MEANING, SCOPE AN NATURE OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Social studies can be defined as the study of man and his environment. Social studies can also be defined as… Read More »MEANING, SCOPE AN NATURE OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Social Studies
OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Objectives are goals an individual or group aims at to get the very best of their performance. Some of the… Read More »OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
NATIONAL UNITY AND INTEGRATION
National unity and integration: Nigeria is made up of many ethnic groups who rule themselves through various means based on… Read More »NATIONAL UNITY AND INTEGRATION
HONESTY
Honesty is defined as the quality of being truthful or the act of being straight forward. Attributes/Qualities of honesty Truth:… Read More »HONESTY
CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship means membership of a country, nation or state. A citizen is a legal member of wherever he comes from… Read More »CITIZENSHIP
SOCIALIZATION
Socialization is the process by which a child learns how to do things like other human beings in the society.… Read More »SOCIALIZATION
VALUES
Values is the actual worth of a thing in monetary terms. Values can be seen as the importance that we… Read More »VALUES
CULTURE
Culture is the total way of life of people of a society. It includes the people’s beliefs, language, religion, artwork, dressing, dancing, greetings, technology, etc.
Culture differs and varies from place to place and a society is known by its culture. Culture grows and changes with time. The result of assimilating other people’s belief, customs and traditions through continuous contact is known as “ACCULTURATION”
SETTLEMENT PATTERN
SETTLEMENT PATTERN
A settlement is a place with buildings where people live. Our physical environment determines the type of settlement we have in a particular area. A settlement could be a town or village or an area with many houses built by people or government.
There are two types of settlements.
Urban settlement
Rural settlement