HARMFUL TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL PRACTICES IN NIGERIA Tolulope Monisola OLA (PhD) Department of Sociology‚ Faculty of the Social Sciences‚ Ekiti State University‚ Ado-Ekiti‚ Ekiti State‚ Nigeria. Cell phone: +234 8139389466 E-mail: tolulopeola2003@yahoo.co.uk Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Objectives 3. Main Contents 4. Meaning of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 5. Different Types of Harmful Traditional and Cultural Practices in Nigeria 6. Consequences
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much male dominance and present in sport? Male participation in sport has always been overpowering compared to the number of females. Why is this so? Looking back in history to the ancient Olympics we see the same result. Males were more dominant and females were not even allowed to compete and only un-married females were allowed to spectate. As we move on through the years the presence of females in sport continues to grow but the sporting scene is still succumbed to male dominance and presence
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Prepared by Eric Leong#444001 Is playing mahjong a good entertainment? Introduction Mahjong is a traditional Chinese game that requires skill‚ strategy‚ and calculation‚ as well as a certain degree of luck in order to defeat your opponents. It is a good leisure for people relieving boredom and gathering with friends. However‚ Mahjong is also popularly played as gambling which may lead to plenty of issues. Therefore‚ playing mahjong has always been a debate among people. The aim of this paper
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Mistakes. Harmful or Beneficial? Have you ever wondered how the microwave came to be? Or how some scientists were able to find ancient artifacts? Was it luck or just a hunch? Mistakes are a key part of discovery. Without mistakes we may have never been asking ourselves the questions we ask today? How did it happen? First and foremost‚ Mistakes offer an idea or thought one may have never thought of. For example‚ in "How a Melted Bar of Chocolate Changed Our Kitchens‚" Percy’s chocolate bar melted
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The article shows the effect of stereotypes in entertainment media‚ with the focus on the misrepresentation of women. As well as showing how individuals opinion and thoughts and their behavior can be affected by stereotyping within entertainment media. The author expresses how media uses sex to sell their products with efficiency and by doing so women are seen as objects. Through media individual absorbed it making it the social ‘norm’. The authors claims the misrepresentation of women with reasoning
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SPENDING HABITS OF THE YOUTH ON ENTERTAINMENT IN THE CITY OF JAIPUR Youth is the backbone of our country. They form the robust part of our Indian economy. The term youth is considered to be the period of maximum i.e‚ maximum energy and maximum potency. They are also considered as nation builders. It is very important to understand them in terms of their needs‚ desires‚ aspirations‚ activities etc. In this time‚ Youth has become more confident‚ independent and is willing to be as powerful and capable
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Cyberbullying and Its Harmful Effects on Teens Teens have nowhere to hide. Cyberbullying is increasing alongside of advances in technology. Most teens now have access to electronic communications and the Internet‚ making them easy targets for cyberbullying. Cyberbullies are using e-mail‚ cell phones and the Internet to cause emotional harm‚ harass‚ threaten‚ ridicule‚ and exert control over their victims. Additionally‚ cyberbullied teens are committing suicide at an alarming rate. Cyberbullying
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land of Shiva and Krishna‚ the dream of the Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi‚ the nursery of temple and mosques is inside my country. She is first and foremost in my thoughts. I love India‚ my motherland. India‚ the biggest democracy and one of the oldest civilsations of the world is the second most populous country into the world‚ after chain. Indians are courteous people. My country has produced warrior like Puru‚ Ran Pratap and Shivaji and leasers like Jawaharlal Nehru‚ Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
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Country Lovers The story portrays the apartheid system. Paulus: * He is a white upper-class Afrikaner. * Truly in love with Thebedi‚ his love for her is growing. The love is genuine. They have grown up together‚ therefore they have a strong. His love for the white girls is only of a physical love‚ it is superficial. Is Thebedi just entertainment? * He is not as emotional as Thebedi. Thebedi: * She is a farm worker. She is from the worker-class. * Strong love for Paulus
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According to the March 6th 2007 issue of Conservative Politics: U.S. ‚ President George W. Bush was quoted as saying‚ "There are people doing jobs Americans will not do. Many people who have come into our country are helping our economy grow. That is just a fact of life" (Illegal Aliens: Helpful or Harmful to America? 1). Increasingly fewer educated‚ native-born American workers are unwilling or unable to perform the strenuous jobs that don ’t even require a high school diploma…but immigrants are. According
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