The Relationship between Social Studies Education and Students’ Attitude towards Marriage and Divorce

Abstract

The research aimed at investigating the relationship between social studies education and students’ attitude towards marriage and divorce. The theoretical framework of the study is hinged on Bowenian family systems theory. The theory was posit that human beings function as an emotional unit and are easily understood along their problem when they are viewed within the context of their family bonds and relationships.  The study adopted the correlational survey design. A questionnaire titled Questionnaire on Attitude towards Marriage and Divorce (QATMD) was used for data collection. A sample size of four hundred (400) students was selected using simple random sampling technique. Four mixed schools will be selected each from Oredo and Orhionmwon local government areas. Fifty students will be randomly selected from each of these schools. Two hypotheses were raised to guide this study and was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The reliability of the instrument was determined using the Cronbach Alpha statistics and a reliability coefficient of 0.775 and 0.880 was obtained. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson correlation statistics and linear regression. The results showed that students’ knowledge of social studies education have significance relationship to their attitude towards marriage and divorce. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst that divorce should be discouraged in its entirety through social studies education as it can make some children experience pain, confusion, anger, hate, bitterness, sense of self-doubt, and so on.

Keywords: Social Studies Education, Students Attitude, Marriage, Divorce.