School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Fertility dynamics and its relationship to Child survival in Siaya district -Kenya
(University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 1997)Qualitative and quantitative data gathered in a survey of 340 women from Siaya in Kenya demonstrate that high fertility in the district is a rational response to the prevalent traditional socio-cultural system which ... -
Gender difference and academic achievement In music among form four students in Kenya 1991-1995
(University of Pretoria, 1999)The purpose of this study was to compare academic achievement in Music between boys and girls at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) level in order \ to find out whether there is gender difference. ... -
A pragmatic analysis of .politeness strategies in Nurse-client interactions in selected public health Facilities in Nyanza province, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2010)The government of Kenya has initiated reforms in the health sector with a major intention that in the coming years, health service provision will become humane, compassionate and dignified.This is in line with the changing ... -
HIV/AIDS and luo culture in Bondo District, Kenya since 1983: a historical perspective
(Maseno University, 2008)The study investigates the cultural beliefs, practices and norms of the Luo Community in relation to the transmission and prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Bondo region from a historical perspective. By focusing on the beach ... -
Christian diversity and community development in VIHIGA District, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2008)Despite the efforts by development thinkers and practitioners to eradicate poverty, it has remained a feature of the society in most Third World countries. This has stirred further global search for better solutions to ... -
Coverage of genetically modified organism (GMO) food crops in Kenya by the Daily Nation newspaper of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2016)The study was intended to assess the coverage of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food crops in Kenya by the Daily Nation newspapers. Public controversies will increase the penetration of the mass media and thereby ... -
A communicative analysis of HIV and aids discourse in Nyanza province, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2009)Communicationis a key ingredient of all aspects of human interaction and is carried out to pass information, exchange ideas or simply to establish a sense of oneness or commonness between two or more interactants. This ... -
The woman's voice in unyago oral poetry: a case Study of swahili- speaking clusters in Kisumu and Its environs
(Maseno University, 2000)This is a study of Unyago songs (poems). It investigates the structure of the songs and their socio-cultural contexts. Among other related issues, the study examines Unyago as a Women's specific institution for ... -
The Persistence of the Belief in and Practice of divination among the Swahili Muslim of Mombasa District, Kenya
(2009)Studies have revealed that people in the contemporary world believe in mystical powers regardless of their social, cultural, political and religious backgrounds. For instance, in spite of the fact that Orthodox Islam has ... -
An evaluation of Kenyan university fashion and Apparel design undergraduate degree programs in Skill training for the apparel industry
(Maseno University, 2013)Worldwide, the evaluation of higher education fashion design programs and the integration of skills for the apparel industry have been recommended. The Kenyan fashion and apparel (FA) industry faced competition in world ... -
Ritualization among the Abanyole: A study of cleansing rituals
(Maseno University, 2007)This study seeks to find out the nature of the function of the Abanyole cleansing rituals. It investigates the Abanyole cultural and religious knowledge transmitted through rituals and the effects they have on the social ... -
Lugha ya kitamathali katika mahubiri ya dini ya kikristu
(Maseno University, 2007)Lugha ni chombo cha mawasiliano ambacho hakiwezi kuepukika katika uwanja wowote ule palipo na maongezi hasa mahubiri. Lugha na dini vina historia ndefu kimahusiano hasa tunaporejelea umuhimu na uarnilifu wa lugha katika ... -
An analysis of musical and socio-cultural Aspects of Luo story-songs of Kenya: The case of Siaya and Kisumu east districts
(Maseno University, 2010)Songs in the past were performed during storytelling sessions and cultural events among the Luo of Kenya. Mainly elderly women who had reached menopause (Pim) told these stories and story-songs. The story-songs were ... -
Selection of clothing items among adolescents in Kisumu town and Mfangano island---Kenya
(Maseno University, 2003)ABSTRACT Clothing is probably one of the greatest sources of disagreement between adolescents and adults. Often parents and teachers have disagreed on personal appearance, habits, behaviour and mannerisms of dressing ... -
HIV/Aids pandemic and its Impact on Land Rights in Kombewa Division Since 1983
(Maseno University, 2008)This thesis has examined the relationship between HIV /AIDS and agranan processes in Kombewa since 1983. It has particularly focused on the extent to which \ HIV/AIDS has impacted on widow's and orphan's land~.rights. ... -
An Examination of Efficiency of the Efforts on Revitalization Of Suba Language of Kenya
(Maseno University, 2010)In nearly every part of the world, languages in contact with others are shifting and disappearing. When languages shrink and finally die, their paren~ cultures risk devastation, the worldview that they represent gets ... -
History and development of the church of God of Tanzania (1956-2005)
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The Influence of Islam on the Bukusu Indigenous beliefs and Practices Surrounding death and <: Inheritance
(Maseno University, 2007)Most indigenous societies have elaborate beliefs and practices that express their way of life especially in relation to death and inheritance. At death, rituals :<ge performed in order to enable the deceased to join the ... -
An Appraisal of S0ren Kierkegaard's Ethical Thought Surrounding His Concept of Decisional Process
(Maseno University, 2011)Kierkegaard has been referred to as the father of existentialism, a view which he seems not to subscribe to. In his philosophy, he claims to have presented a clear ethical position concerning his usage of the decisional ... -
The Place of Identity and Hybridity on Literary Commitment in Bessie Head's Semi autobiographical Works
(Maseno University, 2014)Identity emerges as a kind of unsettled space, or as an unresolved question in that space between a number of intersecting discourses. Likewise, hybridity is a concept that confronts and problematises boundaries although ...