AFRICA, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY

This course presents an overview of the study of the major aspects of the African society. It seeks to explore some aspects of culture, society and the African religions. The course will draw lessons from a wide range of scholarly responses to the questions of culture and the African society in general. It should be noted that understanding the components and regional variations of cultural patterns and processes is critical to human geography. The course shall examine the meaning of culture and society; and endeavour to show how we can apply this knowledge to our own African background. Africa is caught up in a changing world situation; it must find ways of how to meaningfully adjust itself. Africa has been forced to abandon its ways, and to take on what is ?new?. It is therefore, important that Africans learn about their culture, values and history, so as to be aware of what can be preserved as the heritage of Africa.