The Role of Social Welfare Services on Broken Homes

The Role of Social Welfare Services on Broken Homes: A Case Study of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State

ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to find out the role of social welfare services on broken homes in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state. The idea of this investigation is to expose the form of social welfare services in the Local Government, the utilization of the available services and the awareness of the people on the available social welfare service in the Local Government. A total of one hundred (100) staff made up of 50 Junior and 50 senior staff in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State were used for the study. Questionnaires were the instrument used to collect data, the research instrument used for collecting the data were subjected to both reliability and validity test before it was administered to the staffs

From the analysis, it was discovered that:

1. The utilization of the service is on average, lack of awareness and ignorance on the part of some people limit the maximum use of the social welfare service.

2. Facilities of the social welfare service were not adequate

3. Lack of love and impatient on the part of couples are a major source of a broken home

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Introduction

Statement of problem

Significance of the study

Scope of the study

Limitation

Assumption

Definitions of terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

Definition of social welfare service

Purpose of social welfare service

Social welfare administration and utilization

Since independence

Causes of broken homes

Family background

Problems of social welfare service

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

Introduction

Research design

Population

Sample and samplings techniques

An instrument for the data collection

Validity of the instrument

Reliability of the instrument

Administration of the instrument

Method of Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

Data analysis

Testing the hypothesis

Discussion and findings

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION& RECOMMENDATION

Summary

Conclusion

Recommendation

Bibliography

CHAPTER ONE

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Social welfare services are wide and they include a variety of public and voluntary services such as education, health, community development, social insurance, housing and other services directed to the disadvantaged group i.e. the neglected, the dependent children, the physically handicapped, the deprived for reasons of politics religious practices like those that tend to confine women to an everlasting life of privacy, those who due to the restriction placed on their ways and are denied the opportunity of getting educated and thereby growing up into adult literates and financial need.

According to the plant. R.(1982): Social welfare services are required for the improvement in the social effort to attain the objectives of higher levels of social justice, social security, freedom and better quality of life as the right of each social welfare service could therefore be defined as the services designed to improved a lot of individual families, groups and local communities to enable them to cope effectively with the social problems affecting the constantly or rapidly changing society. The above definition was published by the ministry of home affairs and information in 1971.

HISTORICAL FACTS

Social welfare services were popularized by the British (colonial masters) immediately after the Second World War they could not finance any developmental projects where there was a global economic recession any longer.

According to Darie B C (1988): stated that in many losses, the causes of broken homes are linked to unnecessary family interference, the set of children (female or male) mostly were male children are particularly preferred because of emphasis on succession. Where female children dominate in marriage, less attention is given to those children are sending them to school or paying off school fees and provision of material or school requirements are the problems.

According to Paul J II (1996) says that another factor that can lead to a broken home are polygamy where the man marries more than one which leads to having many children. The first wife to be neglected due to unhealthy rivalry from other women and lack of love from their spouse, pack out of such homes undermining the consequences on their children.

In broken homes, children hardly related well with their parents, this can affect them emotionally and psychologically. Broken homes or pre-mature separation if allowed to persist for a long time it can lead girls to grow up anxious and neurotic, while boys can be bullies and delinquent. This is why social welfare services are needed to ease family relations problems and such family problems as broken homes.

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

In society today, the issue of broken homes have become controversial and this constitutes a social problem. My strong emphasis is on the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.

The majority of the people are mainly illiterates, this situation constitutes a problem that harbours some element of superstitions. Some men believe that once their wives or wife can not give birth to a male child, the next thing is to look for another wife not knowing that the fact is the male that determines the sex of a child and not the female.

Also in a family where we have polygamy in operation, the husband tends to show more love to one wife not minding what the reaction of the other wife or wife would be, this action brings separation among the family and can cause a broken home.

Some people are suspicious of the services rendered by the social welfare agents and they see no reason why such people should interfere in their family problems.

Some are not willing to co-operate at all because they felt that social welfare services are a mere waste of one’s time.

In course of this study, we shall consider the role of social welfare services on broken homes.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

This study was conducted to educate the people on the roles of social welfare services on broken home

In Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State little has been done on the role of social welfare services on broken homes, it is important therefore that more such studies be carried out, this will enable the people to see how broken homes can be restored.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

This Study is limited to one (100) staff made up of 50 junior and 50 senior staff in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State.

ASSUMPTION

It is assumed that the questionnaires are set properly and answered correctly and that the students responded positively.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

I will like to use this opportunity to define the following word to avoid any misunderstanding and for clarity.

1. Social Welfare

2. Service

3. Social Welfare Service

4. Broken home

5. Home background

6. Polygamy

1. Social welfare: This is defined as an act of attention directed to training, education, up keeping and enlightening of the men and women that is, human resources on whom the continuous development of any country depend.

2. Service: It can be defined as the purposively designed activities rendered to a specific group, target population or individual to improve or develop their skill attitude and knowledge not only in their work but also in their daily living.

3. Social welfare service: These can be defined as the services rendered to individuals families groups and communities to enable them to cope effectively in work daily living and with social problems in their changing societies.

4. Home background: This is the family scene and circumstances from which an individual relates with and functions in relation to the higher society

5. Polygamy: It is a system of having more than one wife or husband at a time.

References

Akpovire Oduara (1990) Lecture Delivered to Adult Education Students, Uniben 2nd January 1990 on “The Development of Social Welfare service in Nigeria”

Andrew G.O. (1984) Social Welfare Services in Nigeria. And introduction Kegon Paul int London, Pp. 4.5

Brown, M. (1976). Introduction to Social Administration in Britain, Hutchinson and C.O. Ltd, London, Pp 13-14

Chowdhry D.P. (1979) Social Welfare Administration, Atmarom and sons Delhi, P2

Darie B.C (1988) you can be the wife of a happy husband, Benin Scripture press publication on 6 incorporations.