COURSE GUIDE GST 201 COURSE GUIDE GST 201 NIGERIAN PEOPLES AND CULTURE Course Developer/ Writer Dr. Cyrille D. Ngamen Kouassi Department of Sociology/Anthropology Igbinedion University‚ Okada Benin-City Course Editor Prof. Bertram A. Okolo Faculty of Arts University of Benin Benin-City Programme Leader Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National Open University of Nigeria Victoria-Island‚ Lagos Course Co-ordinator Prof. Yesufu Dean School of Arts and Social Sciences National
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Nigerian Culture Today Globalization is something that has left not one place on this earth untouched. Everywhere‚ countries are constantly changing and adapting their cultures to become more industrialized and urbanized – more modern. Nigeria is one of those countries. Like most globalized countries‚ Nigeria has strayed far from the path of traditional culture‚ and adopted numerous new aspects of culture of a global nature. In Nigeria‚ though‚ globalization has occurred rather quickly.
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Jaclyn Dignan Culture Clash Paper 2/1/07 The one thing that humans have a hard time understanding is that animals do not think like humans at all. Their mentality is living off of food‚ shelter‚ and sex. Culture Clash really helped me realize just how confusing an animal’s behavior really is. It’s not impossible to get to an animal’s level of behavior using Pavlov’s operant and classical conditioning‚ which is fascinating. A few of the more confusing things that I have come across are how to actually
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Alex Lee Period 6 Chapter 26 The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (1) • The Indians stood in the path of the advancing white pioneers. • An inevitable clash loomed • Migration and conflict were no strangers in the arid West • After the Civil War‚ the Great West was still relatively untamed‚ wild‚ full of Indians‚ bison‚ and wildlife‚ and sparsely populated by a few Mormons and Mexicans. • As the white settlers began populating the west‚ the Indians began
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seven responses to culture clash‚ including extermination‚ expulsion‚ secession‚ segregation‚ fusion‚ assimilation‚ and hegemony. Culture clash occurs when two different cultures meet and find their ways of life or cultures in opposition. The meeting may occur through migration‚ colonialism or annexation. Those affected by culture clash begin to define themselves in opposition to one another. An attitude of “us vs. them” often develops. The consequences of culture clash are extermination
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While culture is not an easy thing to change‚ immigrant culture should not be totally abandoned but should be molded or shaped into a better fit to America’s culture and society. To avoid culture clashes‚ to continue american culture‚ and to continue the spread of ideas and religious views. Culture clash doesn’t only happen within a country. Culture clashes can affect individual people. This is often why people don’t agree or accept immigrants. The new culture of immigrants is (often times) a problem
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American and Nigerian Culture American and Nigerian cultures are alike in some aspects of life‚ while being dissimilar in other aspects. This idea is clearly exemplified when one compares their own experience and knowledge of culture in America to that description and portrayal of Nigerian culture as seen through Buchi Emecheta’s novel‚ The Wrestling Match. Both of our societies can be looked at as parallel in how teenagers are typically stereotyped‚ rivalry among towns/villages‚ and the attainment
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institutions of the western legal tradition influence the colony of New South Wales and‚ ultimately‚ the development of the Australian legal system? Australia inherited a legal system and a system of government from its colonial power‚ Britain. An understanding of Australian law requires tracing of development of law and legal institutions in England. Britain shares many of the basic concepts of law found in other parts of Western Europe. The underlying concepts and principles of law of Western Europe are
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Communication and the Conflicts between Chinese Culture and Western Culture Abstract There are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of Chinese culture and western culture‚ and it seriously affects the course of communication. So‚ it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultural communication. This is the right way to avoid the cultural conflicts. There are several culture conflicts: the conflicts on privacy
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Cultural Traditions and Healthcare Beliefs of Some Older Adults The following information is based on generalizations. Always note that there will be individual differences in patients and families. The cultural behaviours will also be affected by the acculturation process. Information assembled from a variety of sources by Barbara Dixon‚ Manager‚ Diversity and Immigrant Student Support‚ Red River College‚ 2009 1 Older Patients of Arab and/or Muslim Origin • Dietary issues are important
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