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1 online resource (417 pages) |
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; About the Contributors; Contents; INTRODUCTION; On Culture; On Development; The Thrust and Objectives; Organization; Conclusion; References; PART ONE -- CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL ALIGNMENTS; Overview; CHAPTER ONE. THE EVOLUTION, CONCEPTION AND THEORETICAL MATRIX OF CULTURE; The Evolution of Culture; The Earliest Conception of Culture; The Meaning of Culture in Modern Frame of Thought; Culture has the following characteristics; Elements of Culture; The Complexity and Perspectives of Culture; Theories of Culture; Functions of Culture; Culture Change. |
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Outcome and Properties of Culture ChangeConclusion; References; CHAPTER TWO. DYNAMICS AND MODELS OF SOCIAL AND CULTURE CHANGE; Conceptualizing Social and Cultural Change; Factors of Social Change; Models of Culture Change; Properties of Culture Change; Costs of Change; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER THREE. DEVELOPMENT THEORIES AND CULTURE CHANGE IN NIGERIA; Introduction; The Emergence of Sociology of Development; The Concept of Development; Development Theories; Trends in Development Theory; Towards a New Convergence; Culture and Cultural Changes in Nigeria; Conclusion; References. |
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CHAPTER FOUR. BOKO HARAM IN THEORETICAL CONCEPTION AND SOCIO-CULTURAL MATTERS ARISINGIntroduction; Historical Background of Boko Haram; Activities and Some Attacks of the Boko Haram; Factors Responsible for the Emergence and Sustenance of Boko Haram; Conceptualizing the Boko Haram Insurgence in Theoretical Frames and Approaches; Complementary Socio-Political Strategies to Weakening and Checking Boko Haram's Strength and Menace; Conclusion; References; PART TWO -- SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS, CULTURE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT; Overview; CHAPTER FIVE. CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT; Introduction. |
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Disintegration of Nigerian CultureDevelopment; The Relationship between Culture and Development; Community Development and the Synergy of Cultural Factor in Nigeria; Changing Trend of Political Values in Nigeria; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER SIX. THE FAMILY INSTITUTION AND SOCIAL CHANGE; Introduction; Family Size; Status of Divorce and the Rise in the Emergence of Single-Parent Families; The Pattern of Authority and Division of Labour within the Family; Change in the Economic Functions of the Family; Change in the Sexual Regulation Function; Change in the Reproduction Function. |
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Change in the Socialization Function of the FamilyChange in the Protective Functions of the Family; References; CHAPTER SEVEN. THE PRECARIOUSNESS OF CULTURE CHANGE AND NIGERIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM; Introduction; Cultural Dynamism and its Precarious Impact on Education; Culture Change and the Future of Education in Nigeria; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER EIGHT. CULTURAL PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN OGONI LAND; Introduction; What is Culture?; Development; Sustainable Development; The Confluence; The Challenge of Cultural Practices; Conclusion; References. |
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PART THREE -- RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS AND CHANGE EXPERIENCE. |
| Summary |
The book is an introduction to the study of culture, with emphasis on the dynamism factor intrinsic and susceptible to generating growth, development initiatives and change, especially in religion and other aspects of Nigerian society. The collection of 19 papers is organised into five parts: Concepts and Theoretical Alignments, Social Institutions in Culture Change and Development, Religious Traditions and Change Experience, Votaries and Sectarian Reaction to Culture and Religious Change, and Pastoral Objective and the Management of Cultural Diversity and Change in Christianity. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Religion and culture -- Nigeria.
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Religion and culture. |
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Nigeria. |
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Social change -- Nigeria.
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Social change. |
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Electronic books.
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Iheanacho, N.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kilani, O. Culture, Development and Religious Change : The Nigerian Perspective. Oxford : M and J Grand Orbit Communications, ©2016 9789785420883 |
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9789785420845 (electronic book) |
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9785420841 (electronic book) |
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9785420884 |
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9789785420883 |
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