ABSTRACT
The function of social studies in addressing societal vices and improving social ideals among youngsters is investigated in this study. Abeokuta South Local Government Area is the subject of this case study. A hundred (100) questionnaires were prepared to collect information on the role of social studies in correcting social vices and social values among the young in Abeokuta South, the study’s population included some selected secondary schools and five schools were randomly picked in the area. Because it is a social science subject, the analysis found that social studies as a subject is capable of addressing societal vices. More importantly, the findings suggest that in modern society, social vices such as delinquency, drug addiction, and prostitution can be addressed.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to an ancient Greek philosopher Socrates an unexamined life is not with living. This assertion was made following the level of moral decadence in Greek period when Socrates flourished. In order to instill good moral principles in the youth. He is a proponent of self-examination and considering the consequences of one’s actions as well as the reasons for them. In philosophical ethics, the morality of an act is crucial. It’s about what’s supposed to be done but isn’t.
In our various institutions such as secondary schools, students barely have time to reflect on the consequences of their actions. It is against this background that philosophical ethics strives to investigate this because it has the essential elements of ethics. A personal or cultural value is an ethical value that might be absolute or relative. A value system is a set of values and metrics that are consistent. A principle value serves as a foundation for other values and integrity measures. Those values that are not physiologically established and are typically regarded objectives, such as a desire to avoid physical pain, seek pleasure, and so on, are considered subjective and vary between persons and cultures, and are often linked to one’s belief system. Values are broad preferences about proper courses of action or outcomes, and they represent a person’s sense of right and wrong or what “ought” to be “equal right for all.” Excellence deserves respect and awe. Attitudes and behavior are influenced by values. Thus, scholars who have written on what is meant by social studies, such as (Mansard 1996), have overemphasized the role of social studies in correcting societal vices and improving social values among the youth. The study of man in his environment is known as social studies. Through social studies, it aims to discover how man influences his surroundings and how the environment effects him. The learner is forced to confront the reality of his existence as well as the issues that arise from his interactions with the physical and social surroundings. More importantly, these issues can ruin adolescent lives by throwing them in jail, limiting their educational and occupational options, causing unexpected pregnancies, and jeopardizing their future. Furthermore, these issues are economically costly to a society. Many studies from various nations show that delinquency, such as smoking, drug and alcohol usage, and disease-causing sexual behaviors, are all significantly linked. Academic failure and school dropout are also linked to all of these issues. Adolescents who have more than one of these issues are more likely to suffer from the numerous significant and costly repercussions of vices, aggression, drug and alcohol abuse, and hazardous sexual behavior.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The topic of social vices is a cause of concern for everyone in society today, in villages, towns, and cities alike. Youth restiveness is a despicable act perpetrated by a significant portion of our youths in our various communities that can no longer be ignored. It is a combination of action conduct or act that constitutes unwholesome socially unacceptable and unworthy whole activities engaged in by the youth in any community. It is a situation that has resulted in a near breakdown of law and order, low productivity due to disruptions in production operations, an apparent increase in crime rate, harassment of potential developers, and other criminal inclinations.
As a result, the project’s goal is to
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The goal of this study is to find out how social studies can help secondary school students correct societal vices and improve their social ideals. The inquiry will also look into the function of family training and cultural training in raising youngsters who value social ideals.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The purpose of this study is to get answers to the following research question.
1. What is the definition of social studies?
2. What are the different types of social vices?
3. What do you mean by societal values?
4. What is the connection between social vice and social values?
5. To what extent is social studies capable of rectifying societal vices in contemporary society?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This research is crucial because societal vices have become a threat in Nigerian society, with negative consequences such as inadequate upbringing and child training. This study also demonstrates the relevance of mastering social studies as a means of lowering the rate of social vices in our community.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study is limited to a few secondary schools in Ogun State’s Abeokuta South Local Government Area. The research will also focus on the function of social studies in addressing societal ills and enhancing social value among secondary school students.
The following are the schools that were chosen.
1. Asero Abeokuta High School (Egba High School)
2. Kuto Abeokuta’s St. John High School
3. Isabo Abeokuta’s Rev. Kuti Memorial Grammar School
4. Isabo Nawarudeen High School, Abeokuta
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Social studies is the study of people’s actions and relationships as they interact with one another and with their physical and socio-cultural environments in order to achieve their needs.
Social vices: An inappropriate attitude that goes against a society’s standards and culture can be classified as a social vice.
Social values can be characterized as acceptable attitudes that are valuable and reflect a society’s standards and culture.
Society: This can be defined as a place where people live in accordance with the norms and culture that govern them.
Adolescents between the ages of 15 and 22 years old in society are referred to as youth.
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