CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE AMONG HAUSA COMMUNITY OF SOKOTO STATE

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the Causes and Consequences of Divorce among Hausa Community of Sokoto State. Every society in the history of man has upheld the institution of marriage as a bond between a man and a woman, and is seen as the basis for the establishment of the family, it could be in the form of arrangement by relatives, but the most common form of marriage is that which involves the payment of “Bride-Price”. The general objective of this research is to find out the implication of divorce among Hausa of Sokoto State. However, the research specifically, aimed at determining the causes and Consequences of divorce among Hausas in the study area, as well as assessing the implications of divorce among Hausas in the study area. Based on the research findings, there are several factors associated with divorce among the Hausa community of Sokoto State, such as Criminal and non-Criminal Social Problems, differences in priority between husband and self-interpretative issue, which a lot of husbands and wives discuss and anticipate prior to the marriage contract. The qualitative method was adapted for the study. From all the respondent, majority peoples of 66 (57.9%) respondents believe in divorce affect the academic performance of children, another larger percentage (42.1%) of the respondents although lesser than those who believe this in accordance with Bascon and Hersksvits (1990), argued that the implication of this tendency is that the father-child relationship assumes a greater emphasis in society than the mother-child relationship. The Causes of divorce among Hausa people of Rijiya Area Sokoto State. Majority of the respondents believe that Lack of proper upbringing leads to divorce with 35 (30.4%) respondent who strongly agreed to this fact while a larger percentage (48.7%) of the respondents agreed. However, unanticipated matters at times do become a major problem for many marriages.