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Urban-Rural Contrasts in Political Values in Eastern Nigeria

Urban-Rural Contrasts in Political Values in Eastern Nigeria Urban-Rural Contrasts in Political Values in Eastern Nigeria DAVID R. SMOCK Accra, Ghana OVER THE PAST fifteen years many important studies have appeared on the process of urbanization in Africa.' These works have assessed the cause of migration to urban centers, the sorts of voluntary associations formed by migrants within the urban context, the politics of urban areas, the social relationships that new migrants establish, the effects of urban living on family structure, and culture transfer from rural to urban areas. Little systematic work has been done, however, on the question of the impact life in an urban setting has on the attitudes and outlooks of those who have migrated from rural areas. The study discussed in this paper attempts to assess the impact of the "urban experience" on attitudes toward decision-making and power among Ibo migrants to the city of Enugu in Eastern Nigeria. The study was under- taken in 1963 and thus refers to the situation in Eastern Nigeria as it existed before military rule and the civil war. In 1963 Enugu was a city of 100,000, most of whom were Ibo migrants. The rate of migration into Enugu can be judged from the fact that http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies) Brill

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 1971 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0021-9096
eISSN
1568-5217
DOI
10.1163/156852171X00284
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Abstract

Urban-Rural Contrasts in Political Values in Eastern Nigeria DAVID R. SMOCK Accra, Ghana OVER THE PAST fifteen years many important studies have appeared on the process of urbanization in Africa.' These works have assessed the cause of migration to urban centers, the sorts of voluntary associations formed by migrants within the urban context, the politics of urban areas, the social relationships that new migrants establish, the effects of urban living on family structure, and culture transfer from rural to urban areas. Little systematic work has been done, however, on the question of the impact life in an urban setting has on the attitudes and outlooks of those who have migrated from rural areas. The study discussed in this paper attempts to assess the impact of the "urban experience" on attitudes toward decision-making and power among Ibo migrants to the city of Enugu in Eastern Nigeria. The study was under- taken in 1963 and thus refers to the situation in Eastern Nigeria as it existed before military rule and the civil war. In 1963 Enugu was a city of 100,000, most of whom were Ibo migrants. The rate of migration into Enugu can be judged from the fact that

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Journal of Asian and African Studies (in 2002 continued as African and Asian Studies)Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1971

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