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The Role Of Infertility In Marital Dissolution
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1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The
purpose of the study is to examine closely the experience of
infertility among couples. This would be done by creating an awareness
of their documented experiences and how modern methods in medicine can
impinge on couples with infertility issues and help in reviving ailing
marriages. Also relationships or predictors of infertility such as
Education, Occupation and Sexual dysfunction among other variables would
be examined. Also , the relationships of infertility with variables
like Stigmatization , frequency of quarrels among couples , quality of
relationship with spousal family and willingness to divorce would be
examined .The consequences of infertility would be explored from the
theoretical standpoint. It is anticipated that the findings of this work
could be used in guiding future legislations especially on the role of
ARTs and the alternatives available to couples with these problems.
Furthermore,
government should be aware of these new trends and help in subsidizing
cost of treatment and also help in creating enabling environment that is
related to policy issues in this area.
The rationale for the study
bothers on the importance of the stability of the family and couples as
these affect the immediate networks of the family such as the extended
family, friends, work ties indirectly. It also impacts socially and
economically psychologically, emotionally and even spiritually.
The
various alterations in the family is significant for social change since
indissolubility of marriage was abolished and also unilateral
disagreement later replaced mutual consent to divorce.
This would
help inform policy makers on the depth of the problem and how it could
provide succour for ailing marriages and possibly provide those legal
basis for artificial reproductive technology.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
study would cover the experiences of infertility as it affects marital
dissolution. The study would encompass the married and the divorced in
Yaba Local Council development area in Lagos – State.
Within the time
framework of this research, this study would investigate the experience
of infertility as it relates to variables like Stigmatization,
frequency of quarrels among couples, quality of relationship with
spousal family and willingness to quit marriage among couples and the
divorced in the stated study area.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study attempts to find out the association between the experience of infertility and marital dissolution the theories used in this study are phenomenology, social learning theory and symbolic internationalism. The method employed in the study is qualitative research methods which is the survey method. By this method quantitative data was generated through the use of a structured questionnaire distributed among the respondents. Findings from this study based on infertility and stigmatizati ... Continue reading---
