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The Influence Of Socio-cultural Variables On Marital Stability Among Couples
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Statement of the Problem Marital instability is one of the painful
experiences of life. The wish of every married man and woman is to spend
their life time together and joyfully till death part them. However,
this is not usually the case all the time because at a particular period
in their lives, frictions do arise which leads to a near or total
collapse of the marriage. And this is one of the inevitable challenges
that accompany marriages. Socio-cultural factors such as religious, age,
socio-economic status, social class, educational background,
personality, traditional values etc influence the marital stability of
marriage among couples are very important variables in marital stability
but the relevance of these factors are not recognized by many couples,
no wonder there are breakages in many homes as a result of no love, lack
of understanding, lack of compatibility, disparity in age, in
education, religion and social classes. Many for instance, have failed
to realize that when couples are of diverse culture (inter-ethnic
marriage), there is need to respect each other’s culture since this
translates to respecting the person you married and subsequent marital
stability. These days marriages fail due to lack of tolerance, lack of
mutual trust, lack of patience, non-child bearing, no effective
communication, lack of good marital altitudes, similarities between
couples, lack of maturity and poor socio-economic status. Finally, when
couples are not from same socio-cultural background, and do not have the
value system and norms, they tend to vary in understanding of
themselves and lack of understanding no doubt, creates conflict, and
instability in marital union. Other factors that can break up marriages
or bring about conflicts in marital vows include age difference,
language barrier, low socio-economic status, religious differences and
incompatibility and so on. Based on the above identified problems, the
researcher set out to examine the influence of socio-cultural variables
on marital stability among couples in Lagos metropolis.
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Purpose of the Study The major purpose of this study is to determine the
influence of socio-cultural variables on marital stability among
couples in Lagos State.
Other objectives of this study will include to:
2. Examine whether there is difference between religion and marital stability among couples.
3. Find out whether there is difference between ethnicity and marital success among couples.
4. Determine whether there is influence of communication on marital stability.
5. Investigate whether socio-economic status has an impact on couples’ marital success.
1.4 Research Questions The following research questions will assist the conduct of this study:
1. Will there be a significant influence of socio-cultural variables on marital stability among couples?
2. Will there be a significant difference between ethnicity and marital stability?
3. Will religious backgrounds of couples influence their marital stability?
4. Is there any significant influence of socio-economic states of couples on their marital stability?
1.5 Research Hypotheses The following research hypotheses will be formulated for testing in this study:
1. There is no significant influence of socio-cultural variables on couples’ marital stability.
2. There is no significant influence of ethnicity on couples’ marital stability.
3. There is no significant influence of religion on couples’ marital stability.
4. There is no significant influence of communication on couples’ marital stability.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]The study attempted to investigate the influence of socio-cultural variables on couples’ marital stability in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study employed the descriptive research survey for the assessment of the opinions of the respondents. The questionnaire was used to collect vital information for this study. A total of 160 (one hundred and sixty) respondents were sampled for this study to represent the entire population of the study. Four null hypotheses were test ... Continue reading---
