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{"title":"Family Support and Social Reintegration of Adolescent Offenders in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo","authors":"J. N. Lokenga, Paul Norvy, Stephen Asatsa","doi":"10.47941/jas.1370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.1370","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Having a strong family support is one of the most important factors contributing to successful rehabilitation and especially among adolescent ex-offenders and thereafter gain a sustainable livelihood. This study sought to examine the role of family support in the social re-integration of adolescent offenders in Kinshasa city. The study was grounded on strain theory as proposed by Merton (1957) as well as pm system theory. \u0000Methodology: Mixed methods research approach focusing on explanatory sequential design was adopted. Data was collected from a sample of 345 individuals including 330 adolescents and 15 key informants using questionnaires, FGDs, and key informant interviews. The study participants were selected from three localities, Kisenso, Limete, and Matete and Kisenso, using stratified sampling technique and purposive sampling. \u0000Findings: Findings on adolescent offenders’ perception on family support indicates that, 10% (n=33) of adolescent offenders expressed low perceptions of family support; 82.7% (n=273) had moderate perception of family support while 7.3% (n=24) have high perceptions of the support received from family members. The study also found a positive albeit rather weak correlation between family support and social reintegration of adolescent offenders, with a Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) 0.377. From the findings, the ANOVA tests revealed that, family support (F=1.962, p=0.018) has statistically significant influence on social reintegration of adolescent offenders. The study concludes that, family support was found to be a predictor of social reintegration as family financial, material, and emotional support is needed to influence readjustment and social functioning of affected individuals. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: From the study, it was recommended that, different stakeholders including the government, NGOs, the religious organizations and individual philanthropists should support the family in her role to provide material and non-material support towards their adolescent ex-offenders for effective social re-integration.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123794337","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}

{"title":"Nyerere’s Socialism and African Politics in Relation to Development","authors":"Simon Njuguna Waitherero","doi":"10.47941/jas.1285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.1285","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the Ujamaa philosophy and what it advocated as fostered by Julius Nyerere. The work relates the Ujamaa philosophy with socialism and how the combination of the two can be applied in advancing the African political leadership. The paper further exemplifies on the hindrances of application of Ujamaa and suggests ways through which the philosophy can be advanced.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116996643","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}

{"title":"Media and Murder in Military Barracks: Sociological Analysis of the Murder of Isaah Mobila in the Northern Region of Ghana.","authors":"E. Alhassan, M. S. Sayibu","doi":"10.47941/jas.1200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.1200","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Military brutalities continue to occur in Africa notwithstanding a momentous drop in military coups. Military-civilian relations are still problematic and complex since in some cases civilians die in military custody. This article is a sociological study and analysis of how Ghana’s Convention Peoples Party’s Northern Regional Chairman, Issah Mobila was brutally murdered in military custody in Tamale, the Northern Regional capital and the effect the murder had on the family and the people of the Region. \u0000Methodology: The study was purely qualitative hence qualitative procedures and processes were used. Interview guides as well as observation were used for the primary data while the secondary data were sourced via internet and written documents like the newspapers. The data were thematically analysed and, in some cases, individual responses were quoted verbatim. \u0000Findings: The study asserted that Mobila was murdered by the military hence two of the military officers were convicted. The study also asserted that Mobila was wrongly accused by the security services and murdered in military custody. The study found that the family of the deceased continued to suffer psychological discomfort hence the elder’s son contemplated committing suicide. The Regional Security Council gave conflicting statements which angered the youth and the opinion leaders which created insecurity in the municipality resulting in hunger in the capital of Tamale as food sellers refused to sell for the fear that they might be killed. Also, the wives of the military men in the barracks also seized going to the market for fear of reprisal. Tamale therefore came to a standstill in the midst of heavy military patrols in the municipality. Media reportage was prominent as the murder issue was discussed thoroughly. \u0000Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: This murder case was unprecedented in the history of the military in Tamale hence it provoked calls on government to ensure cordial and effective relationship between the civilian population and the military to obviate a recurrence. Constant lectures and dialogue on military-civilian relationship are being encouraged in order to strengthen coexistence between the military and the civilians.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130684618","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}

{"title":"Relationship between partnership and the sustainability of institutionalized child care in Lira City, northern Uganda","authors":"David Ekwang Otto, D. Mwesigwa","doi":"10.47941/jas.1122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.1122","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study assessed the relationship between partnership and the sustainability of institutionalized child care in Lira City, northern Uganda. Specifically, three objectives guided the study, namely; to examine the relationship between networks and sustainability of institutionalized child care, to examine the relationship between coordination and sustainability of institutionalized child care, and to determine the relationship between collaboration and sustainability of institutionalized child care. As a consequence, the paper reverts to three selected variables of partnership, that is, networks, coordination and collaboration vis-à-vis sustainability of institutionalized child care. \u0000Methodology: A mixed approach was used and data were collected using a structured questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale and an interview guide. The study was based on Forebelian principles and attachment theory. Statistical data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (linear regressions). Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. \u0000Results: The study established a positive and significant relationship between networking and sustainability of institutionalized children's care (R2 =.362, Coef. =.425) as it increases the sustainability of institutionalized child care by 36.2%. Further, the findings revealed that coordination increased sustainability of institutionalized children's care by 47.7% since it produced an adjusted R2 of.477. The regression coefficient of.477 suggested a strong and positive correlation. Finally, it was established that a significant correlation exists between collaboration and sustainability. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The study recommended that the government should partner with institutionalized children's homes since partnership is one of the fundamental mechanisms in promoting sustainability. Also, there is need for capacity building through trainings on partnerships organized by either the government or NGOs, and further studies may be conducted to examine other factors that affect the sustainability of institutionalized children’s care apart from partnerships. Consequently, the results contribute to the national policy on child care centers seeing that they are becoming more instrumental in caring for the vulnerable children.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127853901","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}

{"title":"A perspective on the relationship between partnership and sustainability of child-care organisations in Uganda","authors":"David Ekwang Otto, D. Mwesigwa","doi":"10.47941/jas.1121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.1121","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to discuss the relationship between partnership and sustainability of child care organisations in Uganda. This was largely so because it has become clearer that modern day child-care organisations lack ability to continue operating beyond the donor or sponsorship yet sustainability is a key ingredient in child-care organisational initiation. This limitation has placed cumulative burden on child-care organisations wishing to enhance their sustainability by ensuring that they put greater emphasis on partnerships in terms of coordination, networks and collaboration both from within and without. And bearing in mind the countless trials and the signal of dearth of partnership through networks, coordination and collaboration in not-for-profit child-care organisations in Uganda, the motivation of this study is on how Ugandan child-care organisations can achieve sustainability in the competitive 21st century.   Methodology: The study adopted a desk review method, some earlier theories on child-care as well as various literatures on each of the three constructs of networks, coordination and collaboration are debated as a base for drawing recommendations to different stakeholders. Results: It can be noted that for sustainability to be achieved in a child-care organisation, emphasis needs to be put to the three issues of networks, coordination, and collaboration. Unique contribution to theory, policy and practice: The outcomes of this analysis are helpful to the different theories and policies on child care organisations in northern Uganda and the country in general.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127886241","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}

{"title":"CASE MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS LIVING WITH HIV IN KIBRA SUB-COUNTY, NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA","authors":"Jophash Mwamba, Paul Norvy, Wilkins Ndege Muhingi","doi":"10.47941/jas.1007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.1007","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study sought to examine the influence of case management on the resilience of adolescents living with HIV in Kibra Sub-County, Nairobi, Kenya. Mainly, the study aimed to assess the effect of the healthy domain, safe domain, schooled domain, and stable domain interventions on the resilience of adolescents living with HIV in Kibra Sub-County. \u0000Methodology: The study was anchored on Resilience Theory, Empowerment Theory, and Case Management Model and adopted a cross-sectional descriptive design. The study used a sample size of 165 adolescents living with HIV aged between 10-19 years and 16 key informants. A stratified sampling technique was used to select adolescents living with HIV, while key informants were selected through a purposive sampling technique. The study used questionnaires and interview guides to collect data. \u0000Findings: It is observed that case management interventions explained 80.0% of the resilience of adolescents living with HIV. More importantly, the study found that healthy domain, safe domain, schooled domain, and stable domain interventions had a positive and significant effect on the resilience of adolescents living with HIV in Kibra Sub-County. The case management interventions contributed significantly to the resilience of adolescents living with HIV in informal settlements. The most significant predictor of resilience was stable domain interventions, followed by schooled domain interventions, safe domain interventions, and healthy domain interventions. \u0000Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that organizations or facilities dealing with adolescents living with HIV need to strengthen health education training, viral load monitoring, assisted disclosure, and follow-ups and bolster basic counselling, enhanced adherence counseling, and life-skill training. They should also support needy adolescents with sanitary pads and school fees/levies, monitor school attendance, provide relief food support to families experiencing emergencies, and provide career guidance and business and vocational/technical training. The findings contribute significantly to project management since all development projects aim to build the resilience of beneficiaries and enable them to become self-reliant. In order to support the findings that successful case management contributes to higher resilience and improved wellbeing, the researcher invites more research to identify other variables under case management intervention.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122284512","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}

{"title":"FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO EXISTENCE OF UNETHICAL PRACTICES IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY","authors":"Ben Kajwang","doi":"10.47941/jas.970","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.970","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The success of the insurance industry vastly depend on the ethical behavior patterns of insurance companies, insurance agents, or insurance brokers as they are the persons who have direct relationships with customers. Ethical behavior patterns in turn build up the customer’s satisfaction and trust towards the insurance industry. Therefore, the insurance industry stakeholders must have the knowledge of the key factors that influences existence the unethical behavior in insurance industry if they want to ensure the ethical behavior prevail in the industry. Different factors contribute to these ethical behavior patterns and organizational factors are more important among them. The main purpose of this study was to identify the factors contributing to existence of unethical practices in the insurance industry. \u0000Methodology: In this study, a systematic search was carried using search engines such as Google Scholar, Google Books, Semantic Scholar, Science.gov and ResearchGate, using the keywords; “ethical practices” and “insurance industry”. In total, 52 papers, published until between November 2012 and January 2022, were extracted from these databases. After removing duplicates, the titles and abstracts of these articles were reviewed based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria included all types of studies that examine organizational ethical practices. Exclusion criteria included non-English language articles, articles whose full text could not be accessed, and clinical organization articles due to their different nature. After screening the titles and abstracts of the articles, 46 articles were carefully selected for full text review based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and finally, 34 articles were included in the study. \u0000Findings: According to the findings, researchers have shown that it is impossible to salvage the public image of insurance industry without ethical behavior patterns of insurance companies, among insurance agents, insurance brokers, insurance customers, and other stakeholders. This study further shows that more effort is required to protect the individual salesperson’s reputation as well as that of the entire insurance industry. Ethical behavior has been found to be a key ingredient to the success of every insurance provider and to the insurance industry. \u0000Recommendations: This study recommends that insurance providers should place ethical issues first in their core values in order to uphold and maintain integrity and accountability in their services. It is also recommended that the management in the insurance industry should uphold transformational leadership that embraces honesty and integrity in business operations. Moreover, the management of the insurance companies should ensure that all their sales agents have adequate knowledge of their various insurance policies to avoid instances of guesswork, just in efforts to lure customer to subscribe to the policies, which is merely aimed at liftin","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126067105","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}

{"title":"PRACTICES ADOPTED BY FAMILIES FOR PROVIDING CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN (3-8 YEARS) IN RURAL AREA OF IKWO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA","authors":"Akubue Benedette, N. Calister, David O. Esther, Imaku Veronica, N. Mary, Omebe Chinyere","doi":"10.47941/jas.917","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.917","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The study investigated the clothing selection practices for children among families in Ikwo Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Three specific purposes such as to identify (1) The People that select clothing for children in Ikwo local government area. (2) The factors considered by the families while selecting clothing for children in the area of study (3) features considered by the families while selecting clothing for the children were stated. Three corresponding research questions and two null hypotheses which were tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. \u0000Methodology: A structured questionnaire was used and the questionnaire was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability test which yielded 0.89 was applied. The population was 214, 969 members of families. Multi-stage sampling technique (Yaro Yamen sampling techniques, proportionate stratified random sampling, and purposive sampling techniques) were used to select sample size of 200 respondents. Mean statistic and standard deviation were used to analyze data. Results: Finding showed that only fathers and mothers select clothing for children in Ikwo local government area. many factors and features such as climate change fashion in vogue, colour of the clothes texture and set of the fabric among others are not considered while selecting clothes for children in the area of study. \u0000Recommendation: Based on the findings, recommendations were made that economic empowerment programme sponsored by Ebonyi State government should be extended to Ikwo local government area and that Home Economists in Ebonyi State should carry out enlightenment talk on the right ways to select clothing for children in the area of study.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129492482","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}

{"title":"SOCIAL ROLES OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DIABETES MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS SEEKING CARE AT ST. MARY’S MISSION HOSPITAL, NAIROBI","authors":"Zipporah Wawira Njiru, B. A. Mulemi, S. Njeri","doi":"10.47941/jas.786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.786","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Diabetes is one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of great global public health and development concern. This NCD has adverse effects on the social well-being of patients, their households, and the whole society. The overall objective of this study was to determine the relationship between social roles of family members and effectiveness of diabetes management of patients seeking care at St. Mary’s Mission Hospital, Nairobi. \u0000Methodology: This study drew on descriptive study design, involving quantitative and qualitative methods, particularly closed and open questions. The sample size was 269 respondents included in the study through purposive and convenient sampling. These sampling techniques were preferred in this research since data was gathered from the respondents during their visit to the hospital. The researcher collected data through interviewer-administered questionnaires containing both open and closed questions. Qualitative data was grouped, coded, and categorized, picking on cross-cutting issues, then compiled, analysed, and interpreted accordingly. Quantitative data was coded then entered into Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 for windows. SPSS was used to run frequency distributions and cross-tabulations for analysis and interpretation, and Microsoft Excel was used for graphical presentation. \u0000Findings: The study established that diabetes management is costly and not affordable to many patients. Hence, it affects the social well-being of the patients and their families. \u0000Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: The study recommends free or affordable and available medication for diabetes patients, and continuous awareness programs for patients, family members and the community across all Counties to address the effects of diabetes management on the patients, families, and the Nation. This would contribute to the social well-being of the patients and their families and the Nation's economic development.","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129312445","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}

{"title":"FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 AND THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL RULERS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA","authors":"Zubair Babura","doi":"10.47941/jas.785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47941/jas.785","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The paper examined fight against COVID-19 and the role of traditional rulers in Northern Nigeria. \u0000Methodology: This paper was qualitative in nature because it was based on organized review of related literature and a subtle examination of secondary data. Document analysis was done guided by the study objective. Data for the study was generated from documentary sources while analysis will be affected through content analysis \u0000Findings: The results found out that the traditional leaders in their domains will utilize mobilization machinery at their disposal such as town announcement, announcement during prayers and meetings as well community-based informants, to create awareness and strengthen community surveillance for COVID-19 disease and in the effective distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and relief palliatives \u0000 Unique Contribution to Theory and Practice: The central concern of this paper was to examine the major roles of traditional rulers in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic disease in Northern Nigeria. However, it is the contention of this paper that efficient and effective fight against the pandemic disease would continue to be a mirage if due recognition is not given to the traditional authorities as a critical stakeholder in the health architecture of the region under discourse and Nigeria in general. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":319695,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Advanced Sociology","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131493841","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}