING AMONG TEENAGE GIRLS

  » 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, tropical in the centre and arid in the north. ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  53 engagements | 

• 369. THE EFFECT OF RURAL POVERTY ON ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 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 few. According to Aluk (2011) poverty is defined ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  -1 engagements | 

• 370. THE EFFECT OF POVERTY ON AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY The concept of poverty is both arbitrary and relative, it is arbitrary because the line dividing the poor from non poor can equally reasonably be drawn somehow higher or some lower because Poverty could varies from place to place over time. Many of those classified among urban poor in the western world have material standards of living that would pl...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  454 engagements | 

• 371. THE EFFECT OF GENDER INEQUALITY ON WOMEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

  » 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 must understand the sociological factors that cause women to have a...Continue Reading »

  105 pages |  441 engagements | 

• 372. TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TEENAGER...

  » 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 ethics and so forth. He further said that to find this in the face of many...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  975 engagements | 

• 373. KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS HIV AND AIDS

  » CHAPTER ONE 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 over the years been mixed by various infections known as the ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  433 engagements | 

• 374. IMPACT OF ORPHANAGE HOME ON THE CHILD PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT

  » 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 cater for themselves find themselves put in the family ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  467 engagements | 

• 375. GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS: 2011 GENERAL ELECTION IN ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Gender inequality has been an issue for several centuries, the world over. Though history has it that fewer women have been in power even before colonialism. Instances are the Queen of Daura, the Sarauniya of Zazzau in pre jihad, the Angwu Tsi who was almost the counterpart of the King, with her own Palace, in the middle belt, Iyayun the Queen w...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  434 engagements | 

• 376. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

  » 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 of a per...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  770 engagements | 

• 377. CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN GYEL DISTRICT OF JOS SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

  » 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 them in order to obtain better tomorrow....Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  503 engagements | 

• 378. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF MARITAL PROBLEMS

  » 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 other, then the contract may be broken. This is what we called divorce or Talaq. Talaq ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  955 engagements | 

• 379. TEACHER’S RATINGS OF BEHAVIOURAL PROBLEMS OF PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS ...

  » CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 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 ...Continue Reading »

  60 pages |  800 engagements | 

• 380. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF VIGILANTE GROUPS IN CRIME CONTROL IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GO...

  » 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 security may the reason why societi...Continue Reading »

  65 pages |  522 engagements |