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A Study Of Family Disintegration And Deviant Behabiour
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according to them, those who lack self-control pursue immediate gratification or Pleasure such as drug and alcohol consumption. They tend to smoke, use drugs and gamble (Gottfredsonand Hirschi, 1990:90). According to this revised theory, the major cause of low self-control is ineffective childrearing and inconsistent parental discipline. Thus, in order to teach child self-control, parents must monitor the child’s behaviour; recognize child’s anti-social behaviour when it occurs; and punish such behaviour accordingly (Gottfredson and Hirschi, 1990: 97). The theory was tested by Hay (2001) on 14-l8years old high school children, and the theory was found to be relevant to the adolescents’ involvement in deviant activities. In other words, family disintegration as phenomenon could lead to a situation whereby the child will lack certain care and attachment as well as control mechanisms that would make him to function as a normal member of the society thereby engaging in deviant activities. The figure below expatiate the assumption of this theory further:
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Abstract Coming soon... Proceed to other chapters ... Continue reading---
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Instruction: Tick (X) in the box that corresponds to the answer in the question belowSection A: Socio-Demographic Features Of The Respondent1. 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 ... Continue reading---
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 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---
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