Sociology

Relationship between Contextual Factors, Psychosocial Factors and Hygienic Practices of Tribes in Liberia

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Author: Kpoeh, Henry Eementary (Adventist University of the Philippines) Abstract: This study determined the relationship between contextual factors, psychosocial factors and hygienic practices of the tribes of Liberia. Data were collected from six randomly selected tribes from three regions in Liberia. Convenient, stratified and random sampling techniques were employed to survey 390 household heads who […]

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Semiotic Analysis of Gender Constructions among Facebook Users in Kenya

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Authors: Gerald Otieno Njura (Department of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, Rongo University, Kenya), Dr. Erick Omondi Odero (Department of Linguistics, Maseno University, Kenya), and Dr. Pamela Anyango Oloo Abstract: This study aimed at examining how male and female identities are constructed using visual images posted in particular Facebook Groups frequented by Kenyans. To this end,

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An Investigation into the Sociolinguistics of Asu Personal Names in Same, Tanzania

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Author: Aaron Kileng’a Abstract: Many Ethnic Community Languages (ECLs) in Tanzania are demographically and socioculturally pressured mainly by Kiswahili and English to a lesser extent. The ECLs which were previously used in elementary education, local administration and religious activities currently do not have any place in any official domain and thus are limited to home

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