#ethnic differences

Couples can be ethnically different, but it’s important to have similarities

Relationships in general are challenging, and coming from different cultural backgrounds can create its own set of challenges. As intercultural marriages continue to increase, it’s important to acknowledge and understand how different cultural backgrounds are likely to impact marriages and family life of the couples you work with.

Couples can be ethnically different, but it’s important to have…

For couples with ethnic and cultural differences it’s important to acknowledge and understand how different cultural backgrounds are likely to impact marriages and family life

Did you know that in 2016, 31.6% of couples married were born in different countries, and 13.9% were born in the same overseas country. 54.5% of couples married were both born in Australia (ABS, 2016).

Relationships in general are challenging, and coming from different cultural backgrounds can create its own set of obstacles. As intercultural marriages continue to increase, it’s important to…

Introduction: Forensic anthropology is a branch of physical anthropology which interacts with other disciplines pertaining to the understanding of crime and its investigations. Many human features have been used  to  estimate stature  from  skeletal remains  and  body parts  owing  to the  established relationship between stature and different parts of the body.

Aims: The study was carried out to establish standard anthropometric values for stature estimation by using hand length in the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria between January -April 2010.Methodology:A total of 407 right hand dominant students (210 males and 197 females) aged 18 –35 years who were purely of Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba origin by both parents and grandparents, are included in this study. Each person has been studied for measurements of stature, hand length and handbreadth.

Results: No significant difference was observed in stature and hand dimensions between the Igbos and Hausas. However the Yorubas are significantly shorter and have shorter hands than the Igbos and the Hausas. The males are significantly taller than the females in all the three tribes and have longer hands than the females in the Hausas and Igbos. Both the sexes of Yorubas are significantly shorter  than the  Hausas  and have  significantly  shorter hands  than  the Hausas  and  Igbos when comparison was made between same sexes. The Yoruba females have shorter but wider hands than the Hausa females. No significant difference was observed in stature and hand dimensions between the Hausas and Igbos when compared between same sexes. Regression equations for estimation of stature were formulated for each ethnic group and both sexes.

Conclusion: The study supports the fact that variations are present not only between races but also among  ethnic  groups, thus  formulae  derived for  one  ethnic group  and  both sexes  may  not  be applicable  to  other ethnic  group  and sex. This  study  therefore provides  standard  anthropometric values and regression equations for the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria..

Author(s) Details

A. I. Numan

Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

M. O. Idris

Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

J. V. Zirahei

Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

D. S. Amaza

Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

M. B. Dalori

Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B.1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

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Mapping the Scale of the Narcissism Epidemic: Increases in Narcissism 2002–2007 Within Ethnic Groups

  Article in Journal of Research in Personality · December 2008 DOI:  10.1016/j.jrp.2008.06.014 2 authors:   Jean M. Twenge San Diego State University 111 PUBLICATIONS  12,334 CITATIONS Joshua Foster University of South Alabama 51 PUBLICATIONS  2,821 CITATIONS   Brief Report Mapping the scale of the narcissism epidemic: Increases in narcissism 2002–2007  within  ethnic groups Jean  M.  Twenge…

Undoubtedly, the #BlackLivesMatter grassroots movement has gained tremendous traction with national media and various members of the public since its launch in July 2013. A movement birthed after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Black teen Trayvon Martin—yet still without the desired changes to dismantle structural racism. A book I read recently along with my personal…