A Study Of Family Disintegration And Deviant Behabiour
[ILORIN METROPOLIS]

Aims and Objectives of the Study
The major aim of the study is to examine the influence of family disintegration on deviant behaviour. Other objectives of the study are to:
i.    To assess the family features of the respondents.
ii.    To examine the causes of family disintegration.
iii.    To examine the deviant characteristics of the respondents.
1.4    Research Questions
This study would be guided by the following research questions What are the family characteristics of the respondents?
i.    What are the causes of family disintegration?
ii.    What are the deviant characteristics of the respondents?
iii.    What are the deviant characteristics of the respondents?
Significance of the Study
The significance of this research work can be explained in terms of practical gain or benefits to be derived from the study. The result of this study is intended to enable, individuals, policy-makers, curriculum planners and the government to make adequate plan on how to ensure that the high level of deviant behaviour among the youth is reduced to minimal levels or eliminated. On the side of the youth, it will go a long way in ensuring or implanting an acceptable lifestyle and perception towards one’s behaviour.
This study will also enable policy makers to realize the need for enacting and enforcing appropriate policies that would be of help in integrating the family institution. It will also make the government to be aware of the causes of family disintegration and proffer .to combat them.
1.6     Scope and Limitations of the Study
This study will be limited to family disintegration and deviant behaviours in Ilorin metropolis kwara state. Ilorin is regarded as one of the ancient cities in Kwara State which is people mostly by the Yorubas, Fulani, Hausa, Nupe and so on. The Yoruba people of Ilorin claimed to be the original owners of the town and that every other persons or groups were mere settlers. (Samuel Johnson 1990).
Every research work has its own limitations and this work is not an exception. Cautious attempt is made to overcome these limitations. Due to the suspicious nature of the youth engaged in deviant behaviour to strangers, they might not have been willing to give full information about their deviant behaviour for fear of consequences. Data collection from the youth will be relatively limited by asking indirect questions. This required more explanations of the data instruments for clear understanding by the respondents during pre-testing.
1.7     Operational Definition of Terms
The following terms are operationally defined to avoid ambiguity. Family: It is a group of people that consist of father mother and children.
Disintegration: disintegration is also known as instability, disorganized in this study.
Disintegrated families: these are family characterized by separation, divorce, death of one of the parent, single parenthood.
Deviantbehaviour: Behaviour which is against societies accepted norms. For this study, these include drug abuse, prostitution, burglary, rape, alcoholism, muggings and stealing. it is also consider as juvenile delinquency for this study.
Drug: Is any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alters normal body function.
Youth: These are youngsters between ages of 13-35 (for the purpose of the study).