Nature, Changes, and Dynamics of Family Structures and Parenting in Nigeria

Its Implications on Children’s Socialization and Marriage

Abstract

This paper centers on the Nature, Changes, and Dynamics of family Structures and parenting in Nigeria: And its Implications on Children's Socialization and Marriage. The issue of moral decadence in society stemmed from the values of the family of orientation and the family of procreation. The nature of family structures in Nigeria, the Changes that emerged in the family structures, and the Dynamics in the family structures. The value orientation of the family structures to be internalized, the effects of the neglecting to instill the value orientation on the Children's Socialization and Marriage in Nigeria. The theoretical thrust of this paper is Symbolic Interactionism. The work employed secondary data as its source such as textbooks, journals, News Papers, etc. This paper submits that despite the natural, changes emerging in the family structures and the dynamics, parents should ensure that they inculcate those values of the society in children which will be efficacious to their adulthood as well as notifying them of the menace of indulging in adverse lifestyle to one’s personality and the society at large.