• The Influence Of Domestic Violence On Family Relationship Among Couples

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    • The study examined the influence of domestic violence on family relationship among couples in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State. Descriptive research survey design was used, while a self-designed questionnaire was used as the major instrument.
      A total of 102 respondents were sampled. Four null hypotheses were formulated and tested using the independent t-test statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance.
      At the end of the analyses, the result shows that:
      1.      There is a significant difference between domestic violence and family relationship among new couples and the aged ones.
      2.      There is a significant difference between domestic violence and family relationship among Christian and Muslim families in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State.
      3.      There is a significant difference between the emotional stability of children of parents who engaged in domestic violence and those who do not.
      4.      There is no significant difference in the prevalent rate of domestic violence among male and female spouses in the area.

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]General System TheoryGeneral System Theory, a social system approach was developed and applied by Straus (1973) and Jean (1983) to explain family violence. Here violence is viewed as a system product rather than the result of individual pathology. The family system operation can maintain, escalate or reduce levels of violence in families. The theory describes the processes that characterize the use of violence in family interaction and explains the way in which violence is managed ... Continue reading---