GNS 201: Nigerian People and Culture

Flashcards on Nigerian People and Culture

What is Redfield's definition of culture?

An organization of conventional understandings persisting through tradition; a shared tradition inherited from forebears and a way of living.

What is White's definition of culture?

The organization of phenomena such as acts, objects, ideas, beliefs, knowledge, sentiments, attitudes, and values that are dependent upon the use of symbols.

What is Taylor's definition of culture?

That complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, customs, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.

What is cultural diffusion?

This refers to the transmission and assimilation of culture traits from one culture to another.

What is a subculture?

A distinctive culture that is shared by a group within a society

Approximately how many languages are spoken in Nigeria?

521

What are the main religious systems in Nigeria?

Christianity, Islam, and Native religions.

Describe the Nigerian family structure.

The nuclear family consists of the father, his wife (or wives in polygamous homes), and their children, while The extended family consists of all the relatives.

What earns and even demands respect in Nigerian society?

Age and position.

What does ethics and discipline focus on ?

It focuses on concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, virtue or vice, justice, or crime.

Define Ethics or Moral Philosophy

The principle of right or good conduct that is in accordance with accepted standards of right and wrong.

What are the two purposes of philosophical study of morality?

Normative ethics and Analytic ethics or Meta-ethics.

Define Discipline

This is the training that is expected to produce a specified character or pattern of behavior, especially that which is supposed to produce moral or mental improvement.

What concepts underlie morality?

Reorientation, morality, values, and development.

What are the moral problems plaguing Nigeria?

Crime and violence, corruption, perversion of justice, cultism, and drug abuse.

What defines a culture in terms of moral values?

Tradition, laws, behavior pattern, and beliefs

In general, what are African religious beliefs?

Nigerians have a rich culture and religious beliefs. Their traditions are oral rather than scriptural. They believe in high and low gods, spirits. They respect the dead, magic, and traditional medicine.

In African societies, why are much rites or rituals connected with pregnancy and childbirth?

To ensure safe delivery, good health, and fulfilment of life

Describe the overview of Nigeria cultures.

Nigeria is a colonial state. The arts and culture were unadulterated until influenced by Western culture and civilization.

About the meaning of Arts, what is the reference's position and definition?

There is no unanimous definition on Arts. It refers to the systematic application of knowledge or skills. It is integral and creative aspects of culture.

What does the concept of culture encompasses?

Language, means of living, arrangement of family life, the focus of group royalties and ways of perceiving the world – both the physical and beyond.

How can Arts reflect cultural health of a society?

The way people dance or sing will therefore reflect the state of the society and that is part of what Arts does.

Before colonial rule, where did the Nigerian State derive its Arts and culture?

Igbo-Ukwu in the East and Nok Culture in the Middle Belt.

To fulfill what constitutional provision did Nigeria attempted to attain economic self-reliance?

Nigeria in an attempt to fulfil the constitutional provision of promoting African unity and to attain certain level of autonomy.

What is self-reliance in regards to economic growth?

Self-reliance is regarded as a kind of independence, it is the ability to think and act without any help and promote initiative

Name any number of those factors which stagnate or militate against the genuine efforts of government to achieve economic self-reliance.

Due to corruption, frequent change of policies and bad leadership in Nigeria.

What does 'self and identity' refers to especially during the ancient times

From the ancient period, it meant the process of adjustment to circumstances and situation around the world. It is an instrument of knowledge in all areas of Psychology

At a moral stage, what should education aimed at?

To help the human race in seeking everyone, especially the youngsters.

In the establishment of the nation, what is the difference from the recent one from the western and historical with that of the local tribes

The process of colonisation has resulted in the Western and historical notion of nationalized identity with local tribes and indigenous local languages into been erosion from this influence.

Today with how rapid the environment has been growing, in what state is the country Nigeria with?

Nigeria has been living with a threat to deepening process in all dimensions.

What is an attitude in terms of Negative Attitude

A hypothetical construct that represents the degree of like and dislike of an item or a person

What negative are currently displayed in Nigeria today especially among the students ?

Exam malpractices, Cybercrime, and cultism

When someone has a negative mind, what is one habit that should be avoided or looked upon

It is a must to not make others feel bad just to help his or her own happiness.