International Journal of Science, Technology and Society

Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019

  • Schooling, Income and Social Position in Different Countries

    Odaci Luiz Coradini

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 78-86
    Received: 17 July 2019
    Accepted: 16 August 2019
    Published: 25 November 2019
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    Abstract: This article consists of the exposition of part of the research results focused on the examination of the relations between economic valorization of formal education and social position. The objective of this research is to take the set of social position indicators with information available in official statistics with compatible variables between... Show More
  • Perceived Effect of Households’ Socio-economic Variables on the Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in CCA in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria

    Kwando Alhassan Saidu, Hajja Mama Ali

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 87-92
    Received: 12 January 2019
    Accepted: 30 March 2019
    Published: 4 December 2019
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    Abstract: The study examined the effects of households’ socio-economic variables on junior secondary school students’ academic performance in CCA in University of Maiduguri Demonstration Secondary School and El-Kanemi Islamic College of Theology, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Survey and ex-post facto research design work was used to collect data on studen... Show More
  • Hybridization of Terrestrial Radio and SNSs for Public Engagements is Synergy for Social Capital in Digital Age

    Moses Ofome Asak, Abiodun Salawu

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 93-99
    Received: 22 July 2019
    Accepted: 21 August 2019
    Published: 6 December 2019
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    Abstract: The use of social network sites (SNSs) by people in and outside work settings has become a global phenomenon and this activity is growing at geometric progression. Consequently, the growth of the use of SNSs as a major communication tool now has a relatively greater importance for organizations’ continual communication with the public and in buildi... Show More
  • Ethnic Identity: Narratives of a Quilombola Community in a Video Documentary

    Cledineia Carvalho Santos

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 6, November 2019
    Pages: 100-106
    Received: 20 July 2019
    Accepted: 20 August 2019
    Published: 9 December 2019
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    Abstract: Ethnic identity has been a much debated theme in the social and human sciences, because it is inherent in the study of human groups around the world. Thus, this article presents a brief analysis of the film narrative elaborated by the Quilombola community New hope of remnants, Located in the municipality of Wenceslau Guimarães (Bahia, Brasil), cuja... Show More