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The Role Of Social Studies In Correcting Societal Vices And Improving Social Values Among The Youth
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CHAPTER ONE
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to an
ancient Greek philosopher Socrates an unexamined life is not with
living. This assertion was made following the level of moral decadence
in Greek period when Socrates flourished. In an attempt to inculcate a
good moral principle on the youths. He advocate for self examination and
the impact of one’s action and reasons behind it. This morality of an
act is central in philosophical ethics. It deals with what bought not to
be done.
Nigeria society is heavily charged with various social
vices in our various institution such as secondary schools, the student
hardly take time to reflect on the consequence of their action it is
against this back ground that philosophical ethics tries to examine this
is because it has the basic principle needed to include to inculcate in
the minds of the youth. The moral qualities that are needed by every
meaningful society. It is the only discipline that can help the student
reflect on the consequences and implication of their action. It can
eradicate kidnapping, armed robbery, prostitution to mention but a few,
if philosophic would be embarrassed by all and sundry.
A personal or
cultural value is an absolute or relative ethical value. A value system
is a set of consistent values and measures. A principle value is a
foundation upon which other values and measures of integrity are based.
Those values which are not physiologically determined and normally
considered objectives such as a desired to avoid physical pan, seek
pleasure, etc are considered subjective and vary across individuals and
cultures and in many ways coupled with the belief system. Values can be
defined as broad preferences concerning appropriate courses of action or
outcomes, as such values reflect a person’s sense of right and wrong or
what†ought†to be†equal right for all†excellence deserves admiration
and dignity. Values tend to influence attitudes and behaviour.
Therefore,
the role of social studies in correcting societal vices and improving
social values among the youth is over emphasis by scholars who have
written on what is meant by social studies for instance (Mansard 1996)
observed that social studies is concerned with more than just cognitive
development, it is also concerned with shaping behaviour in the
direction of what society considers as desirable for its sustenance and
progress. Social studies is the study of man in his environment. It is
designed to find out how man influences his environment and how the
environments influence him through social studies. The learner is made
to identify the realities of his being the problem emanating from his
interaction/contact with physical and social environment and funding
intelligent ways of solving them from the series of philosophies aims
and
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigates the role of social studies in correcting societal vices and improving social values among the youth. A case study of Abeokuta South Local Government Area. The population for the study involved some selected secondary schools and five school were randomly selected in the area, one hundred (100) questionnaires were developed to collect information on the role of social studies in correcting social vices and social values among the youth in Abeokuta South. The result of the ... Continue reading---
