EFFECT OF ETHNICITY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is by far the most populated of Africa’s countries‚ with more than one-seventh of the continent’s people. The people belong to many different ethnic groups. These groups give the country a rich culture‚ but they also pose major challenges to nation building. Ethnic strife has plagued Nigeria since it gained independence in 1960. Officially known as the ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria’‚ she has a federal
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into a lower tier exam thus the pupil can only achieve a maximum of a grade C and can’t achieve to the best of their ability. When a student is labelled as a failure the student can begin to believe that the label is true and begin to make it part of their part of their identity‚ become a failure this is known as the self-fulfilling prophecy thus creating ethnic differences in educational achievement
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over-represented in the criminal justice system‚ and so the use of alternate sources of statistics may help show a more accurate picture. Victim surveys ask individuals what crimes they have been victims of and help identify the correlation between ethnicity and offending. They tend to show a great deal of intra- ethnic crime but also include several limitations as they rely on victims memory of events which could result in over- identifying certain ethnic groups as the offender. Whereas‚ self- report
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Ethnicity and the Immigrant Experience When thinking about immigration‚ most individuals imagine all different types of ethnic groups traveling to a separate land away from their own. Most imagine America. Immigration‚ throughout history‚ has occurred within all types of ethnicities. When taking a closer look at the individuals living in America‚ it is apparent that everyone is not exactly like one another. Assimilation becomes a popular word used when discussing migration‚ and both positives
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Race and Ethnicity. The two terms have overlapping meanings and consequences‚ as both are group identities based on the concepts of: shared ancestry‚ shared culture‚ and often shared physical characteristics. On the first day of class we defined both (broadly). Race is a category based on similar physical appearance and social status where as Ethnicity is a category based on shared culture and/or heritage. While the definitions are different‚ the two are usually easily confused for one another. One
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Course Project Submission The Legalization of Marijuana J. Doe ITT Technical Institute March 7‚ 2013 Composition II Dr. Sue Introduction Marijuana should be legalized. That is the decision everyone in our group has come to. We believe the pros of marijuana use greatly outnumber the cons‚ and that the government needs to realize that. Defending either side of this argument is actually quite difficult. Any studies that you may find can be disproven by studies performed from the opposition
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Book Review of The Greatest Salesman in the World Part II: The End of the Story Re-Submitted To: Prof. Parag Shah Submitted By: Varun Khimani Application No. – 61279
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Ethnicity & race are distinct from nationality‚ another term commonly used to describe a group of people with shared traits. Nationality is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment & personal allegiance to a particular country. RISE OF NATIONALITIES A nation or nationality is a group of people tied together to a particular place through legal status & cultural tradition. In principle‚ the cultural values shared with others of the same ethnicity derive from religion‚ language
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Street Corner Society‚ William Foote Whyte Andy Smooth Part II. Racketeers and Politicians Through interviewing and participant observation‚ the second part of Whyte’s book examines politics and racketeering in Cornerville. In examining these two societal structures‚ Whyte focuses on the details of group formation and association. His study reveals the historical context of Cornerville’s group formation‚ the definition and perpetuation of norms
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Assignment Of English Topic: Essay on “Winning the lottery” Submitted By: Aqsa Naseer 11011507-080 Submitted to: Mam Samina Date of submission: 12-11-2012 Essay: “Winning the Lottery” Outline Of Essay: * Introduction. * Winning the lottery is a thrilling to do. * Positive effects of winning the lottery. * Negative effects
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