Sudan: A Sociological Study
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date published 18/04/2008
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The largest country in Africa, the Republic of Sudan has been the victim of famines, unstable military rule, coup detats, violation of human rights issues, and one of the most violent civil wars in the continent. Spanning an area of 2,503,890 sq km with a population of 37, 090, 000 in 2002. Sudan is situated in northeastern Africa, and is surrounded by the Sahara desert in the north, Ethiopia in the southeast, Egypt in the north, and Libya in the northwest. The life expectancy in the country is 54.0 years for men, and 56.9 years for women (2001). The paper will also examine the various political, religious, economic and sociological impacts that the country experiences on its overall development.
Table of Contents
- Research Findings:
- Dependency theory.
- Religion and politics.
- Democracy and dictatorship.
- Ethnic-cultural divisions.
- Women and development.
- Agrarian reform and the politics of rural change.
- The political economy.
- Social ills, social problems, and health related issues.
- Trade and Globalization.
- Conclusion.
