Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

A Sociological Analysis OF Social Vices IN Nguru Local Government, Yobe State, Nigeria

Mohammed A. N. A. Imam, Suleiman Mohammed

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The study focuses on a sociological analysis of social vices in Nguru local government. Social vices generally are bad traits, unhealthy and negative behaviors that are against the morality of society and frowned at by members of society. The main objective of the study is to investigate and document the nature of social vices and to identify the factors responsible for social vices to design an avenue in order to ensure an effective and drastically reduction of social vices. Social vices are an all-encompassing fundamental existing and pervasive predicament that engulf almost entire human social life, as well are type of problems that jeopardize the social life of Nigeria, and Nguru local government area in particular. Both primary and secondary methods of data collection were used. Data was analyzed by using qualitative method. The findings of the study reveals that, the main types of social vices in the study area are, girl child rape, stealing of cell phone, drug abuse, displacement of newly born babies, prostitutions and their consequences to the society. The study also revealed the youth unemployment has also been said to be responsible factor increase crime, civil disorder, lack of adequate parental care, poverty and immoral behavior facilitate social vices. Society generally should take care to measure the nature of behavioral aspects in the community; mothers should play a special role by training their offspring good conduct and habit to meet the required expectation of general society. Professional and religious organizations are expected to promote and avenue of peace living conditions via the spirit of their area of specialization

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A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL VICES IN NGURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT, YOBE STATE, NIGERIA, Mohammed A.N.A.Imam, Suleiman Mohammed GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019


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