1701. THE LOGIC OF CAPITAL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RESISTANCE IN CHRIS ABANI’S GRACELAND

Chapter 1: The Logic of Capital and the Possibility of Resistance in Chris Abani’s GraceLand

Among its many concerns, Chris Abani’s GraceLand is particularly interested in the possibilities of resisting the forces of global capitalism in the postcolonial era. Set primarily in Lagos during the 1970s and 1980s, its narrative follows Elvis Oke, his friends, and his family as they grapple with the forces of socioeconomic oppression and military terror in pos...

1702. RESILIENCE OF NIGERIAN WIDOWS IN THE FACE OF HARMFUL WIDOWHOOD PRACTICES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. ―Elizabeth Edwards, Resilience: The New Afterword

In this study, I explore issues of resilience and strength in Nigerian widows as they undergo trauma and stress, not only from the loss of their spouses but also from certain rites that characterize widowhood in Southwest Nigeria. Scholars such as Kate Young and Uche Ewelukwa maintai...

1703. AN EXAMINATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH CLASS RANK AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL ADJUSTMENTS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

My goal as an educator is to provide students with educational opportunities that positively impact their academic outcomes and overall lives. I strive to create learning environments that foster growth and development in students, engage students in meaningful and relevant learning experiences, provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in life, and ultimately allow students to feel fulfilled and satisfied as they...

1704. A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF LEADERSHIP IN THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA: A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF ITS IMPACT ON THE ACQUIRED LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF EXPATRIATE NIGERIAN POSTGRADUATES

ABSTRACT

The primary trouble befalling Nigeria and its Niger Delta has been described as a failure of leadership. At various periods during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Nigeria endured a bloody civil war and years of repressive military rule. Violence in the Niger Delta region, widespread brain drain, and frequent strikes that disrupted academic calendars at universities had serious ramifications for the region’s educational system.

This study explores for...

1705. IN SEARCH OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE: ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES CONFRONTING WOMEN IN BANKING AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING FIRMS IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

In this study, I explore the challenges that hinder married women’s access to work-life balance as they juggle between family and work roles. The research shows that long working hours, competitive workplace, and unstable economy in Nigeria prevent married women who work in the banking and management consulting firms' from achieving work-life balance.

However, research findings fail to support the contention that gender stereotypi...

1706. GLOBAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS: THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON PUBLIC’S REACTIONS TO H&M, DOVE, AND NIVEA’S MEDIA CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES AND NIGERIA

Chapter 1. Introduction

Public relations is faced with challenges such as cultural differences, misrepresentation of the target audience/public in media campaigns, and one size fits all strategies. This study explores how culture plays a significant role in global public relations, brand reputation, and the position of multinational companies in the global marketplace using Nivea, H&M, and Dove as a case study. The issue of culture as a signific...

1707. TREATMENT WITH PROTEASE INHIBITOR AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIABETES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH HUMAN IMMUNE VIRUS/ ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (HIV/AIDS)

ABSTRACT

Background: The possibility of an association between the use of protease inhibitors (PI) by HIV/AIDS patients and the occurrence of T2DM mellitus (T2DM) is largely debated. Medicare recipients are disproportionally affected by T2DM. Unfortunately, evidence is unavailable from that particular segment of the population. Clinical management of HIV/AIDS is progressively expanding to include chronic/metabolic complications, which may pose a significant economic...

1708. FOOD CHOICE DECISION-MAKING AMONG SCHOOL-GOING ADOLESCENTS AMIDST THE NUTRITION TRANSITION IN URBAN ACCRA, GHANA

ABSTRACT

Like many countries of the world, Ghana is experiencing a nutrition transition and rising non-communicable diseases. Adolescents are susceptible to diet-related health risks as they experience significant physical and psychological changes, which are happening in tandem with food environment changes, including widespread proliferation of large portion and package sizes of energy-dense, nutrient-poor foods. Both local and multinational food and beverage companies have encour...

1709. Fatherhood and Fatherland in Chimamanda Adichie's "Purple Hibiscus"

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION:  SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Purple Hibiscus, by third-generation Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie, is (at its most basic level) a coming-of-age tale. Fifteen-year-old Kambili and Jaja, her older brother, must face political unrest, uncaring classmates, and a strict home life. They also must deal with a father whose severe abuse will leave lasting scars—both physical and emotional. A close critical reading, however, reveals Purple H...

1710. DEMAND AND SUPPLY FACTORS AFFECTING MATERNAL HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION PATTERN IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Given poor maternal services utilization and associated high maternal mortality risk in Nigeria, we document policy-amenable supply and demand factors impacting women’ use of skilled ANC and institutional delivery services. Using a cross-sectional design, we analyzed data from the Nigeria State Health Investment Project health facility and household surveys on 418 health facilities and 3,726 women with a pregnancy within 24 months prior to survey living in 241 geograp...

1711. CROSS ROADS OF THE LIVING AND THE DEAD: NECROPOLITICS AND MARKET LOGIC IN CHRIS ABANI'S GRACELAND

ABSTRACT

This thesis argues that Chris Abani’s 2004 novel Graceland presents the austerity programs imposed on Nigeria in the 1980s as a form of financialized necropolitics. Through its representation of the entanglement between transnational capital interests and repressive state security forces, Graceland offers new ways of theorizing neoliberal governance and its relationship to the construction of what Achille Mbembe calls “death worlds.” In the novel, the stat...

1712. CORRELATES OF MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE USE AND WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES USING ANTENATAL CARE IN GHANA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Abstract

The pace of improvements in maternal mortality has been slow in Ghana. While Ghana’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) decreased from 635 per 100,000 live births to 319 per 100,000 live births between 1990 and 2015, the country failed to meet the 75% reduction target set by Millennium Development Goal (MDG) goal 5A, to reduce maternal mortality ratio by 75% between 1990 and 2015. Antenatal care (ANC) is critical to improving maternal morbidity and mortality and child dea...

1713. ASSESSMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND INTENTION TO TAKE HPV VACCINE AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

Nigeria has some of the highest rates of cervical cancer morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Both the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) and cervical screening are effective prevention strategies against both HPV infection and cervical cancer. Lack of awareness, limited knowledge, limited decision-making agency, lack of spousal support and stigma are barriers to uptake of these preventive measures. Given patriarchal structures and norms through which men control...

1714. Accepting or Opposing The Status Quo: A Look at The Women Characters in Mariama Bâ’s So Long a Letter (1981) and Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2003)

CHAPTER 1.

INTRODUCTION

My Personal Experience

My personal experience with patriarchy in Africa has inspired my interest in the study of how African women oppose and/or accept the status quo of patriarchy. I come from a long line of strong African men and women who are opinionated, and I have seen most of their decisions be determined by their gender and patriarchy. My maternal grandmother gave birth to four children with my grandfather, but after her third child...

1715. THE INFLUENCE OF FILM AS A MASS MEDIUM ON SECOND-WAVE MILLENNIALS – A STUDY OF NIGERIAN YOUTH CULTURE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1Background to the study

This study sets out to examine the influence that film has had on the youth culture in Nigeria, particularly among the second wave of millennials i.e. those born between 1995 and 2004.Mass media has existed in many different formsthroughout the yearsand tends to affect many aspects of society and everyday life.Films have been known to have both positive and nega...

1716. THE REPRESENTATIONS OF IGBO MONARCHY IN NOLLYWOOD FILMS OVER THE TWO DECADES OF 1996 TO 2015

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

In our consumption-oriented and mediated society, much of what comes to pass as important is based often on the stories produced and disseminated by media institutions. Much of what audiences know and care about is based on the images, symbols, and narratives in radio, television, film, music, and other media. How individuals construct their social identities, how they come to unde...

1717. Foundations of Memory: Effects of Organizations on the Preservation and Interpretation of the Slave Forts and Castles of Ghana (Masters theses)

Abstract

The historical understanding of a place is bent to the will of the passage of time, but is susceptible to the pressures of entities that lay claim to the space. The memory of forts and castles dispersed along the tropical shorelines of Ghana have been remembered, forgotten, and rediscovered several times over the span of five centuries. But how has their story been changed? What is privileged and created for the collective memory and what h...

1718. EFFECTS OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUTH IN IJEBU ODE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background To The Study

Unemployment is a global phenomenon, but it is more prevalent in most developing countries of the world, with resultant social, economic, political and psychological consequences (Ayinde, 2008; Emeka, 2011). One of the pressing challenges facing the Sub - Saharan African economies today is the trend of unempl...

1719. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF SDGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION IN MINNA, NIGER STATE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study

It is commonly acknowledged that education is a key component of sustainable development and that it is essential for reducing poverty, advancing social inclusion, and stimulating the economy (UNESCO, 2015). Within the given context, it is worth noting that the United Nations, in the year 2015, took the initiat...

1720. ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH INFORMATION ON ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AMONG THE YOUTH ( A CASE STUDY OF MALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA)

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

The need for health information can be traced back from ancient information societies. History shows how ancient nomadic people needed health information for prevention, care and cure of diseases. Information is used everywhere on daily basis (Savolainen, 2000). Information use may...

1721. ASSESSING THE IMPORTANCE AND EFFECT OF FIRST AID IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT A CASE STUDY OF ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY UNIT FMC ABEOKUTA OGUN STATE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

Accidents are one of  the  phenomena  that  have an impact on increasing cases of morbidity and mortality in the community. One of the factors that cause the increase in  cases  is  the provision  of  first  aid, especially at  the  pre-hospital stage which is not appropriate. In this case...

1722. EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN ON STUDENTS’ PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH: A CASE STUDY OF MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Language is a form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. Nigeria pidgin is a variety of language and an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two population having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary an...

1723. CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RAPE AND IT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON THE VICTIM: A CASE STUDY OF OF IBADAN GARAGE IJEBU ODE OGUN STATE

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study: Rape is a sexual assault and criminal offense that is often happening all over the world through fo...

1724. ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF NOLLYWOOD MOVIES ON CULTURAL IDENTITY AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTH. A STUDY OF STUDENTS OF NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study: Throughout the course of history, various worldviews have consistently discerned the moral inclinations of individuals across the globe. Indeed, this statement holds true not only for Nigerians but also for individuals hailing from various other nations. The aforementioned statement elucidates the overarching cognitive pers...

1725. BREAST CANCER SCREENING KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFS OF NIGERIAN WOMEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES

Background

Breast cancer remains a significant global cause of cancer death and disability, and one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women, irrespective of race and ethnicity (Hasnain, Menon, Ferrans, & Szalacha, 2013). Early breast cancer detection through screening has been proven to be the key to reducing mortality and morbidity rates caused by this disease (American Cancer Society [ACS], 2017). Although there has been an overall decrease in the mort...