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SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SEX PREFERENCE FOR FERTILITY AND MARITAL STABILITY IN CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract:
The issue of high fertility and its causes have received much attention of recent from experts in diverse areas of study. One of such causes that has been identified and taken up for study is sex preference. This work takes a look at the sociological implications of sex preference for fertility and marital stability in Cross River State. Data for the study were drawn from the people of Cross River State. The respondents for the study were systematically selected from the population of study (ever married persons) and altogether a total of 1200 respondents were selected. Data for the study was gathered using a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques of data collection. A questionnaire was used for the quantitative aspect. Focus group discussions and indepth interviews were also held with participants and key informants who were selected purposively for their experience in marriage and the issue under discourse. One important feature of the people studied is their lineage system. They are patrilineal in nature and prefer large families for economic purposes as well as the continuity of the lineage. The study found that because the society is a patriarchal one, there is a strong relationship between sex preference and fertility behaviour. Where there was a strong preference by couples for a particular sex, there was also a resultant increase in family size. The study also found that, where there was a strong preference for a particular sex in marital unions, the marriage was more likely to be unstable. Once unions in which the preferred sex was not born, especially in the later stages of the marriage, sex preference becomes a factor in marital stability. The study also found that cultural norms and values prevalent in the State enhance and sustain sex preference. The study therefore calls for development, especially of the rural areas as one of the remedies for curbing those aspects of the culture that support sex preference, high fertility and marital instability. This, it is believed, will enable the populace to stick to a particular number of children irrespective of their sex as well as enhance the stability of marital unions.
SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SEX PREFERENCE FOR FERTILITY AND MARITAL STABILITY IN CROSS RIVER STATE
