In the context of health, social protection is defined as programmes and measures aimed at removing financial barriers preventing access to health care services and protecting poor and vulnerable. Nigeria is the fourteenth largest oil exporting country in the world. Nigeria social class system can be analysed based on consumption and lifestyle. Institute of training and organizational development university of pittsburgh abstract the african family has been the basic structure that performed the functions of a social system even before contact with european and other white cultures. The nigeria social insurance trust fund nsitf which has been in the business of social security for over 50 years has been providing social security services in nigeria. This explains the fact that no organization is well grounded and knowledgeable as the nigeria social insurance trust fund.
The social structure is similar to the structure in the united states. A reflection on social media and its impact on nigeria. Nigeria thus fell to britain more as a result of the diplomacy of imperialism. There are numerous definitions of social protection. However, since the restoration of democracy and introduction of economic reforms, the country is growing at a fast pace. List of social problems in nigeria and solutions top 10. Similarly a familys honour is influenced by the actions of its members. Nigerian social structure by sandy tran sarah burgisser religion and culture natives who knew english. It was among these people that ways of life remained deeply consistent with the past. A journal of contemporary research, 83, 238252, 2011. Secret cult menace in nigeria within the context of social. Social structure, in sociology, the distinctive, stable arrangement of institutions whereby human beings in a society interact and live together.
The evolution of social welfare and social work in nigeria. The social problems of nigeria would not be advisable to attempt to reduce all the varying social values to a type. November 2015 59 the importance of translating research accurately provides the theoretical underpinnings for this study that is. This really is what defines a social problem from individual ones and such is the case of teenage pregnancy being a persistent social phenomenon. The level of corruption and neglect of responsibility by politicians are major causes of the most crisis in nigeria today. Nigerias movie production industry, nicknamed nollywood, is the secondlargest in the world by volume. Nigeria families are patriarchal with extended family members having more say than usual in comparison to family setups in the westernized world. Nigeria is engulfed with socioeconomic problems which have caused poverty and conflict in the country. Nigeria has a long history, with its roots in early civilisations of distinguished artistry.
This report is based on material gathered in connection with research on the social structure of nigeria made under a grant. The dictionary meaning of agrarian means anything related to land, its management or distribution. This system breeds mass poverty and deprivation, social unrest and political instability like the types nigeria is facing todayuprising of boko haram, ethnic militia, armed robberies, and kidnappings, among others. We use cookies to personalize contents and ads, offer. We have written about this under the list of social problems. Abstract the recent upheaval in nigerian polity has thrown many citizens into fear of insecurity and even the continuous existence of the country as one single entity is in doubt. In our different schools, homes, places of work and worship, and neighbourhoods, secret cults and cultists dominate. Pdf colonialism, social structure and class formation. The plateau area around jos was a meeting point for cultural influences from the upper niger valley where agriculture developed independently as early as 5000 bce and from egypt. For instance, wealth and power are distributed very unevenly in nigerian society with strong influence of family, ethnic, religion, and politics, and to some degree, education. Causes and remedy money wont create success, the freedom to make it will. Although children are very important to nigeria families because parents believe that their children will provide support for them in their old age, family relationships are mostly guided by strict system. It is a social science that uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order, acceptance, and change or social evolution. The first three classes are the elite and the last two are less prestigious.
About 70 percent of all nigerians were still living in farming villages in 1990, although the rural. Nigeria still struggles with having a national identity due to her differences. The highest social ranking in the structure are individuals working in high public offices smythe 169. Adewale the political economy of a country is pivotal to its economic dynamics as well as its social system. The single most important thing that social media offers nigeria, africa and the world is the access it promises, the opportunity to be. Implication for development in nigeria 107 indej 8. Soc 106 structure of the nigerian society 2 units the study and description of indigenous nigerian society as it moves toward political independence from british ruledomination. The literature also points to changes in the social norms caused by the oil boom and its consequences i. Nelson mandela nigeria is africas most populous country with an estimated population of about 150 million and a land mass of 923,768 square kilometers which is more than twice the. Social and financial risk protection for poor and vulnerable populations is a major development and policy issue across the globe. It is against this backdrop that the study sets out to engage in a critical analysis of secret cult menace within the context of social structure and political economy of nigeria. Epochs serve as the mechanism for the introduction of national. Each tribe in nigeria can still develop its social values and standards and purify them where necessary, but a closer understanding by others of why a certain tribe behaves.
About 70 percent of all nigerians were still living in farming villages in 1990, although the rural dwellers formed a shrinking proportion of the later force. While in the past many ethnic groups held hereditary titles and traditional lineage important, money has become the new marker of power and social status. Colonialism and social structure lastly, in the modern world at least, epochs serve to integrate their regions of impact into a consolidated world system, by rearranging their location in such a world system. Nigerian social structure by sarah burgisser on prezi. Over 70% of the nigerian population live below two us dollars daily. There are five different social classes in nigeria. Sociology is also defined as the general science of society. The individual teenager is helpless in fighting this social menace, an effective solution therefore. The political, economic and social dynamics of nigeria africa portal. Its coast in the south is located on the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean.
Functionalist view on contemporary religious dynamics in nigeria is critically analysed with a view to seeing how this subsystem is affecting the entire social systems of the nigerian society. Social stratification in traditional and contemporary nigerian societies. In perspective, the course employs analytical sociological and anthropological concepts to detail the patterns of socioeconomic elements of continuity and change. Wealth is the main symbol of social stratification in modern nigeria, especially in urban areas. It predicted a bright future for social welfare and social work in nigeria because of the myriad of problems that would crop up in future in nigeria due to rapid urbanization and this would bring about social problems which would have to be dealt with by trained social workers. It is the foundation of most of the social problems in nigeria today. Related to land distribution is also the aspect of equitable division of land. The economy has stumbled for years due to political unrest, corruption and poor fiscal policies. There has been conflict between the different ethnic groups over superiority. There are five different social classes in nigeria the. The functioning of nigerian social structure has strong influence from these groups or institutions. People lived in small, modest households whose members.
Social standing and recognition is achieved through extended families. To gain weight and conform with african standards of beauty, nigerian girls can consume food all day in fattening rooms. While politics and the process of politicking do not necessarily give rise to the social structure of a people, the institutional framework, process and outcome of. Evidence of corruption and the influence of social norms. The three main classes identified by sociologists upper, middle and lower. Suggestions for cure iorkongoso, luper paul department of political. Many citizens as well as non citizens are already victims of the. Ex post facto research design was used to address the problem of this study. Another important theoretical approach to the concept of social structure is structuralism sometimes called french structuralism, which studies the underlying, unconscious regularities of human expressionthat is, the unobservable structures that have observable effects on behaviour, society, and culture. The social classes are based on a persons occupation and not hisher income. In the second part, i discuss the issue that the structures of relatively smaller social groups and the structure of the overall social group can be interpreted partly at different levels, but.
Nigeria has recently undergone economic reforms, and although outside actors, such as donors, regional organisations au, nepad and ecowas, the nigerian diaspora and international private companies inside and outside the oil sector have been important influences, research indicates that domestic forces have been the main drivers of the reform. While politics and the process of politicking do not necessarily give rise to the social. Colonialism, social structure and class formation covenant. Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under god, dedicated to the promotion of interafrican solidarity, world peace, international cooperation and understanding. Challenges of social security in nigeria the pointer. This study was aimed at ascertaining the effect of capital structure on commercial banks performance in nigeria for the period 2012 to 2016. Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions. Sociology is a study of society, patterns of social relationships, social interaction and culture of everyday life. These salary structures were established by the national salaries, incomes and wages commission, which is a body directly under the control of the presidency.
This book chapter shares the theoretical bias of conflict theory in that the purpose and activities of the colonialists and colonial project itself stood in contraposition to the existing social structure of the nigerian and african peoples. I would say it is no different from social stratification elsewhere in the wo. The political, economic and social dynamics of nigeria. Individuals turn to members of the extended family for financial aid and guidance, and the family is expected to provide for the welfare of every. Researchers have argued that if organizational theory is to be relevant to practitioners, emphasis should be placed on organizational effectiveness and its influencing factors 3640.
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