@article{10.11648/j.hss.20251303.16,
  author = {Reuben Turbi Luka},
  title = {32 in Mathematical Construct: A Framework for African Consumerism
},
  journal = {Humanities and Social Sciences},
  volume = {13},
  number = {3},
  pages = {242-253},
  doi = {10.11648/j.hss.20251303.16},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20251303.16},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.hss.20251303.16},
  abstract = {In many African cultures, hospitality is a deeply ingrained concept that emphasizes the importance of community, charity, and mutual respect. Due to factors including increased urbanization and Western influence, higher incomes, and easier access to technology and education, African consumerism is a fast-expanding phenomenon. Three square meals emerged in Europe during the Middle Ages. Breakfast and dinner were the two primary meals at first, and they were simple. During the Industrial Revolution, workers needed extra food to sustain their energy levels throughout the day, therefore, lunch was introduced as a third meal. The concept of 32 meals in Africa is a myth and an illusion when critically considered in comparison with both the idiomatic understanding and the mathematical construct. The general opinion in Africa, as influenced by Western culture, suggests that three square meals is a concept of providing a satisfying and complete daily diet, often-encompassing breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This concept is a far cry from the reality of 32 in mathematical constructs, posing a huge risk to cultural preservation and hospitality in Africa. This paper investigates the mathematical basis of the traditional three-square, a concept used to determine African eating patterns. The paper aims to address the question, How does the 32 meals concept affect biblical and African hospitality practices? To answer this question, the study investigates whether African consumption practices are consistent with the classical mathematical concept of three squares, taking into account the economic state of the African continent. The paper employs a historical Methodology, combining mathematical modeling, cum literature review to demonstrate and validate or otherwise the assertion of three square meals. The mathematical construct of 32 would incorporate formulas, combinatorial designs, graph theory, and network analysis to represent the complex relationships between meals, ingredients, and consumer preferences. This study would use an innovative combination of scriptural, mathematical, and economic models to create a framework for understanding the complexities of African food culture and its consequences for consumer behaviour and hospitality. The paper thus contributes by introducing a novel framework, leveraging on the mathematical construct of 32, to explore, analyze, and predict African consumer behaviour, and to make a clarion call for a return to the practice of true African hospitality as against the 32 meals ideology brought to the Africans by the western society.
},
 year = {2025}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - 32 in Mathematical Construct: A Framework for African Consumerism

AU  - Reuben Turbi Luka
Y1  - 2025/06/10
PY  - 2025
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20251303.16
DO  - 10.11648/j.hss.20251303.16
T2  - Humanities and Social Sciences
JF  - Humanities and Social Sciences
JO  - Humanities and Social Sciences
SP  - 242
EP  - 253
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2330-8184
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20251303.16
AB  - In many African cultures, hospitality is a deeply ingrained concept that emphasizes the importance of community, charity, and mutual respect. Due to factors including increased urbanization and Western influence, higher incomes, and easier access to technology and education, African consumerism is a fast-expanding phenomenon. Three square meals emerged in Europe during the Middle Ages. Breakfast and dinner were the two primary meals at first, and they were simple. During the Industrial Revolution, workers needed extra food to sustain their energy levels throughout the day, therefore, lunch was introduced as a third meal. The concept of 32 meals in Africa is a myth and an illusion when critically considered in comparison with both the idiomatic understanding and the mathematical construct. The general opinion in Africa, as influenced by Western culture, suggests that three square meals is a concept of providing a satisfying and complete daily diet, often-encompassing breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This concept is a far cry from the reality of 32 in mathematical constructs, posing a huge risk to cultural preservation and hospitality in Africa. This paper investigates the mathematical basis of the traditional three-square, a concept used to determine African eating patterns. The paper aims to address the question, How does the 32 meals concept affect biblical and African hospitality practices? To answer this question, the study investigates whether African consumption practices are consistent with the classical mathematical concept of three squares, taking into account the economic state of the African continent. The paper employs a historical Methodology, combining mathematical modeling, cum literature review to demonstrate and validate or otherwise the assertion of three square meals. The mathematical construct of 32 would incorporate formulas, combinatorial designs, graph theory, and network analysis to represent the complex relationships between meals, ingredients, and consumer preferences. This study would use an innovative combination of scriptural, mathematical, and economic models to create a framework for understanding the complexities of African food culture and its consequences for consumer behaviour and hospitality. The paper thus contributes by introducing a novel framework, leveraging on the mathematical construct of 32, to explore, analyze, and predict African consumer behaviour, and to make a clarion call for a return to the practice of true African hospitality as against the 32 meals ideology brought to the Africans by the western society.

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