Single Motherhood and Its Impact on Society: A Kenyan Situation

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dc.contributor.authorNdwiga, Boniface
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-28T06:49:09Z
dc.date.available2019-02-28T06:49:09Z
dc.date.issued2001-02
dc.description.abstractIn our traditional African society. single motherhood was not an issue because of the then profound sense of communitarian life and clan systems. Today in our society, single motherhood is an undeniable fact. The phenomenon is now taking Africa by storm, and it is highly prevalent in our African urban centres. It is a phenomenon that is greatly affecting the whole institution of marriage, the Church, and the society- as a whole. For this reason, it is a phenomenon that is calling for urgent study and action. Today we talk of modernization, urbanization, economic revolution, freedom, gender sensitivity, and so on. These are not just mere ideas but issues, which have a bearing on the. ground. They have affected all sectors of life, and the family has not been spared either. Today, single motherhood is not a strange vocabulary. It is a reality, a fact that is to be faced and understood, as well as a challenge that needs to be addressed. This piece of work is not an elaborate study on the phenomenon of single motherhood, but rather some of the effects it has on the society, the Church, and the family. My study concentrates more on the poorer side of the group, those from the low income-earning neighbourhoods. The study also seeks to see the effects of this phenomenon on the children of single mothers. 'hese children mostly live under psychologically disturbing circumstances. Although the study concerns single mothers, the writer observes that there are also single fathers who have their own stories to tell. ['hey too stand in need of attention and care Thus, it would even seem more tidier a work, if I talked of single parenthood instead of just single mothers. Nonetheless, it is not that I intend to ignore them, but I wish to concentrate on single motherhood for more focus and precision. It is my hope that through this piece of work, my readers and myself will be more enlightened and rise up more strongly to face this phenomenon with more understanding, love and empathy.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12342/685
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTangaza University Collegeen_US
dc.subjectMotherhooden_US
dc.subjectSocietyen_US
dc.subjectproblems of Single Motherhooden_US
dc.titleSingle Motherhood and Its Impact on Society: A Kenyan Situationen_US
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