THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF SEX PREFERENCE IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF SEX PREFERENCE IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA
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2015-08
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SANI, Gladys
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Abstract
High fertility has become an increasingly important concern for many governments in
developing countries. One of such causes that have been identified has taken up for study is sex
preference. This was achieved through the following objectives: examine the extent of sex
preference in Plateau State, examine the factors influencing sex preference in the study area,
discuss the demographic implications of sex preference in the study area, discuss the socio
economic implications of sex preference in the study area and also identify the most preferred
sex in Plateau State. The study made used of primary data from the administration of
questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion also secondary data from literatures and journals.
From the study it shows that where there was a strong preference by couples for a particular sex,
there was also a resultant increase in family size. The study also found that, where there was a
strong preference of a particular sex in marital unions, the marriage was likely to be unstable.
Once union in which the preferred sex was not born, especially in the later stages of marriage,
sex preference become a factor in marital stability. The study therefore recommend that female
children should be adequately empowered culturally and otherwise to assume most roles
traditionally performed by the male so as to curb that aspect of the culture that support sex
preference, high fertility and marital instability. This, it is believed, will enable the populace to
stick to a particular number of children irrespective of their sex as well as enhance the stability of
marital unions.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc) DEGREE IN
POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Keywords
SOCIO-ECONOMIC,, DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS,, SEX PREFERENCE,, PLATEAU STATE,, NIGERIA