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The Influence Of Socioeconomic Status And Peer Pressure On Adolescents’ Behavioural Patterns
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The societal norm violations are symptoms of social
problems and the source of deviance is found within the social
structure. This shows that anti-social behaviours expressed by students
or adolescents are reflective of what obtains in the larger society.
Many have agreed that deviant acts perpetrated by students in the
secondary schools are due to negligence by parents, families and
environmental and are responsible for the downward turn in the academic
performance and social adjustment of these students. Therefore, to curb
negative adolescents’ behaviour the teachers, parents and counsellors
should be charged with a great responsibility to help the adolescent
adjust to behaviors like truancy, drop out from school, depression,
fighting, aggression etc. Therefore, it is against this background that
this study is designed to examine the influence of socioeconomic status
and peer pressure on adolescents’ behavioural patterns in Lagos
Metropolis.
1.3 Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of
this study is to examine the influence of socioeconomic status and peer
pressure on adolescents’ behavioural patterns in Lagos Metropolis. This
general aim is expressed in the following specific objectives which are
to:
1. To examine how socioeconomic status influence adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
2. To determine the influence of peer pressure on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
3. To determine the influence of family structure on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
4. To examine the influence of school environment on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
1.4 Research Questions
The research following questions will be answered in this study:
1. To what extent does socioeconomic status influence adolescents’ behavioural patterns?
2. How does peer pressure influence adolescents’ behavioural patterns?
3. How does family structure influence adolescents’ behavioural patterns?
4. To what extend does school environment influence adolescents’ behavioural patterns?.
1.5 Research Hypotheses
The following hypotheses will be addressed in this study;
1. There is no significant influence of socioeconomic status on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
2. There is no significant influence of peer pressure on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
3. There is significant influence of family structure on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
4. There is significant influence of school environment on adolescents’ behavioural patterns.
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