Causes and Consequences of Rapid Erosion of Cultural Values in a Traditional African Society
Joint Authors
Ajiboye, O. E.
Odunsi, S. O.
Wahab, E. O.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-07-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wahab, E. O.& Odunsi, S. O.& Ajiboye, O. E.. 2012. Causes and Consequences of Rapid Erosion of Cultural Values in a Traditional African Society. Journal of Anthropology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wahab, E. O.…[et al.]. Causes and Consequences of Rapid Erosion of Cultural Values in a Traditional African Society. Journal of Anthropology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wahab, E. O.& Odunsi, S. O.& Ajiboye, O. E.. Causes and Consequences of Rapid Erosion of Cultural Values in a Traditional African Society. Journal of Anthropology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463788