American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities (ISSN: 2276 - 6928) Vol.2(5) pp. 315-321 Sept. 2012 Available online http://www.ajsih.org ©2012 American Journal of Social Issues & Humanities Rising Youth Unemployment and Violent Crime in Nigeria Okechukwu Odinaka Ajaegbu Department of Sociology University of Ibadan Ibadan‚ Nigeria Phone: +2348064113068 Email: ajaegbuodina@yahoo.com Abstract Violent crimes such as murder‚ armed robbery‚ kidnapping and terrorism are the most inhumane
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stratification in the Caribbean has changed slightly‚ it still exists. For Haralambos and Holborn (2004)‚ stratification ‘refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth’. With accordance to this definition Mustapha describes social stratification as ‘structured social inequality’ which is the unequal distribution of wealth‚ power‚ prestige‚ opportunities and influences. According to the view of Karl Marx‚ classes
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Through the use of the social lens ‚ it’s clear to see that Mathilde Loisel & Monsieur Loiselis are in the lower class. Mathilde situation is that she is neither rich nor part of the social class of which she feels she is a deserving member‚ but Mathilde does everything in her power to make her life appear different from how it is. She lives in a misleading/unreal world where her actual life does not match the ideal life she has in her head. She dreams of an elaborate food-based celebration served
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Solution sto Chapter 2 Problems Accounting Judgements Questions 1. Accounting principles include: (a) Underlying assumptions – basic underlying assumptions that make accounting possible. (b) Qualitative criteria – standards to judge policy choices in conjunction with reporting objectives. (c) Measurement methods – ways to measure results and financial position. 2. The importance of establishing a document such as the IASB’s Framework is that this material helps standard setters when
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CHAPTER 3 Application of Social Sciences in Human Life Social Sciences concern people’s relationship and interactions with one another. Sociology can be defined as the science that deals with human relationship. It is the study of how human beings relate with each other‚ how each individual relationship has been influenced by other people and patterns which are formed out of their interactive relationships. Sociology emphasizes group relationships and total social environment. Sociology studies
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Chapter One: Meaning‚ Nature‚ and Scope of Sociology 1.1 Definition Sociology is a new branch of social science‚ which primarily focused on society (social behavior). The term Sociology comes from the Latin “socius” meaning “companionship” and the Greek “logos”‚ meaning “science or study”. Literally‚ therefore‚ sociology means the study or the science of human society1. Sociology concerns on human behavior seeking to discover the causes and effects that arise in social relations among persons
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Northern Caribbean University Department of Behavioural Sciences SOCI 120: Introduction to Sociology Section A Sectional #1 SPRING 2014 Name: D.M ID#:0120123 Date: February 11‚ 2014 Grade: /30 Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (10 points) Instruction: Read each question carefully and circle the letter that corresponds with the response of your choice. 1. The term “sociology” was coined in 1838 by: a. Karl Marx b. Herbert Spencer c. Adam Smith d. Auguste Comte 2.
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Problem 1:Input names of students from the user‚ terminated by ZZZ‚ andcreate a data file GRADES with records of the form:student (string)‚ test1 (integer)‚ test2 (integer)‚ test3 (integer)In this file‚ all test scores should be set equal to 0. Main Program Open GRADES Declare Name as String Call Write Grades Module Close GRADES End Main Module Write Grades Module Display "Enter Student’s Name‚ ZZZ to quit” Input Name While Name <> "ZZZ" Write Name to GRADES Write "0 0 0" to GRADES Write newline
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perceptions and meanings are what this essay is about. It is called social construction. The essay focuses more explicitly on the social construction of environmental problems and issues. It does this by looking at examples of how and why certain societies can come to consider certain natural phenomena as environmental threats or issues‚ and asks the question of whether their perceptions are right or not. It focuses the concept of social constructionism and determines the relevance of it in environmental
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Problems form Corporate Finance 1. Compute the following: Present Value | Years | Interest Rate | Future Value | $227‚382 | 20 | 5 | | | 16 | 17 | $886‚073 | $25‚000 | 18 | | $143‚625 | $1‚941 | | 5 | $3‚700 | 2. At 9 percent interest‚ how long does it take to double your money? To quadruple it? 3. In 2006‚ a gold $3 coin minted in 1879 was auctioned for $9.000. For this to have been true‚ what was the annual increase in the value of the coin? 4. You can earn 0
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