THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF SEX PREFERENCE IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

dc.contributor.authorSANI, Gladys
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-07T07:48:33Z
dc.date.available2017-02-07T07:48:33Z
dc.date.issued2015-08
dc.descriptionA 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, ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractHigh 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8646
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectSOCIO-ECONOMIC,en_US
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS,en_US
dc.subjectSEX PREFERENCE,en_US
dc.subjectPLATEAU STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleTHE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS OF SEX PREFERENCE IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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