DYNAMICS OF AFRICAN TRADITIONAL AND CULTURAL PRACTICE AS A SOCIAL CONTROL MECHANISM: A DETERRENT THEORETICAL ANALYSIS ON THE ALEKWU BELIEF SYSTEM AMONG THE IDOMA PEOPLE IN NIGERIA
Strong traditional and cultural convictions prevalent in many African communities place a premium on deference to established rules and refraining members from abominable or deviant behaviour. These ideas have the potential to exert strong social control by discouraging individuals from acting in a...
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Federal University Wukari
2023-08-01
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