THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND PREVALENCE OFINSECURITY IN NIGERIA
Socialinequalityisaphenomenonthatcutsacrossallsocietiesandallsocialspheresoflife;however,itissoendemicinNigeria.Itisopinedinthispaperthatthedismalstateofsocialinequalityinthecountrytoaverylargeextent,hasledthecountryintounbearablestateofinsecurity.Although,manyunderlyingfactorshavebeensuggestedtohav...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2020
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Religions' educator
Jahr: 2020, Band: 19, Heft: 1, Seiten: 33-42 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Social Inequality
B Poverty B Social stratification B Insecurity |
| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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