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ROLE PERFORMANCE AND CHALLENGES OF MALE SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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Title ROLE PERFORMANCE AND CHALLENGES OF MALE SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA
 
Creator Amissah, Augustina Araba
Mensah, John Victor
Antwi, Kwabena Barima
 
Subject Sociology; Education & Development Studies
Expressive roles, Families, Ghana, Instrumental roles, Male single-parent, Structural-functionalism theory
Development Studies
 
Description This study investigated the role performance and challenges of male single-parents in the Central Region of Ghana using a descriptive and evaluative survey approach. A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted to select 300 male single-parents for the study. Pretested questionnaire and interview schedule were used to collect the data. The Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) (Version 16.0) software was used to analyse the data. The major findings of the study were that the performance of instrumental and expressive roles had affected aspects of lives of the respondents. The major challenges faced by the respondents included time constraints, fatigue and loneliness. It is recommended that the local government, central government and non-governmental organizations should undertake human resource development programmes in the Central Region to equip male single-parents with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for the performance of both expressive and instrumental roles in the home. Family life professionals should also expand their programmes to cater for the interests and struggles of male single-parents.
 
Publisher Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
 
Contributor NIL
 
Date 2015-11-23
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/1630
10.14738/assrj.211.1630
 
Source Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal; Vol 2, No 11 (2015): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal
10.14738/assrj.211.2015
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/1630/pdf