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The Sales And Usage Of Secondhand Clothing Among Nigerians
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1.2RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In this study, an attempt was made to provide answers to the following questions.
i.What are the meanings attached to the sales and usage of secondhand clothing by people?
ii.What are the reasons why people use and sale secondhand clothing?
iii.What categories of people use secondhand clothing?
iv.What are the business strategies involved in the sales of secondhand clothing?
v.What are the problems associated with the sales and usage of secondhand clothing?
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The
main objective of this study is to investigate social construction of
sales and usage of second-hand clothing in Alimosho local government
area of Lagos metropolis. This is however divided into the following sub
objectives;
i. To know whether there is any meaning attached
to the sales and usage of second-hand clothing by people of Alimosho
local government area of Lagos metropolis.
ii. To ascertain the reasons why people use and sell secondhand clothing
iii. To identify the categories of people that use secondhand clothing Alimosho local government area of Lagos metropolis
iv. To identify the business strategies involved in the sales of secondhand clothing.
v. To examine the problems associated with the sales and usage of secondhand clothing.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This
study will be of great importance to policymakers in the sense that it
will be an assistance to make rightful and necessary policy that will
encourage and favorable to Nigerian textile industry, individual have
found that thrift stores often reflect the community in which they
reside and quality clothing with the tags still in some wealthier
neighborhoods. Also, Goodwill found to be expensive, as far as thrift
store goods or cloth cheaper than new one. Their prices are definitely
higher, but it does seem that they do a better job of filtering out
junk, spouses often believe that the level of income determines the
purchasing power, researchers and general public in the sense that it
will assists them to know the adverse effect of social construction of
sales of usage secondhand clothing, causes and solution to the
consumption.
The Nigeria Demographic Health Survey(NDHS)
significantly emphases that an ideal vehicle for studying not only the
linkages between secondhand clothing usage and health and demographic
outcomes. This study will help to solve current or existing problem as
it affect Textile Company in Nigeria. It will also help the government
in terms of planning and budget revenue in the appropriate ways putting
all things into consideration such as what the people so desire. This
study would raise various suggestions and recommendations that will go a
long way to minimize these problems and their attendance effects.
Student writing their research project on similar topic will be guided
as the finding and recommendations will be serve as a map, pointing them
to the path to treat. Undertaken a study of this nature will expose the
researcher to rigorous and challenging exercise of writing a project,
which need a lot of concentration handwork and patience.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigate the sales and usage of secondhand clothing in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State. Social construction, sales and usage of secondhand clothing. Certain conditions compel individual into taking decisions and actions. Sales and usage of secondhand clothing is a major occupation, for which, Igbo people are famous. With the economic downturn, more Igbo people have taken to the sales of secondhand clothing. Today, sales of secondhand clothing are no longer exclusive I ... Continue reading---
