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Ameliorating Adversity: Supporting Resilience in Low-income Lone Mothers 改善逆境:支持低收入单身母亲的恢复力

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.13189/SA.2018.060801

L. Caragata, Sara J. Cumming, Elizabeth C. Watters

引用次数: 4

How Contextual Factors Fuel Corruption in the Procurement Cycle of Construction Projects 环境因素如何助长建设项目采购周期中的腐败

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060807

Jones J. Kalyongwe, M. Macwan'gi, Balimu Mwiya, M. Muya, Jonathan Tambatamba, Lungowe Matakala, Nalukui Milapo, Khatibu G. M. Kazungu, V. Byusa

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引用次数: 1

Restrictive Labour Migration Policy on Nepalese Women and Consequences 尼泊尔妇女限制性劳工移徙政策及其后果

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.13189/SA.2018.060803

U. Pyakurel

引用次数: 12

The Nigerian Entertainment Industry (Nollywood) Culture and Society Being 尼日利亚娱乐产业(诺莱坞)文化和社会存在

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060804

Yosi Apollos Maton

{"title":"The Nigerian Entertainment Industry (Nollywood) Culture and Society Being","authors":"Yosi Apollos Maton","doi":"10.13189/sa.2018.060804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.13189/sa.2018.060804","url":null,"abstract":"The fight for independence was carried out with a lot of zeal, which the populace embraced with high hopes that these ideologies and promises of our great nationalists would come to fruition within the shortest time possible. Yet, times, opportunities and years have come and gone, still we have nothing or little to show, especially, in the 21st century scenario, where Africa dreams and hopes have been shattered. These ideologies seem unrealistic and the promises are not forth coming. It has little to show except bad governance, crisis, violence, poverty, oppression, marginalization and the moral decay of our rich cultural values and societal structures. One is left with the vexing questions: Where have our great nationalists gone wrong? If indeed their ideologies and promises were realistic, why have the people not grasped their vision and mission, especially the case of the Nigerian entertainment Industry (Nollywood)? Why is it that their creativity promoting very little of these ideologies? Why do they still portray the mentality that they are still puppets in the hands of the colonial master since most of their creativity promotes little of our rich positive cultures and values? Are they not aware that they have tools in their hands that can go a long way to promote those ideologies and fulfill these promises and fan the flame of nation building and promotes its cultural heritage and values until we are there? Why must this great and powerful tool be used as agent of destruction of the Nigerian society and its rich cultural values? Can't they think of lasting legacies that posterity can tell? The paper looks at the brief historical and geographical background of Nigerian society , its ethnic groups and its cultures, then went on to discuss Nollywood and her role in consolidating the development of the Nigerian society and its Cultures. It then went on to look at factors that militated against the effectiveness of Nollywood in promoting national development and cultures. The paper then profers ways forward and round up with a conclusion.","PeriodicalId":21798,"journal":{"name":"Sociology and anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77850628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 3

The Urgent Need for Queer and Feminist Hindu Theology 对酷儿和女权主义印度教神学的迫切需要

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-08-01 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060805

B. Graham, Vikram Sundarraman

引用次数: 3

Pre-retirees' Plan Prior to Retirement of the Local Government Employees in the Province of Palawan 巴拉望省地方政府雇员退休前的退休前计划

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-07-21 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060802

Edison Gabileo

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引用次数: 0

Survival Patterns of Deserted Women in Bangladesh 孟加拉被遗弃妇女的生存模式

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060705

Neaz Ahmed

引用次数: 0

Modernization and Popular Culture: Views from Turkey 现代化与大众文化:来自土耳其的观点

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060706

Ozlem Aydogmus Ordem

引用次数: 3

Empowerment Dynamics and Socio-economic Development: "Relevance to Women in Developing Societies" 赋权动态和社会经济发展:“与发展中社会妇女的关系”

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060701

Joseph Kwasi Brenyah

引用次数: 1

Pragmatic Markers of Voices in Femi Osofisan's Esu and the Vagabond Minstrels Femi Osofisan的《Esu与流浪吟游诗人》中声音的语用标记

Sociology and anthropology Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI: 10.13189/SA.2018.060707

A. Adeniji, S. Olagunju

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引用次数: 1