THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND PREVALENCE OFINSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Socialinequalityisaphenomenonthatcutsacrossallsocietiesandallsocialspheresoflife;however,itissoendemicinNigeria.Itisopinedinthispaperthatthedismalstateofsocialinequalityinthecountrytoaverylargeextent,hasledthecountryintounbearablestateofinsecurity.Although,manyunderlyingfactorshavebeensuggestedtohav...
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Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2018
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Religions' educator
Année: 2018, Volume: 17, Numéro: 1, Pages: 33-42 |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Social Inequality
B Poverty B Social stratification B Insecurity |
Résumé: | Socialinequalityisaphenomenonthatcutsacrossallsocietiesandallsocialspheresoflife;however,itissoendemicinNigeria.Itisopinedinthispaperthatthedismalstateofsocialinequalityinthecountrytoaverylargeextent,hasledthecountryintounbearablestateofinsecurity.Although,manyunderlyingfactorshavebeensuggestedtohavecontributedtothemagnitudeofinsecurityinthecountry,theprevalenceofsocioeconomicinequalitieswithitsattendantresultsinabjectpoverty,highrateofunemploymentamongothers,isthemajorprecursorofchronicinsecurityinNigeria.ThepaperobservedthatsocialinequalityisbecomingmorepronouncedbythewideninggapbetweentherichandpoorandspecificallytheUpperclassandLowerclasscategoriesintheNigeriansociety.Thisstratificationisclearlymanifestedandobviousinalmostallthesocialrelationshipsbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots,amongthesociety.ThispaperbaseditsassumptiononBecker’secologicaleconomictheoryofinsecuritywhichseekstoexplainvariationsininsecurityratesthroughthedifferingincentives,pressures,anddeterrentsthatindividualsfaceindifferentenvironments.Thepaperexaminesthemajorformsofsocialinequalitiesexperiencedinthecountry:socio-economicinequality,politicalinequality,socio-culturalinequalityamongothersandhowtheyhavedirectimpactonthecurrentchallengesofinsecurityinthecountry.Itrevealedthatwiththegrowinginequalitiesamongthepopulace,unsuccessfulindividualsfeelfrustratedanddoeasilytaketocrimetohavetheirendsmet,hence,theunbearablestateofinsecurityintheland.Thepaperconcludedwithpractical solutions towards achieving relative peace and tranquility within the country. |
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ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
Contient: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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