AN ASSESSMENT OF DIVORCE AMONG WOMEN AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF CHILDREN (A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE).

ABSTRACT

This study was an assessment of divorce among women and educational attainment of children in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. In carrying out this study, participatory observation and questionnaires were used to collect data for this study.  The data collected were analyzed using percentages. The results and the analyzed findings revealed that most of the children who are divorce victims or from divorce homes suffer parental care as a result of living with either the father or the mother. The researcher went ahead to give a number of recommendations which if adhered to could serve as a check to the rate of divorce in our present day society.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1    Background to the Study  

This chapter provides the general background of the problem, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, and significance of the study, limitation and delimitation of the study. In today's society, there are many different types of families. Some include intact, non-intact, single families, stepfamilies and a variety of others. Along with these different varieties of families there is one common incident that can cause the family structure to change that is divorce. It is an unplanned event in a family's life, which affects each member of a family at different times and in different ways. About half of all marriages will end in divorce, leaving one million children each year to deal with the process of divorce (Martin et al., 2003).

Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of divorce, they are unable to understand and process such complex matters of life.  The fact is that, effects of the divorce of parents remain with children throughout their lives.  The effects can be extended to cultural, social, economic, psychological and physiological (Wallerstein, 2005).

According to the Census bureau, (2004) reveal that, 1.1 million children lived with a parent who had experienced a divorce and therefore suffered the effects of divorce. Thomas &Woodside (2011) in their study indicate that, children whose parents divorce are exposed to more conflict and bitterness than children who grow up in