CLASS YEAR 8
SUBJECT: NIGERIAN STUDIES
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TOPIC: GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
AIM: EXPLAIN THE OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Objectives are goals an individual or group aims at to get
the very best of their performance. Some of the general
objectives of social studies include the following:
1. Critical thinking. Social studies teach students about
history and enables them understand how society has
evolved. It also helps students develop an ability to think
critically about societal issues and learn how to address
them based on their understanding of social values.
2. Social understanding: It allows students to develop
an understanding of society and the human condition
3. Integrating Ideas: Social studies involve a number of
subjects including History, Geography and Economics.
Students learn how to integrate ideas from different
disciplines to come up with reasonable decisions so that
they are better able to identify problems affecting the
society
Other objectives of social studies include:
1. Social studies educate students on becoming patriotic
and responsible citizens
2. Social studies teaches us our roles and responsibilities
in the environment we find ourselves
3. It helps us develop critical thinking abilities.
4. Social studies prepare us to participate competently
and productively as a concerned citizen and teach us to
address societal and global concerns using literature,
technology and other identifiable community resources.
Generally, Social Studies educate students on citizenship,
providing them with the knowledge, skills and attitude
that will help them become responsible citizens.
DATE
TOPIC: Sexual Abuse
AIM: explain the meaning of sexual abuse and what
to do when sexually abused
Meaning of sexual abuse: Sexual abuse or sex abuse,
also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual
behavior by one person upon another. It is often
perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of
another. Sexual abuse can happen to men, women
teenagers and even children. Sexual abuse includes:
Rape; Incest; Sexual harassment Etc.
What to do when sexually abused
1. Speak out; do not keep it to yourself when sexually
abused as this would cause emotional imbalance.
2. Confide in a good counselor particularly the school
counselor, your parent or your spiritual guardian i.e. your
pastor.
3. Go for a medical check-up and take medical treatment
if treatment is needed.
Date:
Topic: Drug abuse
Aim: explain the meaning of drug abuse; its forms
and consequences.
Drug abuse: Drug abuse is the abnormal intake of drug
or any other substances. It can also be described as the
illegal or wrong use of drugs and other Substances
Forms of drug abuse
1. Usage of drug not prescribed by doctors
2. Using overdose of prescribed drugs
3. Intake of hard drugs like marijuana heroin, cocaine and
many others
4. Frequent intake of alcohol kola-nut, coffee, analgesic
tablets etc.
5. Habitual, intake of drug even when it is unnecessary
6. Dependence on sleep inducing drugs
CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE
1. Bad company: close contact with those who take
Indian hemp, cocaine may negatively influence someone
to start the bad hobbit.
2. Need to suspend psychological problems. Some
feel the best way to forget or suppress their sorrow,
anxiety, frustration and sadness is to drink heavily,
smoke cigarette or take any hard drug.
3. Need to exhibit negative behavior or face
people. Some people believe that drug intake helps
them to be bold enough to face difficult people and
situations.
4. Easy access to drugs: those who have essay assess
to cigarette, Indian hemp and other hard drugs are
susceptible to drug abuse.
5. Need to keep awake. Some people go into drugs
abuse because of the need to keep awake during the day
or night. Students preparing for examinations are fond of
taking kola-nut excessively to read all though the night.
6. Poverty: Those who are not financially alright prefer
self-medicating to visiting hospital to consult medical
doctor.
Effects and consequences of drug abuse
1. Mental disorder
2. Death
3. Broken home
4. Loss of jobs
5. Abnormal behavior
Effects of drug abuse on the family and society
1. Road accident: Many road accidents occur when
individuals are drunk and are under the influence of
drugs.
2. Failure in family responsibility: Drug addicts most
times fail in carrying out their responsibilities in the
family, especially financial responsibilities because they
would have diverted all their money into buying drugs
thereby neglecting their responsibilities at home
Solution to drug abuse
Drug abuse can be prevented in the following ways
1. The school curriculum: The inclusion of the topic in
primary and post primary curriculum is a good decision
on part of the government. It sensitizes the school
children on what drug abuse is and its effects on their
future.
2. Family awareness: Through mass Media parents
have more information about drug abuse and its effects.
Parents will in turn educate their children and advise
them against it.
3. Public enlightenment programmes on drug
abuse: Government should intensity efforts at educating
parents and youths about effects of drug abuse. Children
in public and private schools should be visited while the
adults (Parents) are reached through hand bills, posters,
bill boards, electronic media programmes etc.
4. Schools: The school authority should from time to
time educate their students on the subject of drug abuse;
special talk should be organized where experts are
invited to educate the student too.
Date:
Topic: Drug trafficking
Aim: explain the meaning of drug trafficking; its
prevention and consequences.
Drug trafficking refers to the illegal act of carrying or
transporting hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, Indian hemp
etc. within or outside the country.
Reasons for drug trafficking
1. Unemployment
2. Bad company
3. Poverty
4. Greed
5. Ignorance
Consequence of drug trafficking
1. Life imprisonment: Those caught and convicted will have a
life jail term.
2. Dents the Nations image: Nations whose citizens are known
for drug trafficking are always avoided. Today many Nigerians
face a lot of embarrassment when they travel abroad because
drug barons have dented our image.
3. Increase in crime rate: Most of those who take hard drugs
always engage in crimes like armed robbery, murder, prostitution
and other social vices.
4. Brings shame to the family: Those caught in drug trafficking
always brings disgrace and shame to their family. People in the
community will avoid them.
5. Untimely death: People who carry hard drugs by swallowing
them sometimes lose their lives.
Prevention of drug trafficking
1. Educating: Children in primary and secondary schools should
be expose to basic fact about drug trafficking. This removes
ignorance and tendency to be hired into the act by drug barons.
2. Provision of more jobs: Government should initiate policy
that will lead to job creation.
3. Poverty alleviation program: The government should
rigorously pursue poverty alleviation programmes. More skill
acquisition centers should be established so that more youth can
learn skills that can earn them income legally.
4. Support for law enforcement: Government should give
more support to NDLEA, police and other agencies fighting drug
trafficking in Nigeria. More funds should be provided and
necessary laws should be made to ease their job.
Assignment
1. What do you understand by drug trafficking
2 List and explain three consequences of drug trafficking
3. Mention 5 ways of preventing drug trafficking
