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This study aimed at constructing interpersonal helping behaviours that are exhibited among pirate taxi drivers. Amixed methods study emedded design guided thi study. One hundred and sixty nine pirate taxi drivers who were enlisted using cluster random sampling reponded to a survey questionnaire....

Marriage is a fundamental social institution that exists throughout the world. However, marriage mate selection is one of the most important decisions of people’s social life as the possibility of happiness is low in marriage if people do not consider the related significant factors. This study...

The use of computers in developing countries is growing rapidly in recent years, particularly as a result of recent advances in computer technology. An understanding of the ways in which computers are used in developing countries, and of the impact which their widespread use will have on...

There has been a growing concern on the situation of women particularly because of the conscientization , which resulted from the UN women's decade (1976-85) with its themes, "peace", "development" and "equality". Various reasons have been given for the failure to improve on the situation of...

The prime concern of this paper is threefold; to investigate people's beliefs about causation of disease and Illness; to examine the extent to which beliefs about causation are affected by socio-demographic characteristics such as age, educational status and occupational status of respondents;...

This work is based on the data from a research project: The Population Consequences of Agricultural Modernization, funded by the International Develop¬ment Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. I wish to express my gratitude to this organization. The prime concern of this study is to investigate the...

This dissertation is concerned with changes in the traditional extended family system in Zambia.The primary aim of this study was to assess how far the process of family individuation has taken place in the Zambian extended family, as a result of the influence of western education. The data were...

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the relationship between single parenting and indiscipline in selected basic and high schools in Lusaka Urban District. The study sought to: a)investigate the nature and extent of indiscipline among children from single parents,b)examine...

This work presents an analysis of the impact the multipurpose cooperative movement has had on agricultural development, a source of income for the bulk of the rural people, and the social-economic consequences of their development.To assess the effect of the cooperative movement, the study uses...

The study examines and assesses the role of credit unions in Zambia in terms of how they help not only to co-operate and encourage members to improve their savings but also teach them "rational" ways of controlling their finance; investing, earning and providing them with ways in which they can...