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Item CHILD-TO-PARENT VIOLENCE: A STUDY OF SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC CAUSES IN ILORIN METROPOLIS, KWARA STATE(Anthropological Institute of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania., 2019) Raji Khalid Olatunji; Raji Abdullateef; Adekeye Deborah Shade; Abdulbaqi Salihu ZakariyaObjectives. Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is gradually attracting interest all over the world. Therefore, it is becoming a social problem. It has severe effects on the parents and the children. This study observed the socio-demographic causes of CPV in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara State. The study examines the association between the offender’s religion and engagement in nancial CPV. Also, there is an interest in the association between offender’s age and involvement in psychological violence. Finally, there is an interest in the association between offender’s gender and engagement in physical CPV. Material and methods. In 2018, data were retrieved using a questionnaire with 258 copies found to be valid. The respondents were selected using multistage sampling, entailing cluster, simple random and purposive stages of sampling. In terms of gender, 57% of the respondents were male with 43% being female. In terms of age, 2% of the respondent were aged 18 and below; 25% aged 19-29; 33% aged 30-40, 32% aged 41-51, and 8% aged 52 and above. Results. Offender’s religion is not related to engagement in nancial CPV, [C (1, N=258) = 0.59, ² p=0.44]. Offender’s age is related to involvement in psychological violence [C (1, N=258) = ² 18.4, p=0.001]. Offender’s gender is related to engagement in physical CPV [C (1, N=258) = ² 32.1, p=0.001]. Conclusions. The study revealed that religion is not a signi cant factor in uencing CPV. Age and gender on the other hand are signi cant factors. Grounded on this, the study recommends that non-governmental organizations could be established to educate the general public on the issue of CPV and its dangers.Item Gender, Work and Better Family Life among Employees of Banks in Ilorin Metropolis(Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. Springboard Journal, 2015) Sulaimon M Oriyomi; Muhammed Abubakar Yinusa; Raji Abdullateef; Abdulbaqi Salihu ZakariyaWork is an indispensable human endeavour whether it is being paid for or not. The human society believes that work is something one has to do which may be drudgery and not necessarily pleasurable. Gender plays an important role on work and family life of many nations. Family life in many societies has witnessed a lot of changes as a result of work. It is on the basis of this that attempt is made in this study to examine the connection existing among gender, work and better family life. The study was conducted among employees of banks in Ilorin metropolis in 2012. Primarily, questionnaire method was used to obtain data from the selected respondents while personal interview was adopted to supplement data obtained from the main research method. The major finding is that employees of banks varied in terms of demographic data and work has no relationship with better family life among employees of bank based on gender. Therefore, it is recommended that management of banks should encourage more role expansion for their workers so that employees can continuously maintain better family life irrespective of gender.Item Organizational Factors Affecting Employees’ Commitment: A Study of Global Soap and Detergent Industry, Ilorin(Department of Sociology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti., 2017) Abdulbaqi Salihu Zakariya; Alaya Hafeez Ibrahim; Isiaq Abdulwaheed Atanda; Balogun Obasanjo SolomonAll commitment-based organizations have come to term with believe that employees organizational commitment contributes in no small measure to workforce stability, better customer service, increase business performance and productivity. In this study therefore, the researcher explores the factors which are likely to affect employees' organizational commitment in a manufacturing industry. A quantitative survey was conducted and data was collected by personally administered questionnaires from 147 respondents consisting of both management and staff of Global Soaps and Detergent Industry Ilorin. The data collected was processed and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics including Chi square and SPSS version 20. The results reveal that there is a significant relationship between different organizational factors and commitment of staff of the industry. Regression Co-efficient results also show that all factors that predicts organizational commitment are positively related. Factors affecting the organizational commitment of the workers include reward support from supervisor favourable conditions of the job among others. This Study has implications for managers HR Practitioners by exerting efforts in a way that organizations can easily retain their experienced human capital and reduce turnover. The findings also recommend that commitment-based organizations need to continue to reinforce organizational support for their staff to strengthen organizational commitment.Item Perception of Ijumu People of Kogi State of Rural Rebound as a Permanent Solution to Economic Recession(Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2017-06) Raji Abdullateef; Muhammed Abubakar Yinusa; Joseph A Oluyemi; Abdulbaqi Salihu Zakariya; Adeshina Ibrahim Olawale; Sulaimon M OriyomiNigeria as a nation is today experiencing economic downturn and there have been a lot of efforts and suggestions towards resolving this problem. Rural development is vital to the economic exigency of any nation. This Is due to the fact that a sizable number of people live there and they contribute a great deal of both human and raw materials for industrial processes. It is for this reason that the study looked at rural rebound as a lasting solution to economic recession in Nigeria. To achieve the research objectives, the study used the survey method and multi-stage random sampling was employed to select 215 respondents. Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSSIPC) Version 20.0 was used to analyze the quantitative data. The statistical methods employed in the data analysis were cross-tabulation, the percentages and the mode. Chi-square was then used to test the hypotheses that were formulated. Findings show that there is significant relationship between rural rebound and economic development.. It was also discovered that rural people were also affected by this economic recession. The study recommends based on these findings that government should embark on discretionary spending that are aimed towards development of rural areas as they are the best route to diversifying the economy of the country and with this, the economy will regain its lost strength quicklyItem The Social Significance of Kolanut in the Igbo Tradition of Nigeria. Ilorin Journal of Sociology(Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin., 2013) Nwosu, Florence; Muhammed Abubakar Yinusa; Raji Abdullateef; Abdulbaqi Salihu ZakariyaThis paper discusses the significance of kolanut as a symbol of life and hospitality in Igbo tradition. The importance of Igbo kolanut (oji Igbo) in Igbo people's ceremonies cannot be overemphasized. Igbo people from the southeastern Nigeria are globally known for their rich culture. Traditionally, apart from burial ceremony, every other ceremony like reconciliation, oath taking, traditional marriage ceremonies and a host of other ceremonies are graced and opened with the presentation and the breaking of the kolanut. Igbo Kolanut is paramount in any occasion that ancestors are meant to partake in. Upon the intrusion of Western cultures which foreign religion signposts kolanut still represents the traditional Igbo values and practices striving against the upsurge of Christianity and foreign cultures in every social occasion in Igbo land. Since tradition is a way of life of people, in spite of all that may have been presented to visitors in Igbo homes or in Igbo social gatherings, it is the inclusion of or the initial presentation of oji that signifies acceptance, happiness and good heart toward the visitors. It is therefore recommended that the celebration of kolanut as a symbol of life and hospitality should be encouraged and should also bepassed on to the future generations of the Igbo people for the growth and preservation of Igbo tradition