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A Study Of Family Disintegration And Deviant Behabiour
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Instruction: Tick (X) in the box that corresponds to the answer in the question below
Section A: Socio-Demographic Features Of The Respondent
1. Age: l3-19( ) 20 -27( ) 28-35(
2. Gender: Male ( ) Female ( )
3. Religion Affiliation: Is ( ) Christianity ( ) African Traditional Religion ( )
4. What is your father’s current employment status? Unemployed ( ) Casual work ( Permanent work ( ) Business ( )
5. Highest educational qualification: Primary! SSCE ( ) NCEIOND ( ) HND!B.SC ( )
6. What is your mother’s current employment status? Unemployed ( ) Casual work ( ) Permanent work ( ) Business
7. Residence type: Rented Apartment ( ) Parent Personal House ( ) Family House ( )
8. Family type: Monogamy ( ) Polygamy ( ) Single Parenthood ( )
SECTION B: FAMILY FEATURES OF THE RESPONDENT
9,. Do you have both parents? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea
10. If yes, are they living together? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea ( )
Il. If no, why are they not together? Divorce ( ) Death ( ) Desertion, others specify__________________________________
I 2. Since when have they being apart?___________________________
13. Does their separation have effect on you? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea
14. How would you describe their effect on you?_________________
1 5. Are you living with any of your parent? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea ( )
16. if no, who are you living with? Alone ( ) Friends ( ) Extended Family
Section C: Variables Measuring Family Disintegration
17. Do you think lack of communication among parent causes family disintegration? Yes( )No( )No )
I8. Do you think financial problem causes family disintegration? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea ( )
19. Do you think interference from extended family or friends causes family disintegration? Yes( )No( )No )
20. Do you think infidelity among spouse could lead to family disintegration? Yes( )No( )Noldea( )
21. Do you think work status of spouse could lead to family disintegration? Yes ( ) No ( ) Noldea( )
22. Do you think religion difference could lead to family disintegration? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea( )
Section D: Variables Measuring Deviant Behaviour
23. Do you consume of alcohol? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea
24. Do you engage in truancy? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea
25. Do you engage in drug abuse? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea (
26. Do you absent from school? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea
27. Do you disobey your elders? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea
28. Do you involve in the act of stealing? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea ()
29. Do you abscond from home? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea (
30. Do you involve in gang fights? Yes ( ) No ( ) No Idea ( )
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Abstract Coming soon... Proceed to other chapters ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]While there has been considerable debate about tile effects of divorce or a new marriage on children, and whether it is the change in parental unions or the underlying characteristics and Family disintegration has become a thing associated with the contemporary family institution. This however, is not to say that it had never once occurred family situation of the past but that the rate at which it occurs in our present society is quite alarming. This is common in our contemporary family institut ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]Socioeconomic StatusLow socioeconomic status puts divorced families at increased risk of engaging in risk takingbehaviours (Harris, 2009). In fact, results from a study involving young couples showed that lower income families are more likely to engage in risky behaviours (Taylor, 2010) Adults from low-income families experience higher rates of poor physical and mental health, are likely to engage in deviant acts, have early and unprotected sexual intercourse, and are more likely to experience e ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]The above model shows the dynamic relationship between family disintegration and involvement in deviant acts. When the attachment between parents and child is not adequate m when the family is not wholesome, it would result in the weakening of the bond been the child and parents, whereas strong bond is highly essential for the child’s internalization of norms and values of the society. Furthermore, weak bond between parents and child would amount to less supervision, monitoring and punish ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 21 ]The table above shows that 75.2% (85) of the total respondent’s absent from school, 22.1% (25) doesn’t absent from school, while 2.7% (3) has no idea. Thus majority of the respondents absents from school.From the above table, 69.9% of the total respondents are disobedient to elders, 24.8% (28) are not disobedient to elders, and 4.4% (5) has no idea, while 0.9% (1) didn’t give any response. Thus majority of the respondents disobeys elders. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]RecommendationsBased on the findings, the recommendations given by the researcher are the following;Firstly, the influence of the family on a child cannot be quantified or over-emphasized. The family as an agent of socialization should help socialize well, the new members of the society as they develop at home. it is believed that, “bad eggs†in the society are the product of “family wombâ€. With this, deviant behaviour will be reduced to the barest minimum.Governments, co ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAbdullahi, Ml. (2006). Control of drug abuse among Nigerian youths: A societal challenge. Adelekan, (1992). Prevalence and patterns of family dissolution in Nigeria,Aiyetan, D, Kolapo, Y (2005). Report oil Inter-Tribal Marriage. Punch News Daily 16 July, p. 4.Akagu, A.H. (2006) The Impact of Family Instability on youth crime a case studyofllorin metropolis an unpublished B.SC.thesis of the department of Sociology University of IlorinAlfrey, C. (2010). Juvenile Delinquency and family St ... Continue reading---
