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The Impact of Religion, Personality, Values and Worldviews on Attitudes Towards Human Rights An Empirical-theological Study Among Nigerian Youth
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The Impact of Religion, Personality, Values and Worldviews on Attitudes Towards Human Rights [electronic resource] : An Empirical-theological Study Among Nigerian Youth / by Modestus Chiedozie Adimekwe.
ISBN
9783031657498
Edition
1st ed. 2024.
Publication
Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XV, 368 p.) 2 illus.
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Summary
This book provides a rigorous investigation into the adoption and culture of human rights in Nigeria, with a focus on the human rights attitudes of Nigerian students. Exploring the perceived paradox of enthusiastic endorsement of human rights instruments and their poor application in Nigeria, the author uses an empirical-theological research design to understand how young people in Nigeria evaluate human rights and which factors trigger their evaluation. In doing so, this book is the first to empirically examine the predictors of human rights attitudes among Nigerians and provides new insights into the degree of social significance of the religiosity of adolescents in the country. It also offers a compelling quantitative analysis differences in human rights attitudes among Nigerian youth along religious lines. Given the importance of a culture of human rights in our increasingly diverse societies and the salience of religion on this matter in Nigeria, and across the Africancontinent, this book provides a valuable perspective on the interrelationships between religion, value orientations, personality traits, socio-political context, and human rights. Being concerned with the future of human rights in Nigeria, the author argues that it is crucial to understand 'the religious factor' among Nigerian students today. This book is therefore recommended to educators, especially teachers of Religion Education, and scholars working in educational settings, but will also be of interest to researchers in social sciences, public administrators, and policymakers.
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Language
English
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September 11, 2024
Series
Religion and Human Rights, 11
Contents
Part 1. Religion and human rights in nigeria
Chapter 1. Nigeria's Human Rights System
Chapter 2. Legal, Social and Religious Perspectives on the Status of Human Rights in Nigeria
Chapter 3. Explaining Human Rights Attitudes
Part 2. Explaining Human Rights Attitudes
Chapter 4. Research Design
Chapter 5. Empirical Findings
Part 3. Discussion of salient findings
Chapter 6. The Quest for an Authentic Culture of Human Rights.
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