Nigeria : economic, political, and social issues / Ella L. Jones and Grace R. Edwards, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jones, Ella L., editor.

Edwards, Grace R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nigeria--Social conditions--1960-.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--Foreign relations--1960-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and accounts for over half of West Africa's population. Although less than 25% of Nigerians are urban dwellers, at least 24 cities have populations of over 100,000. The variety of customs, languages, and traditions among Nigeria's ethnic groups gives the country a rich diversity.

Contents:

NIGERIA: ECONOMIC, POLITICALAND SOCIAL ISSUES; NIGERIA: ECONOMIC, POLITICALAND SOCIAL ISSUES; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: COUNSELING UNDERGRADUATES OF THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY:ARE THERE PECULIAR NEEDS OR DESIRES?; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SITUATIONS PRESENTING FOR COUNSELING; STRESS AMONG STUDENTS OF THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONS; USE OF COUNSELING SERVICES; BENEFITS OF COUNSELING SERVICES; PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY; METHODOLOGY; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: HEALTH KNOWLEDGE,ATTITUDEAND PRACTICES

REFERENCESChapter 3: THE ESSENCE OF CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION ANDLIFELONG LEARNING: LESSONS FROM NIGERIA; INTRODUCTION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: GLOBALIZATION AND CONFLICTING EDUCATIONALVALUES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA; INTRODUCTION; NORTHERN NIGERIA: A BRIEF PROFILE; CONTEXTUALIZING THE VALUE CONFLICT: AN OVERVIEW OFMUSLIM INTERACTION WITH WESTERN EDUCATION; INTERNATIONAL AID AGENCIES AS TOOLS OF GLOBALIZATION; DECIPHERING THE AREAS OF CONFLICT; CONFLICT IN BALANCING BETWEEN VALUE-ORIENTATION ANDSKILL DEVELOPMENT; CONFLICT ON POPULATION/FAMILYLIFE/FAMILY HEALTH/SEX EDUCATION

GENDER ISSUES IN EDUCATION (GIRL-CHILD/WOMEN EDUCATION)CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: KINSHIP AND CHILDREARINGIN TWO AFRICAN SOCIETIES:ACOMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE ORRINGAND THE IGBO OF SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA; INTRODUCTIONTHE ORRING, THE IGBO IN ETHNOGRAPHIC LITERATURE; MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE TWO GROUPS; THE IGBO, THE ORRING AND MODERNIZATION; KINSHIP IN THE TWO GROUPS; MARRIAGE AND CHILD STATUS AMONG THE TWO GROUPS; CUSTOM OF CHILDREARING; WORK AND THE CHILD; LEISURE AND NUTRITION; SEX AND THE YOUNG; WORK AND CHARACTER TRAINING; THE PRICE OF BELONGING; CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS

REFERENCESChapter 6: THE MENACE OF CULTISM INNIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY AND GROWTH OF CAMPUS SECRET CULTS; NATURE AND ACTIVITIES OF CAMPUS SECRET CULTS; PREDISPOSING FACTORS TO CAMPUS CULTISM:A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE; PERCEPTION OF SECRET CULTS BY TEACHERS, NON-TEACHERS,STUDENTS AND CONFESSED CULTISTS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES; ELIMINATING SECRET CULTS MENACE FROM CAMPUSES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 7: AN ELUSIVE FRIENDSHIP: NIGERIANSOVIET/RUSSIAN RELATIONS, 1960-2000; THE ANTI-COMMUNISM OF THE BALEWA ADMINISTRATION; THE BIAFRA SURPRISE

POST BIAFRA DOLDRUMSTHE LITMUS TEST OF AJAOKUTA; CONCLUSION; Chapter 8: THE 911 INCIDENT AND ITS AFTERMATH:IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA-U.S. RELATIONS; INTRODUCTION; THE AMERICANS' VIEW OF THEIR OWN WORLD; THE WORLD WARS AND COLD WAR; THE ROLE OF ECONOMIC HIT MEN AND THE MULTINATIONALS; AFTER THE COLD WAR; ACTIVE RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS; IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S.-NIGERIA RELATIONS; THE RACE FACTOR; OTHER STEPS TO TAKE; CONCLUSION; Chapter 9: NIGERIA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION:THE LOME YEARS AND BEYOND; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE LAGOS CONVENTION (ABORTIVE); NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE LOME CONVENTION

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION UNDER LOME

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-251-0