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Research Article
Vol. 9, Issue 1
Socioeconomic Deprivation and Peer Network Influence on Youth Thuggery and Hooliganism in Nigeria: A Sociological Analysis
Youth thuggery and hooliganism remain persistent forms of social disorder in Nigeria, especially in urban centres and politically volatile environments where poverty, unemployment, weak social control and elite manipulation converge. This paper examines how socioeconomic deprivation and peer network influence youth involvement in thuggery and hooli...