Modernity and changing family values in Nigeria: implications for effective parenting

Lydia Isioma  Chineyemba

Article Details

Modernity and changing family values in Nigeria: implications for effective parenting

Authors:

Lydia Isioma Chineyemba

Publisher:

Tunisian Association of Anthropology

Journal:

International Journal of Modern Anthropology Vol.2 Issue 19, pp.1129-1152

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001614176

pISSN:

1737-8176

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Abstract:

 The family as a social institution has undergone changes occasioned by modernity; these changes have positive and negative implications. The family  inculcates virtues, values, morals, ethics, and beliefs that define and shape the behaviours of members of society. Modernity is the vehicle that drives  progress and development, yet it has brought changes that have altered family values and consequently hampered effective parenting in Nigeria. This  paper focuses on the declining value system and its effect on parenting and society, as well as the overall outcome of the rising incidence of crime and  insecurity in Nigeria. Primary and secondary data were sourced through indepth interviews, focused group discussions, journal articles, and books.  Qualitative analysis was done and presented as narratives. Findings revealed that changing value systems impact family time and relationships.  Industrialization and improvements in information and communication technology resulting from modernization have impacts on parenting. The effects  have spilled over to the larger society and informed the moral decay and insecurity that have bedevilled Nigeria. The paper recommends the redefinition  and reactivation of the value system through the family to restore eroding family values in Nigeria.

Article Details

Modernity and changing family values in Nigeria: implications for effective parenting

Authors: Lydia Isioma Chineyemba

Publisher: Tunisian Association of Anthropology

Journal: International Journal of Modern Anthropology Vol.2 Issue 19, pp.1129-1152

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001614176

pISSN: 1737-8176

modernity

modernization

family value

parenting

insecurity

Issues

Authors:

Lydia Isioma Chineyemba

Publisher:

Tunisian Association of Anthropology

Journal:

International Journal of Modern Anthropology Vol.2 Issue 19, pp.1129-1152

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001614176

pISSN:

1737-8176