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Item Gender Differentials in Criminal Behaviour in Nigeria(Journal of African Women Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, 2016-09) Sulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed; Muhammed A Yinusa; Raji Abduulateef; Olatunji A Ganiyu; Abdulbaqi S. ZakariyahThe relationship between gender and crime is intense and persistent. Both women and men commit and are victims of crime, but their perspectives, understanding, and interpretation of the crime are likely to be different. While attempts have been made to explain the causes and horrible implications of crime in Nigerian society, not much has been done in terms of research to link gender with commission of crime. Thus, this paper examines the relationship between gender and crime in Nigeria. The paper enunciates the reasons for gender differential in crime and also uses the containment theory and the opportunity theory of female criminality to explain these differences. The Nigerian Prisons Service Statistics on all inmates across all the prisons in Nigeria was considered. Using the available data, the paper contends that women’s crime rates are far lower than men’s crime rates. The paper concludes with suggestions on how to reduce the crime rate of men, by them being closely supervised and discouraged from misbehaviour. Men should also be socialized heavily towards greater empathy.Item Perceived Influence if Ingratiation on Organizational Performance among some Government Ministries in Kwara State(Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Madonna University, Okija, 2018-04) Muhammed Abubakar Yinusa; Raji Abdullateef; Sulaiman Lanre Abdul-Rasheed; Raji Khalid Olatunji; Aliu Fatimah OmotayoIngratiation represents a mundane behavior in business life. It takes place in both public and private sectors. With traditional researches on the subject of influence within organizations often directed on that of management on the subordinates, it is therefore relevant to go in a different direction by examining the perceived influence of subordinates on the management in organizations. It becomes relevant to explore how ingratiation has led to reduced meritocracy. It is in line with this that this study sought to find out the basis on which ingratiation occurs most in organizations. The study was carried out via the lens of the social exchange theory. The data used in this study were obtained from 250 respondents selected with the use of multistage sampling technique. The collected data were analyzed with the use of the Pearson correlation method. The study revealed a strong relationship between the factors of religion, ethnicity, gender and ingratiation leading to low organizational performance. Based on this, the study recommends that organizations should employ the principle of meritocracy in a stringent manner in all issues relating to organizational behavior.