• Influence Of Ebbc Radio Messages On Divorce And The Welfare Of Children In Ebonyi State

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    • The research was carried out in order to provide valuable insight to the influence of EBBC radio messages on divorce and the welfare of children in Ebonyi State.   The result from the interview unraveled why couples are not keeping their conjugal vows in Ebonyi that couples hardly live happily ever after. One of respondents during an in-depth interview said that the reasons for the breakdown of the partnership are (in the perspectives of the former couple): unfulfilled emotional needs, different attitudes towards gender roles (especially concerning work distribution within the family and responsibility of fathers), diverse educational and pedagogical principles, communication problems, absence of dyadic coping and conflict solving strategies, different priorities regarding spare time and family time, strong professional engagement and long workdays of men.

      From the female perspective, alcohol abuse was problematic, whereas men estimate sexual problems as a source of conflict. It was concluded that the more willing spouses are able to demonstrate these noble traits in their marriages, the more chances they have to avoid divorce. It was recommended that couples should ensure their partners are their best friends not just their partners

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]INTRODUCTION1.1 Background of the studyMarriages before the end of the 20th century were bonded with traditional rites and taboos. Marriages, whether solemnized in court, church or mosque are usually binded with legal vows to love, honour and cherish till death do them part, divorce rate was therefore, seemingly negligible (Karney, Story and Bradbury, 2013).Unfortunately, most of such rites and vows are apparently becoming unrealistic in this present dispensation of new morality, which places hi ... Continue reading---