ABSTRACT·
This research evaluates the degree of cultural change in the structure of the family
institution among the Yoruba of south west Nigeria. It aims at identifying the
trends, patterns and changes in the institution.
The value long associated with Africa system of marriage has now been
overshadowed by European culture. There have been counter-currents to the
Yoruba ideology of kinship and marriage, whi.ch operate to the disadvantage of
women, as women now compete with their male counterparts in almost every
sphere of life. Children are now challenging the authority of their parents when it
comes to the choice of life partners. The value for children that makes people to
have more children than they could cater for is seriously attenuated. The
propositions of functionalist and social exchange approaches are reviewed with a
view to drawing out useful interferences in relation to the function of the family. It
uses the works of peter Blau and Malinowski for family-relationship assessment.
The research contends that the extended family and other kin groups are declining
in their influences. It is therefore, the conclusion of this work that the traditional
structure of the family has changed; the changes are now creating a new family
structure.
SAMUEL, A (2021). Change In The Structure Of Family Institution In Nigeria A Case Study Of Akoko South West Local Government, Ondo state. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/change-in-the-structure-of-family-institution-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-akoko-south-west-local-government-ondo-state
SAMUEL, AJAYI "Change In The Structure Of Family Institution In Nigeria A Case Study Of Akoko South West Local Government, Ondo state" Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/change-in-the-structure-of-family-institution-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-akoko-south-west-local-government-ondo-state. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
SAMUEL, AJAYI . "Change In The Structure Of Family Institution In Nigeria A Case Study Of Akoko South West Local Government, Ondo state". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/change-in-the-structure-of-family-institution-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-akoko-south-west-local-government-ondo-state >.
SAMUEL, AJAYI . "Change In The Structure Of Family Institution In Nigeria A Case Study Of Akoko South West Local Government, Ondo state" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/change-in-the-structure-of-family-institution-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-akoko-south-west-local-government-ondo-state