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The Attitude Of Mother-in-law Towards Daughter-in-law As A Determinant Factor In Marital Stability
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1.6 Significance of the Study
This study is significant because many people will find it useful. Such as:
Married
women who are having problems with their mother-in-laws will benefit
from this study as it will expose them to other peoples experiences and
give them insight into solving their own problems.
Married men who
have to continually mediate between their mother and wife will benefit
from this study as it will help to find a way round the problems.
Mother-in-laws
who have been having a continual conflict with their daughter-in-laws
will be able to use this study to resolve their differences.
Marriage
counsellors, psychologists and clergymen will also find this work
beneficial in their respective fields since they provide both
pre-marital and post-marital counselling to couples to be and couples.
The
society at large will also benefit from this study in the sense that
their level of understanding of the conflict that could arise between
mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is raised and the resolution is
provided.
It will further be useful for future researchers in related discipline.
1.7 Scope of the Study
This
study will be carried out among married women in Lagos State. It will
study the attitude of mother-in-laws towards daughter-in-laws as a
determinant factor in marital stability. The limitation of the study is
that it will not include single ladies and men in Lagos State.
1.9 Definition of Terms
The following terms are defined as used in the study:
Attitude:
it is an opinion or general feeling about something. It is a physical
posture, either conscious or unconscious especially when interacting
with others. It could also be referred to as an arrogant or assertive
manner assumed as a challenge or for effect.
Mother-in-law: she is the mother of one’s spouse.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This had been an attempt to investigate the attitude of mother-in-law towards daughter-in-law as a determinant factor in marital stability, in carrying out this study,Questionnaire on the Attitude of Mother-in-law towards Daughters-in-law as a Determinant of Marital Stability (QAMDDMS) was developed and percentage, mean and chi-square at 0.05 level of significant were used to test the hypotheses. The results of the study show that the communication patterns of daughter-in-law from different cult ... Continue reading---
