Elias Olukorede Wahab

Causes and Consequences of Rapid Erosion of Cultural Values in a Traditional African Society

The culture of a people is their identity as it affords them due recognition. This paper therefore is aimed at examining the causes and consequences of rapid erosion of cultural values in nigeria. Social change theory was used in this paper. This study was carried out in ado-odo/ota lga, with a sample size of 203. Simple statistics like frequency distribution, percentile were used. Chi-square statistics was used in testing the hypotheses. The study found out that there is a positive relationship between social forces such as colonialism, westernization and erosion of cultural values. Also, it was found that there is a positive relationship between the local family structure and the foreign culture. The study concludes that forceful imposition of foreign culture should be discouraged.

Epistemological Advances in Studying the Demography of Ageing

Abstract This paper identified why many of the social science research guidelines had to be Changed in demography of ageing research. Therefore, attempts were made in this At re-focusing the methodological requirements in demography of ageing research.Methodological triangulation was used to collect data. This include questionnaire, focus Group discussion, in-depth interviews, case histories and documentary analysis. This was to Provide data on both social gerontology and demography of ageing. The paper interviewed More female respondents than their male counterparts. The study discovered that older persons who worked in the informal sectors of the economy Were more economically better than those who worked in the formal sectors. It was also Discovered that gerontological researches are more time consuming than fertility researches.The paper concludes that demography of ageing research is probably easier in developed Countries than in developing countries. The paper emphasized a shift in focus to the impact of old age on the older persons

INTERGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLDS AND WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY IN NIGERIA

Concern about environment is linked with its role in existence of society. Some of the environmental features of our region are: degraded terrains, mainly on the slopes, as the result of deforestations, over use of it for agricultural and livestock purposes, degradation of urban environment especially overcrowded area, reduce of green areas, un controlled interferences in infrastructure, degradation of esthetical elements of landscape etc. For a sustainable economic, socio cultural and ecologic development should be paid importance to the assessment of impact on environment of any kind of activity. The essence of a sustainable development in environment as a unit of co functional elements, outside of which cannot be realised the development of our society. Sustainable development is multifactor and requires the integration of socio economic interest of community, protection of different ecosystems as a value and as an asset, promotion of alternative resources of development, strengthening of people, organizations and other institutions awareness about environment. Providing of environment sustainability of rural area in Gjirokastra region, is a duty that belong to the community, institutions central and local organizations, with the main aim for a sustainable socio economic development.

Socioeconomic Situations of the Elderly within the Context of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria.

It is still unknown how the MDGs have impacted the socioeconomic situations of the elderly in Nigeria. This has become essential to appraise the attainability of the MDGs in Nigeria. Quantitative data were collected through an individual-based questionnaire. Multistage sampling was employed to select local government areas, enumeration areas, and individuals for the study. In all, 810 respondents were interviewed. The study shows that more than 3 out of every 10 female respondents mentioned trading; more than a quarter of their male counterparts mentioned the same. Only 3.5% of the female respondents and 7.5% of their male respondents mentioned investment as their sources of income. A few of the respondents live above a dollar daily. The general response among the respondents is that the impact of MDGs is yet to felt. The paper asserts that primitive capital accumulation via corruption causes poverty for some, increased social inequality, and geographical objectives, which are currently insufficiently alleviated by policy action.