Post Election Induced Alcoholism and Moral Behaviour at home A Case Study of Kaplamai Division, Trans-Nzoia East District, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Wangombe, Joseph | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-17T08:15:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-17T08:15:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-04 | |
| dc.description | A dissertation submitted to Institute of Open and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillments of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor of Education of Kampala International University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study analyzed Post Election Induced alcoholism and moral behaviour in homes a case study of Kaplamai Division, Trans-Nzoia East District Kenya. The study aimed at investigating the influence of excessive alcohol drinking on morals behaviour in families in Kaplamai Division. This was upon the background that, the increasing cases of domestic violence, school dropout, and child neglect and sex abuse in Kaplamai are highly related to alcohol drinking. The study was guided by objectives that included establishing the reasons for drinking alcohol by the people in Kaplamai; to examine the life experiences in families with members that drink alcohol and to suggest solutions to the problems faced by various families as a result of alcohol consumption. The study was sought through quantitative and qualitative designs while the latter was derived from documentary review from various libraries. The study established that, the major factors that lead people to consume alcohol include; influence of peers, cultural influence, family moral decadence unemployment, and unfair government policy. The study also examined the life experience in families with members that drink alcohol which were, domestic violence, hunger, irreligiousness, sex abuse, school drop out , poor health , poor interpersonal relations and how levels of investment among others. The study suggested that; the local and religious leaders should educate the public about the dangers of alcohol parents should take their children advice, employees alcohol consumption should be formulated and implemented. People should be counselled, creation of new jobs and setting up of better recreation activities and centers. The study therefore concludes that; the weakening of the cultural system has led to moral decadence in families, poor government policy unemployment has led to high levels of poverty , which all lead to people turning desperate and this consume alcohol. Unfortunately alcohol badly affects people health, leads to domestic violence, sex abuse, school drop out among other effects which lead to high level of poverty. The study therefore concludes that, the major reasons for excessive alcohol drinking are; for pleasure, peer pressure, unemployment and spouse influence among other reasons. The major consequences of excessive alcohol drinking are; spread domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies, sex and drug of HIV/AIDS, abuse, children are poorly facilitated in schools, unemployment and use of abusive language. The study suggested that, there should be implementation of appropriate laws, improving parent-child relationship, counseling by religious and local administrators, employers should penalize drunkard employees, government and people should subsidize peoples' economic activities. The family, government, religious, cultural and NGO leaders should cooperate in condemning any immoral activities in society and there causes such as excessive alcohol drinking. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/9127 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Post Election | en_US |
| dc.subject | Alcoholism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Moral Behavior | en_US |
| dc.subject | Trans-Nzoia East District, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.title | Post Election Induced Alcoholism and Moral Behaviour at home A Case Study of Kaplamai Division, Trans-Nzoia East District, Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |