AGUENE, IGNATIUS N. and NGENE, INNOCENT AJA (2025) CULTURAL ELEMENTS, PEACE PROMOTION AND SOCIAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA. ARICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES, 15 (6). pp. 1-13.
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Abstract
Culture is the totality of the ways of life of a people. Sharing a common culture helps to determine the group to which one belongs to and helps to promote peace in the culture area while values control people‘s behaviour and serve as a criteria for evaluating the actions of others. The study found that since the introduction of western socio political and economic power into African traditional society, anecdotal evidence gathered from qualitative and historical literature on the culture and traditions of over 250 linguistic groups in Nigeria was combined with a descriptive and analytical approach. Cultural elements which were critical in peace building in different cultural societies in Nigeria have been neglected or even denigrated. The weakening of the value system was as a result of the influence of other cultures, western education, Christianity, Islam, science and technology and English language as the official language of‘ Nigeria. From the findings, the study recommended amongst others, Nigerians need to appreciate the reality of their indigenous cultural elements to ensure continued peace and stability in Nigerian society. Though the government have made efforts towards social integration and social stability by creating the following institution: National Youth Service Corps, National Orientation Agency, Federal Character Commission National Boundary Commission and Judiciary, the need to be effective and the issue of political corruption has not been properly addressed. Nigeria's quest for a progressive nation calls for a reorientation that will galvanize the corporate spirit of Nigeria to actualize the enormous potential in our diversity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | mrs chioma hannah |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2025 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Aug 2025 10:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5168 |
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