Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHER'S LITERACY LEVEL AND GENDER ON ALLOCATION OF DOMESTIC CHORES IN THE HOUSEHOLD TO BOYS AND GIRLS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Authors:
Anzaa, Jonathan Tyodaa; Nwosu, Ngozi P.; Udu, Terver Titus

Volume:1 Issue: 9

Abstract:
This study investigated the influence of mother's literacy and gender on allocation of domestic chores in the household to boys and girls, in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions and three hypotheses guided the study, which used a survey design. A sample of 214 made up of 107 each for literate and non-literate mothers was randomly selected. The instrument of the study was developed by the researchers and validated. A reliability coefficient of 0.87 was obtained using Cronbach alpha procedure. Data analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) IBM Version 20. The results of the study indicated that allocation of domestic chores in the household of literate and non-literate mothers is influenced by gender. Both literate and non-literate mothers allocated more domestic chores in the household to girls than boys. The results also show that, literate mothers show more gender indifference to allocation of domestic chores in the household than non-literate mothers. Based on the results of the study, it was recommended among others that mothers should allocate domestic chores in the household to boys and girls regardless of their sex, and mothers should share all domestic chores in the household to boys and girls proportionately.

Citation:

[Tyodaa, Anzaa, Jonathan, et al. "THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHER'S LITERACY LEVEL AND GENDER ON ALLOCATION OF DOMESTIC CHORES IN THE HOUSEHOLD TO BOYS AND GIRLS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA." IJAH, vol. 1, no. 9, 2017, pp. 707-720. October.]