ABSTRACT
This work is about the Yoruba construction of gender and household chores, how the Yoruba share the chores within the house; by gender or age, to ascertain if the construction of gender of the Yoruba people is related to the way they allocate chores within the household. Social construction is an invention of the society and it is expected that the Yoruba people have such in relation to gender and household chores. A qualitative research with the aid of in-depth interview, key informant interview and focus group discussion was carried out. Content analysis and ethnographic summary was used to analyze the work. It was found that the Yoruba do not really have a basic construction of gender because their believe centers around seniority instead. Household chores, according to my research, are mostly allocated based on age rather than gender but sometimes it is based on both. These days, children do not do chores again, the domestic help does them. The Yoruba people allocate chores to their children to train them in handling responsibilities. It is suggested that parents should keep the culture of the Yoruba alive by still allocating chores to their children. This was a research conducted among the Yoruba people of some local government areas in Lagos state, it might not apply to all Yoruba people because even among the Yoruba there are different cultures and the fact that it was carried out in an urban center.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problems
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Research Question
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of Study
1.7 Significance of study
1.8 Limitation of study
1.9 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of study
3.3 Sampling Design and Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Instrument
3.5 Administration of Data Collection Instrument
3.6 Methods of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and Analysis
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Test of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
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