TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION .............................................................................................................................. iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................... : .................................. v
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ ix
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................ I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE ............................................................................................ I
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... I
1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ I
1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Study Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 4
1.3. I General Objective ................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Ii Specific Objectives ............................................................................................................... 5
Research Question ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Scope Of The Study ................................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Significance Of The Study ....................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................... 7
REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE ......................................................................... 7
2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 7
The major impact of divorce on social status of families .............................................................. 7
2.1. l Lone-parents ........................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.2 Emotional and physical disturbance ....................................................................................... 9
2.1.3 Emotional and financial strain .............................................................................................. I 0
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ABSTRACT The study was carried out in Nyalenda Kisumu City. The main purpose of the study was to identify the impact of divorce and the social status of families in Nyalenda, Kisumu city - western Kenya. The researcher also was more interested to know about the views of the public on divorce which is rampant today due to various reasons. Very many families have been broken down, for example in Nyalenda, there are so many single headed families that have come up due to divorce cases, the research also wanted to investigate the nature of divorces and its cause, as well as measures of preventing it.
