Abstract
The study examines the relevance of genuine social data in the verification of social theories under the scientific study of social matter. It is premised in social research methodology drawing instances from varied social science matter as they are presently disposed in Nigeria. It adopts a historical research methodology to carefully analyze the performance of some selected social theories namely: the relative-deprivation, frustration-aggression, religious-fundamentalism and ethnic theories using local experiences and data for evaluating them. The study observes that these theories have performed poorly due to the nature of local social research data applied in verifying them. The study believes that these data have become biased due inter alia to the low level of confidence in their sourcing individuals or institution and the fact that some of these data have been poorly extracted initially. It recommends among other things, a growing of the confidence in the nation’s research efforts and institutions and a patronage of local researches through not only provision of funding support for research and scholarship but also in the implementation of existing social research outcomes and recommendations. These the study believes would promote the furtherance and use of more genuine data in social researches in Nigeria.
Highlights
Introduction and Problem StatementPrediction is probably the most important of the major hallmarks of any traditional or modern science
It is premised in social research methodology drawing instances from varied social science matter as they are presently disposed in Nigeria
The current study is justified by the need to identify the factors which often “intervene” in the outcome of social researches that are based on local data obtained in Nigeria – an understanding upon which current stakeholders, policy makers and researcher may dilate
Summary
Prediction is probably the most important of the major hallmarks of any traditional or modern science. Attia (2012) had published excerpts of his interview with the late physicist (Richard Feynman) in his blog quoting the latter’s strong stance on the futility of a social science enterprise, : Because of the success of science there is a kind of pseudoscience, social science which is not a science They don’t do scientific...they follow forms...you gather data, you do so and so and so forth but they don’t get any laws. They haven’t found anything, they haven’t got anywhere yet, maybe someday they will Against such background, it is not a matter for much contestation by researchers, analysts and policy watchers in Nigeria to observe that local social data do not often provide reliable evidence for predicting behavior of social variables in Nigeria albeit at micro or macro levels of analysis. The current study is justified by the need to identify the factors which often “intervene” in the outcome of social researches that are based on local data obtained in Nigeria – an understanding upon which current stakeholders, policy makers and researcher may dilate
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