EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

TABLE OF CONTENT

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TITLE PAGE i

CERTIFICATION ii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT v

LIST OF TABLES viii

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1

1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM 2

1.3 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS 3

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3

1.5 JUSTIFICATION FOR THE STUDY 4

1.6 LIMITATION TO THE STUDY 4

1.7 DEFINITION OF TERM 4 CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.1 FORMS AND FUNCTIONS OF MARRIAGE 5

2.2 POLYGAMY 5

2.3 FORMS OF POLYGAMY 6

2.4 POLYGAMY IN NIGERIA 7

2.4.1 EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY ON FAMILY 7

2.4.2 EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY ON ACADEMIC

PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS. 8

CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 10

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 10

3.2 POPULATION AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 10

3.3 INSTRUMENTATION 11

3.4 METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS 11

CHAPTER FOUR RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS 12

4.1 PERSONAL INFORMATION OF THE RESPONDENTS 12

4.1.1 SEX DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS 12

4.1.2 CLASS OF RESPONDENTS 12

4.1.3 RELIGION OF RESPONDENTS 13

4.1.4 OCCUPATION OF POLYGAMOUS PARENTS 14

4.2 REASONS FOR POLYGAMY 15

4.3 BENEFITS OF POLYGAMY 17

4.4 EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY 17

4.4.1 EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY ON MEN 17

4.4.2 EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY ON WOMEN 18

4.4.3 EFFECTS OF POLYGAMY ON STUDENTS

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 18

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS 20

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 23

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS 23

REFERENCES 24

APPENDIX 25

ABSTRACT

This study assessed the effects of polygamy on the academic performance of students in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State. The specific objectives were to examine the reasons why people engage in polygamy, examine the benefits of polygamy to the people involved, and examine the effects of polygamy on the academic performance of students within the area of study.

The population for this study was in three sections; the polygamists who were the fathers of the students, wives from polygamous families, and students who were the products of polygamous families. From each of these areas, twenty men, twenty women and twenty students were chosen at random, making a total of sixty respondents who were interviewed through questionnaire and personal interview. Data collected was analyzed by the use of percentages and frequency distribution tables.