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Infidelity as Escapism, An Assessment of Lola Shoneyin's Novel - The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

This study explores the issue of infidelity as escapism in the society. Mostly, the society entirely blames people who engage in relationship with different partners and mark them as evil not even considering what may have caused the suppose offenders to engage in the infidelity act, naturally leading the researcher to ask the following questions: what are the issues of infidelity in the society? What are some of the possible causes of infidelity in the society? This study draws data fro...

The Unresolved Question On the Payment of Bride Price in Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ....................................................................................................................................... iAPPROVAL .............................................................................................................................................. iiDEDICATION ......................................................................................................................................... iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............

PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MARRIAGE OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITY IN THE LOWER MANYA KROBO MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Background There is little interest in the sexual lives of PLWPD. It is usually assumed that PLWPD have little or no desire to engage in sexual intimacy, marriage or procreation. Little attention is paid to these aspects of the lives of PLWPD. PLWPD are often thought of as incapable of enjoying the same rights as people without physical disability and thus discouraged from pursuing marriage, sexual intimacy and childbearing. This study explored perceptions about marriage of people li...

AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE: A CASE STUDY OF OYI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ABSTRACTEarly marriage has been identified as a trade that does more harm than good to families and the society at large. This result to lack of care, unprepared child bearing, domestic violence, lost of education lost of confidence as well as inability of the spouse to provide the basic need of the family. The purpose of this research work is to analyze the impact of Television in the campaign against the scourge of early marriage. For proper scrutiny Oyi Local Government area was used as c...

The Impact of Socio-Economic Factors on Marriages in Mukono District

TITTLE ............................................................................ .DECLARATION .................................................................... .DEDICATION .................................................................... .ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................... .CHAPTER ONEPAGE(i)(ii)(iv)(v)11.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Divorce and Child Neglect Among Single Parents in Mukono District Case Study of Nakisunga Subcounty

TABlE OF CONTENTSContent PageDeclaration .............................................................................................................................. iDedication .......................................................................................................................... iiAcknowledgement........................................................................................................... . iiiApproval ..........................................................

Agency And Processes In Religious Discourse: A Transitivity Analysis Of The Sermon On The Mount

ABSTRACT Employing the transitivity framework of the ideational metafunction, this study explored the language of the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew chapters 5-7, from the perspective of grammar. To ascertain the predominant process types that were used and the participants that roles were assigned to, the study used two out of the three grammatical components that the framework proposes which are the process types and the participants. This was done to show how the grammatical choices...

The Effects Of Personality Traits On Marital Satisfaction Among Christians In Nairobi: A Case Of Kilimani, Nairobi West, Kayole And Kitengela Wards

Personality Traits have been found to be a major contributor in marital conflicts due to their effect on interpersonal interactions of a couple within marriage. However, few studies have been done in Kenya to examine the effect of personality traits on marital Satisfaction. In this study, two standardized self-report questionnaires, the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS and The Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI) were used to assess Personality Traits and to measure marital satisfaction....

Age And First Marriage of Children Ever Born in Ghana

ABSTRACT  In Ghana the fertility rate of 4.2 children per woman is still greater than the global average of 2.53. In view of this, various policies and strategies have been adopted to make family planning programs and methods available so as to bring about a reduction in fertility. However this has not yielded the desired results since fertility has not observed much decline. This current study examines the relationship between age at first marriage and children ever born in Ghana by the use...

The Quest For Domestic Relations Law In Uganda.A Case Study As To Whether Its Anaccessity Or Wastage Of Time And Resources

ABSTRACT The research entitled the quest for domestic relations bill was aimed at the following objectives to establish and investigate inadequacies in the methodologies employed in the initial processes of the domestic relation laws reforms, to assess the shortfalls within the advocacy strategy employed from the time the domestic study report was made public in 1998 until the current period,to investigate and establish the possible extraneous factors responsible for the delay of the passing...

A STUDY OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY COUNSELLING SERVICES OF PENTECOSTAL AND CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IN CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT This study assessed family and marriage counselling services in Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The study employed the descriptive research design. Through the simple random sampling procedure, 40 churches were selected for the study. A counsellor, with the longest number of years in counselling was selected from each church. The data for the study were gathered with the use of questionnaires and analysed through the computation of descriptive stati...

PARENT’S DIVORCE AND STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENDARASHA DIVISION, NYERI COUNTY, KENYA

ABSTRACTThe study was intended to determine the relationship between parent’s divorce and students’retention in secondary schools in Endarasha Division, Nyeri County, Kenya.It was guided by objectives that included; investigating the relationship between Parents Divorceand students’ retention in secondary schools, finding out how parent’s divorce has affectedstudents education in secondary school and finding out what can school counselors do to assiststudents who are struggling academ...

CHILD MARRIAGE AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON THE GIRL-CHILD IN WA WEST DISTRICT OF UPPER WEST REGION OF GHANA

Early marriage below 18 years in Ghana is against the constitutional rights of the victims. Notwithstanding, some communities within the Wa West District of the Upper West Region consider early marriage as a vehicle for providing protection for young girls. The research was carried out to explore the incidence of child marriage and its socio-economic effects on the girl-child in Wa West District of the Upper West Region of Ghana. The study adopted an exploratory design. Data for the study wer...

Welfare Of Children And Disposal Of The Matrimonial Property Upon Divorce: A Legal Analysis

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 BACKGROUND TO STUDY .................................................................................................... 1 1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM ........................................

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Personality, Family Conflict and Age in Marriage as Predictors of Postpartum Distress

ABSTRACT The study investigated personality, family conflict and age in marriage as predictors of postpartum distress. Two hundred and seven (207) women in their postpartum period participated in the study and were purposefully drawn from Federal Medical Center and Specialist Hospital Lokoja. Three hypotheses were tested: Personality will not significantly related to postpartum distress. Family conflict will not significantly related to postpartum distress. Age in marriage will not significan...


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