The current study discusses the social and psychological studies conducted on the concept of the social responsibility, as well as the symbolic interactive trend as a theoretical basis for interpretation; moreover, di...The current study discusses the social and psychological studies conducted on the concept of the social responsibility, as well as the symbolic interactive trend as a theoretical basis for interpretation; moreover, discussing the social responsibility in the light of family variables. The aim of this study is to investigate the family variables, including domicile, parents＇ education, their age, the type of work they do, family size, and family income. As to the social responsibility＇s dimensions for sample selected for this study; hence, it includes personal, ethical, national, environmental, health, and social responsibility. The current study adopted the descriptive approach along with a demographic data form and the social responsibility＇s scale. The sample selected consisted of 330 female students from various colleges within King Abdulaziz University. The results indicated that there was an impact on all the variables, thus such impact was in favor of those living in rural areas as to the ethical dimension and in favor of urban people as to the dimensions of accountability, parents＇ level of education, parents＇ seniority, working mothers, greater family size, and higher income.展开更多
This paper seeks to do three things： （1） examine the linguistic situation of Cameroon; （2） identify the language（s） used in education; and （3） discuss whether in the light of the social linguistic evidence, t...This paper seeks to do three things： （1） examine the linguistic situation of Cameroon; （2） identify the language（s） used in education; and （3） discuss whether in the light of the social linguistic evidence, the current choice of language for education （English） is well motivated. The methodology employed is a socio-lin some randomly selected urban centers in Cameroon for example, Buea, Bamenda, Kumba, guistic survey of etc.. The results suggest among other things： （1） that Cameroon is a highly multilingual country with over 280 home languages and （2） that while English is the language for Anglophone education, Pidgin English is actually the predominant language and the first language for most Anglophones. Based on these findings, the author proposes Pidgin English as the choice language for early education in Anglophone Cameroon （the southwest and northwest regions）. Pidgin English is the only language which expresses Cameroonian reality. It is spoken by more than 70% of the population. It is the only language that is not associated with a particular tribe, religion, or with a specific colonial government.展开更多
文摘The current study discusses the social and psychological studies conducted on the concept of the social responsibility, as well as the symbolic interactive trend as a theoretical basis for interpretation; moreover, discussing the social responsibility in the light of family variables. The aim of this study is to investigate the family variables, including domicile, parents＇ education, their age, the type of work they do, family size, and family income. As to the social responsibility＇s dimensions for sample selected for this study; hence, it includes personal, ethical, national, environmental, health, and social responsibility. The current study adopted the descriptive approach along with a demographic data form and the social responsibility＇s scale. The sample selected consisted of 330 female students from various colleges within King Abdulaziz University. The results indicated that there was an impact on all the variables, thus such impact was in favor of those living in rural areas as to the ethical dimension and in favor of urban people as to the dimensions of accountability, parents＇ level of education, parents＇ seniority, working mothers, greater family size, and higher income.
文摘This paper seeks to do three things： （1） examine the linguistic situation of Cameroon; （2） identify the language（s） used in education; and （3） discuss whether in the light of the social linguistic evidence, the current choice of language for education （English） is well motivated. The methodology employed is a socio-lin some randomly selected urban centers in Cameroon for example, Buea, Bamenda, Kumba, guistic survey of etc.. The results suggest among other things： （1） that Cameroon is a highly multilingual country with over 280 home languages and （2） that while English is the language for Anglophone education, Pidgin English is actually the predominant language and the first language for most Anglophones. Based on these findings, the author proposes Pidgin English as the choice language for early education in Anglophone Cameroon （the southwest and northwest regions）. Pidgin English is the only language which expresses Cameroonian reality. It is spoken by more than 70% of the population. It is the only language that is not associated with a particular tribe, religion, or with a specific colonial government.
