He has committed a drinkable offence: the discourse of alcohol consumption among rural youth in Nigeria

Abstract This article explores how identity and masculinity are framed and negotiated through interactional discourses which are related to alcohol consumption and drinking culture by rural youth in Southern Cross River State, South-Eastern Nigeria. In this culture, young men employ enregisterment of slang, metaphors and subjective narratives to symbolically construct their ideologies of alcohol. The study adopts the community of practice conceptual framework which sets the parameters for social and linguistic practices where language is (re)produced and (re)conceptualised through different forms of participation and engagement. With ethnographic observations, interviews, focus groups and qualitative analysis, I aim to reveal some of the dimensions of identity and masculinity that are enacted in the discourse of alcohol consumption. These include: knowledge of slang and metaphors associated with alcohol and its consumption, projecting an image of a light or heavy alcohol consumer, utilising alcohol as a necessity in resolving conflicts and relating alcohol consumption as a source of strength, toughness and other masculine attributes. I conclude that alcohol drinking culture forms part of the creative agency and social imaginaries of rural youth in defining their authentic social selves and local lifestyles.

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Effect of alcohol consumption and the presence of fatty liver on the risk for incident type 2 diabetes: a population-based longitudinal study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ◽

10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001629 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. e001629

Author(s):

Takuro Okamura ◽

Yoshitaka Hashimoto ◽

Masahide Hamaguchi ◽

Akihiro Obora ◽

Takao Kojima ◽

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Keyword(s):

Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Fatty Liver ◽

Apparent Difference ◽

Heavy Alcohol ◽

Incident Type ◽

Incident Type 2 Diabetes ◽

Alcohol Consumer ◽

The Impact

IntroductionBoth fatty liver disease (FLD) and alcohol consumption have been reported to affect incident type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of FLD and alcohol consumption on incident type 2 diabetes.Research design and methodsIn this historical cohort study involving 9948 men, we investigated the influence of the presence of FLD and the grades of alcohol consumption on incident type 2 diabetes using Cox proportional hazards models. We categorized the participants into the following four groups: none or minimal alcohol consumption, <40 g/week; light, 40–140 g/week; moderate, 140–280 g/week; or heavy alcohol consumption, >280 g/week. FLD was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography.ResultsDuring the median 6.0-year follow-up, 568 participants developed type 2 diabetes. Heavy alcohol consumers with FLD showed a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes compared with the other groups. Moderate alcohol consumers without FLD had a significantly higher risk for developing incident type 2 diabetes, compared with none or minimal and light alcohol consumers without FLD. In contrast, there was no apparent difference in the risk for incident type 2 diabetes between none or minimal, light, and moderate alcohol consumers with FLD. Furthermore, there was no statistically significant difference in the risk for incident type 2 diabetes between a moderate and heavy alcohol consumer without FLD and a none or minimal, light, and moderate alcohol consumer with FLD.ConclusionsTo prevent incident type 2 diabetes, we should acknowledge that the impact of alcohol consumption may vary in the presence of FLD.

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Item Types and Upper Basic Education Students’ Performance in Mathematics in the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria

Journal of Modern Education Review ◽

10.15341/jmer(2155-7993)/01.04.2014/008 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 57-73

Author(s):

Joy Dianabasi Eduwem ◽

Imo Edet Umoinyang

Keyword(s):

Basic Education ◽

Education Students ◽

Cross River ◽

Cross River State ◽

Item Types

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Teachers Characteristics, Related factors and Environmental Education Curriculum Implementation in Secondary Schools in Cross River State, Nigeria

GIS Business ◽

10.26643/gis.v15i2.18903 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 136-158

Author(s):

Eneji Chris-Valentine Ogar ◽

Petters Janet Sunday ◽

Onnoghen Usang Nkanu ◽

Asuquo Edung Etim

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Environmental Education ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Classroom Management ◽

Curriculum Implementation ◽

Education Curriculum ◽

Related Factors ◽

Significance Level ◽

Cross River ◽

Cross River State

This study assessed the influence of teacher’s characteristics and other related factors in the implementation of Environmental Education curriculum in secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research designs were used, survey inferential and Expost facto research design. The study is located in the department of Environmental Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria. Two research questions converted into two hypotheses were formulated for the study. A sample of three hundred (300) respondents were selected using the multistage random sampling technique comprising of twenty five (25) lecturers and two hundred and seventy five (275) postgraduate and final year undergraduate students in the department of Environmental Education, University of Calabar. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire, the instrument administration was done by the researchers and same were collected 100%. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis and regression analysis were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level and 298 and 290 degrees of freedom respectively. The result shows that teacher’s characteristics do significantly influence Environmental Education curriculum implementation in secondary schools. The regression analysis also shows that 6 factors listed impedes the implementation of Environmental Education curriculum, while four were not significant factors influencing Environmental Education curriculum in secondary schools. It was however recommended that teachers with competence in pedagogic knowledge of Environmental Education with classroom management skill should be employed to drive the process, while arrangement should be put in place to make Environmental Education a subject for students to offer and write in final senior secondary school examination among other.

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