Humanities and Social Sciences

Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015

  • Recommendations of Ads Text (Writing and Visual) that Can Break the Myth: A Lot of Luck of Having Many Children in Indonesia: The Combination Between Semiotic and Sociological Analysis

    Muhamad Gibraltar M.Si

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 64-74
    Received: Jan. 04, 2015
    Accepted: Jan. 29, 2015
    Published: Feb. 13, 2015
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    Abstract: The Purpose of this study was to design the advertisement consists of the counter myth: A lot of Luck of having only two children (Hanya Mempunyai Dua Anak, Banyak Rejeki) that able to break the “Myth”: A lot of luck of having many children (Banyak anak, banyak rejeki) in Indonesia. Moreover, this ads must contain the counter myth: A lot of luck of... Show More
  • An Assessment of Ramp Designs as Barrier-Free Accesses in Public Buildings in Abuja, Nigeria

    Anunobi Anthony Ikechukwu, Adedayo Olatunde Folaranmi, Ayuba Philip, Oyetola Stephen Ayodele, Otijele Godwin Omachoko

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 75-82
    Received: Feb. 03, 2015
    Accepted: Feb. 19, 2015
    Published: Mar. 02, 2015
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    Abstract: Increasingly, concerns about the need to improve the level of accessibility of buildings for the aged and the physically challenged in the built environment especially in public buildings have been raised. This study is aimed at assessing the effectiveness of ramp designs in the Federal Capital Territory Area of Abuja, Nigeria. An adaptive survey w... Show More
  • Human Rights in Ethiopia: An Assessment on the Law and Practice of Women’s Rights

    Endalcachew Bayeh

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 83-87
    Received: Feb. 12, 2015
    Accepted: Feb. 25, 2015
    Published: Mar. 02, 2015
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    Abstract: Historically, women had been subjected to serious marginalization in the male dominated patriarchal society. Discriminatory and stereotyped cultural practices accompanied by weak legal frameworks had a significant place in the women’s suffer. The current regime of Ethiopia has been aggressively working in the revision and enactment of several laws ... Show More
  • On Bridging the Gap in the Sexual Behavior of the Sexes: The Mediating Role of Culture/Environment

    Adedeji Julius Ogunleye, Tosin Tunrayo Olonisakin, Sulaiman Olanrewaju Adebayo

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 88-95
    Received: Feb. 07, 2015
    Accepted: Feb. 24, 2015
    Published: Mar. 04, 2015
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    Abstract: Sexuality is an important component of human life given its implication for sexual satisfaction, reproduction, egalitarianism and the continuity of the human race. The purpose of this paper is to present a review of the literature on cultural sex-role prescriptions for male control and female deference particularly in the Nigerian literature, and t... Show More
  • The Ethio-Eritrean Post-War Stalemate: An Assessment on the Causes and Prospects

    Kidanu Atinafu, Endalcachew Bayeh

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015
    Pages: 96-101
    Received: Feb. 16, 2015
    Accepted: Mar. 03, 2015
    Published: Mar. 13, 2015
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    Abstract: The people of Eritrea declared their formal independence from Ethiopia after majority of its populations voted in favor of separation in the 1993 referendum. Since the secession, governments of the two countries forged cordial relations and concluded different agreements to regulate their bilateral relations. However, the alliances formed and agree... Show More