COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MARRIAGE PRACTICES AMONG TWO ETHNIC GROUPS IN KADUNA STATE

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1999
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BAGUDU, JONAH SILA
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The study was designed to make a Comparative Study of Marriage Practices Among Two Ethnic Groups of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area and Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The two ethnic groups are Bajju and Kagaro respectively. The National Policy on Education 1981:15 (III) under the Primary Education Section, emphasis that, "Government will conduct a documentation of the Social norms of various communities and a distribution of the results through the Ministries of Education and information. The study is therefore significant to education because marriage is part of the social norms and values of the two ethnic groups in question. It constitute a basic resource material for teaching and learning in Primary Schools with particular reference to the area of study and the generality of the people. The study is equally significant to social Studies Education, because, Social studies investigate the activities of man in all aspects of his life as he engage in his daily activities of life. The marriage institution is one of these activities engaged by man. To achieve this purpose a total of three hundred and sixty (360) subjects were used form among the married male and female randomly selected from the two ethnic groups of the local governments in question. The data obtained were analyzed with percentages, descriptive statistical procedure, t-test statistic and f-test statistics, all with the help of a computer. The analysis of data revealed the following: i. There is no significant difference between the marriage practices of the Bajju and those of the Kagoro ii. There is no significant difference between the perception of the Bajju male and female with those of the Kagoro on the involvement of parents/relations of the spouses in contracting marriage, iii. There is significant difference in the search for a wife for the man between the age groups of the two ethnic groups, iv. There is no significant difference in the rate of bride-price between the various levels of Educational attainment; v. There is no significant difference between the roles and responsibilities of the Bajju man and woman over those of the Kagoro man and woman in marriage. In a verbal conversation with some of the respondents, it was discovered that, although some of the married male and females were aware that certain procedures are followed before marriage is regarded as legal, especially the payment of bride-wealth Some were very much ignorant of the fact that bride-wealth payment - i. signifies the willingness of the parents of the girl approving the relationship and demonstrating there willingness to give out their daughter to the man; ii. attaches the children of the marriage to the man even if the marriage is dissolved; iii. gives the man legal right over the woman and her property; and iv. gives the spouses right to assume new roles such as sexual relationship. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended that the state ministry of education should extend the teaching of social studies to the senior secondary school level to enable the young and growing generation inculcate the significance of these procedures and the expectations of the marriage institution before they are ready to go into marriage contraction.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA.
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COMPARATIVE,, STUDY,, MARRIAGE PRACTICES,, ETHNIC GROUPS,, KADUNA STATE
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