Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting

This article exposits the mystification of forests among people residing in proximity to a forest reserve in southwestern Nigeria. The theory of material engagement and the ecology of human development support the position that the forest is a classical motivator of traditional culture. Still, socio...

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Autores principales:	Fausat Motunrayo Ibrahim, Benson Osikabor, Bolanle Tawakalitu Olatunji, Grace Oluwatobi Ogunwale, Olawale Julius Aluko
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Publicado:	Ural Federal University 2021
Materias:	Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:80adb729f41b41e6a6f0f7382441e5472021-11-08T20:25:39ZForest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting2587-61042587-896410.15826/csp.2021.5.3.147https://doaj.org/article/80adb729f41b41e6a6f0f7382441e5472021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://changing-sp.com/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/201https://doaj.org/toc/2587-6104https://doaj.org/toc/2587-8964This article exposits the mystification of forests among people residing in proximity to a forest reserve in southwestern Nigeria. The theory of material engagement and the ecology of human development support the position that the forest is a classical motivator of traditional culture. Still, socio-cultural change is prevalent. As an element of this change, forest-based social cognition warrants systematic examination in the interest of environmental sustainability. This is because the concurrent conveyance of sustainability-promoting immaterial culture across generations is a component of the pathway to a sustainable future. Moreover, systems theory posits that social events affect each other. Since social change is not solitary but encompassing, forest mystification was examined along with other indicators of traditional orientation including attitude towards―religion, ageing, gender; and cultural enthusiasm. The results indicate that forest mystification is still huge and connected with orientations towards ageing and cultural enthusiasm. This exemplifies the Yorùbá social context’s manifestation of continuity as opposed to change in forest culture; and stands in solidarity with traditional African mentality.Fausat Motunrayo IbrahimBenson OsikaborBolanle Tawakalitu OlatunjiGrace Oluwatobi OgunwaleOlawale Julius AlukoUral Federal UniversityarticleSocial sciences (General)H1-99ENChanging Societies & Personalities, Vol 5, Iss 3, Pp 496-520 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Social sciences (General) H1-99 Fausat Motunrayo Ibrahim Benson Osikabor Bolanle Tawakalitu Olatunji Grace Oluwatobi Ogunwale Olawale Julius Aluko Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting
description	This article exposits the mystification of forests among people residing in proximity to a forest reserve in southwestern Nigeria. The theory of material engagement and the ecology of human development support the position that the forest is a classical motivator of traditional culture. Still, socio-cultural change is prevalent. As an element of this change, forest-based social cognition warrants systematic examination in the interest of environmental sustainability. This is because the concurrent conveyance of sustainability-promoting immaterial culture across generations is a component of the pathway to a sustainable future. Moreover, systems theory posits that social events affect each other. Since social change is not solitary but encompassing, forest mystification was examined along with other indicators of traditional orientation including attitude towards―religion, ageing, gender; and cultural enthusiasm. The results indicate that forest mystification is still huge and connected with orientations towards ageing and cultural enthusiasm. This exemplifies the Yorùbá social context’s manifestation of continuity as opposed to change in forest culture; and stands in solidarity with traditional African mentality.
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author	Fausat Motunrayo Ibrahim Benson Osikabor Bolanle Tawakalitu Olatunji Grace Oluwatobi Ogunwale Olawale Julius Aluko
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title	Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting
title_short	Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting
title_full	Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting
title_fullStr	Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting
title_full_unstemmed	Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting
title_sort	forest in the context of social change: traditional orientation and forest mystification in a nigerian forest-reserve setting
publisher	Ural Federal University
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/80adb729f41b41e6a6f0f7382441e547
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Forest in the Context of Social Change: Traditional Orientation and Forest Mystification in a Nigerian Forest-Reserve Setting

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