ABSTRACT Global trends of early adolescent girl’s marriage have been escalating worldwide and mostly the impacts and effects are felt in developing countries. In many developing countries, child marriage is attributed to poverty, gender discrimination and lack education, peer pressure for instance in Seke District. District Household Survey (DHS) conducted in Seke District in 2007 found that 40 % of adolescent girls are being married before the age of 18 despite the existence of the Prohibi...
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ABSTRACT The term marriage can be defined as the coming together of a man and a woman as husband and wife. In Nigeria, marriages are contracted in various ways which include statutory marriage, customary marriage and Islamic marriage. At the time of marriage, it is likely that neither of the parties envisages the possibility of dissolution of the marriage. However, in recent times, the high rate at which dissolution of marriages takes place all over the world, especially in the devel...
ABSTRACT The institution of marriage has faced many challenges, for example many rights of spouses are violated by different persons. Usually, men dominate all the affairs of the society and women are left to watch things happen even when they are the ones who participate more but earn less. The researcher looked at the various rights of spouses in any given marriage, how those rights have been violated and also what the judiciary has done to fight the violation of those rights. The researche...
ABSTRACT In 1998, Ghana enacted the children’s Act 560 (1998) to harmonize its national laws to the principle of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This Act was enacted to protect children. Twenty years on, children in Ghana are still exposed to harmful practices which have extreme consequences on their development. Child marriage is one of the harmful practices to which children in Ghana remain exposed. Currently, the national child marriage prevalence rate s...
ABSTRACT Although God intended marriage to be a lifelong relationship, the tragic fact is that divorce has become common occurrence in our society. Sadly, the dramatic rise in divorce rates in recent years has also affected the Christian community. Pastors and others providing counsel have become increasingly burdened with problems of divorce and remarriage, even among those regarded as active members of their congregations. This study seeks to highlight not only the perspectives of divorcee...
ABSRACT This paper explores the issue of early marriage in Kenya. It shed light specifically on reason behind its perceptions, its harmful consequences, a barrier to education band enjoyment of girls’ human rights and how it further threatens the development of the county. The finding from an extensive reading of materials related to early marriage suggest that early marriage is due to various factors including among others. The search for economic survival, protection of young girls, peer ...
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ABSTRACT.The overall purpose of the study was to examine the impact of early marriages on the education of both girl and boy child in Nyahuka town. The Specific Objectives .To find out the causes of early marriages in Nyahuka town .To examine the effects of early marriages in Nyahuka town.To find out the possible solutions to early marriages in Nyahuka town.The study used a quantitative and qualitative research design for the purpose of making valid conclusions. Quantitative de...
TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE Approval Form 1 Declaration 2 Dedication 3 Acknowledgement 4 List of Abbreviations 5 Table of contents 6 CHAPTER ONE The general outline of the research 9 1.1 Introduction 9 1.2 Background to the study 10 1.3 Statement of the problem 12 1.4 Research Aims and Objectives 13 1.5 Literature Review 13 1.6 Assumptions 15 1.7 Research Methodology 16 1.8 Chapter Synopsis 16 CHAPTER TWO The arguments for and against the prohibition of sodomy and same sex marriages and the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes of early marriages among school going pupils in Mpumudde Division in Jinja district. The objectives of the study were the following; it was aimed at: 1. To establish the causes of early marriages among school going pupils. 2. To examine the impact of early marriages on the pupils who engage them selves in this practice. 3. To come up with measures and strategies that can be adopted to reduce the high rate of early marriages a...
ABSTRACT The number of inter-cultural marriages has grown significantly in the past few decades, as have the numbers of inter-cultural couples presenting for marital and family therapy. Current literature on inter-cultural relationships states that they are at a high risk for failure, with higher divorce rates and lower marital satisfaction reported than for same culture marriages. Therefore, the study sought to explore ethnic-related challenges of couples in inter-cultural marriages in Elmi...
The aims of this study are as follows:(1)To examine whether marital infidelity influence divorce among couple.(2)To examine whether income influence divorce among couple.(3)To examine whether polygamy influence divorce among couple. TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY PURPOSE OF THE STUDY STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS DEFINITION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW THEORETICAL REVIEW THEORIES OF CONFLICT CONFLICT-SPIRAL MODEL STRUCTURAL CHANGE MODEL AGGRESSOR-DE...
ABSTRACT The Nima/Mamobi Muslim communities for several years has a traditional method of counselling prospective Muslim couples in the community, however due the challenges of this method there is an introduction of formal premarital counselling centres . This is basically what has aroused the researcher‟s interest. The aim of this research is to highlight the roles of Imams, Muslim scholars, Aluwanka, and relatives of the bride as traditional premarital counsellor and that of Hajia Memuna...