Sociology

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FIGHTING ROBBERY IN GHANA: RETHINKING THE POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

ABSTRACT Hardly a day passes without cases of robbery being reported in both the

SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE IN CONTEMPORARY GHANA: A STUDY OF ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS

ABSTRACT Traditional Medicine (TM) has been practised in Ghana from time immemori

Bush Meat Harvesting and Human Subsistence Nexus in the Oban Hill Communities of Nigeria

ABSTRACT Wildlife is an important socio-cultural and economic resource in West an

A Pilot Study to Evaluate Malaria Control Strategies In Ogun State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT With limited evidence of decreases in malaria-related mortality and morb

AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICING-ORIENTED TRAINING PROGRAMME IN BENUE AND LAGOS STATES, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The adoption of community policing-oriented strategy in Nigeria in 2004

DYNAMICS AND PATTERNS OF TRANSNATIONAL STREET BEGGING IN LAGOS AND IBADAN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Street begging is a social problem in Nigeria. Although studies have bee

Health and Socioeconomic Implications of Reliance on Gasoline Generators for Business Activities in Ibadan, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Nigeria’s crises of development are more evident in her persistently poo

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG POLICE OFFICERS IN CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The police profession has been identified as one of the most stressful o

Traditional Values, Beliefs and Reliance on Indigenous Resources for Crime Control in Modern Southwest Nigeria

ABSTRACT Traditionally, people from the southwest Nigeria believe and place high

THE ROLE OF SIGNIFICANT OTHERS IN THE UTILIZATION OF TRADITIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Orthopaedic injuries contribute to most musculo-skeletal health challeng

Socialization and Child Rearing Practices Among Nigerian Ethnic Groups

ABSTRACT Children are socialized into adult roles in society through the process

Equity and access to health care services: the experience of the Bamako initiative programme in Nigeria

ABSTRACT This study examines attempts by the Nigerian government to increase the

Factors Associated with Treatment Compliance in Hypertension in Southwest Nigeria

ABSTRACT Hypertension is an important condition among adults, affecting nearly on

Criminality: Illegal Logging of Woods in Nigeria’s South-West Forest Belt

Abstract The problems facing the rich forest belts in Nigeria have become so inte

Factors Influencing Infant Immunization Uptake in the Yoruba Community of Southwestern Nigeria

Abstract Background: The recurrent incidence of immunizable diseases is an indica

The Print Media and Crime: Values and Issues

Abstract That the press sensationalizes crime stories, over reports violent crime

THE NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLQGY

Abstract This paper attempts to unravel the underpinning that account for the ups

REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST AND CENTRAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

ABSTRACT The study sought to explore factors influencing the low representation o

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF SANITATION AND DEFECATORY PRACTICES IN PERI-URBAN COMMUNITIES: THE CASE OF PRAMPRAM IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT This study sought to interrogate factors leading to the low patronage of

DETERMINANTS OF TREATMENT ADHERENCE AMONG TUBERCULOSIS-INFECTED HIV PATIENTS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Concurrent tuberculosis and HIV treatment is a standard practice in co-i

SOCIOLOGICAL AND FINANCIAL ,ASPECTS OF FUNERALS IN AN URBAN AREA: A CASE STUDY IN TAKORADI

ABSTRACT ,,' Throughout time people have been concerned with questions regarding

ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURING AND TURNOVER INTENTION AMONG BANK EMPLOYEES IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Studies on organisations have focused on restructuring as strategic resp

MARRIAGE AMONG THE MIGRANT KWAWU COMMUNITY IN THE CAPE COAST METROPOLITAN AREA

ABSTRACT The Kwawus are from the Eastern Region of Ghana. They are traditionally

RISK, MOTIVATION AND COST OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT ACTIVISM: A STUDY OF THE OCCUPYGHANA MOVEMENT.

ABSTRACT  Social movement generally seek to effect change in society, and in the

EFFECTS OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE OF THE PEOPLE OF NARKWA IN THE MFANTSEMAN MUNICIPALITY OF THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT Lymphatic filariasis, a disease that is rarely fatal but it results in c

Festival of Curses: A Traditional Crime Control Method In Edo State –Nigeria

Festivals and ceremonies are part and parcel of African culture, usually in all i

THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC GOOD GOVERNANCE

ABSTRACT Since the revival of the concept three decades ago by East European soci

SEX WORK AS A SURVIVAL STRATEGY AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES. (EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY AS A CASE STUDY)

ABSTRACT The negative implications of sex work in Ekiti-State particularly among

Attitudes Of The Society To The Mentally Ill Using Depression As A Case Study

ABSTRACT There has been much outcry of international organizations about the stat

IHECHIOWA OF AROCHUKWU LOCAL GOV’T AREA OF ABIA STATE: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF IHECHIOWA

Abstract/Intro. Ihechiowa has a rich history which has continued to impact on the