TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION .1
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION i
1.1 Background ofthe study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3. Objectives of the study 3
1.3.1 General objective 3
1.3.2 The Specific objectives of study are 4
1.4 Research Questions 4
1.5 Scope of the study
1.5.1 Geographical scope 4
1.5.2 Content scope 4
1.5.3 Time scope
1.6 Significance ofthe study 4
1.7 Conceptual Framework 5
CHAPTER TWO 7
LITERATURE REVIEW 7
2.0 INTRODUCTION 7
2.1 The impact of payment ofBride Price to the process of traditional marriage 7
2.2 The impact ofPayment ofBride Price to existing Marriages 7
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2.2.1 Bride Price and interaction of spouces .7
2.2.2 Bride Price and Abuse of Women Rights 8
2.2.3 Bride Price and Domestic Violence :.. 9
2.3 The role of parents in the decission making of payment of bride price 10
CHAPTER THREE 12
METHODOLOGy 12
3.0 INTRODUCTION 12
3.1 Research Design 12
3.2 Population of Study 12
3.3 Study Area 12
3.4 Sampling Strategy 13
3.5 Sample Selection 13
3.6 Sources of data 13
3.7 Data Collection Instruments 13
3.8 Data collection methods 13
3.8.1 Questionnaires 14
3.8.2 Interview 14
3.8.3 Data Analysis 14
3.8.4 Data Interpretation Techniques 14
3.9 Ethical Considerations 14
CHAPTER FOUR 16
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSIONS 16
4.0 INTRODUCTION 16
4.1 Social demographic characteristics 16
4.1.1 Age of the respondents 16
4.1.2 Gender ofthe respondents 17
4.1.3 Marital status of the respondents 17
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4.1.5 Awareness ofBride Price .19
4.1.6 Necessity to pay Bride Price 20
4.1.7: How Bride price ahould be paid 21
4.1.8 Impacts of payment ofBride Price 22
4.1.9 Avoidance ofNegative Impacts ofBride Price 25
4.1.10 The effect of payment ofBride price on settled marriages 26
4.1.11 Whether Parents play a role in decission making 27
4.1.12. Roles played by parents in the Decission making process 27
4.1.13 whether Parent’s decissions impact on payment ofbride price 28
4.1.14 Poisitive impacts ofParent’s decissions 29
4.1.15 Recommendations 32
4.2 Discussion of the findings 33
CHAPTER FIVE 36
SUMMARY OF STUDY FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE STUDY 36
5.0 INTRODUCTION .36
5.1 Summary 36
5.2 Conclusion 37
5.3 Recommendations 37
5.4 Areas for further study 39
Refernces 40
APPENDICES 42
APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE 42
ABSTRACT This research study analyzed the Impact of Payment of Bride Price to the Process of Traditional Marriage in Iganga District; with the objectives being to examine the imapact of payment of bride price to the process of traditional marriage in Iganga District, the impact of payment of bride price on seffled marriages in Iganga District and the role played by parents in the decission making process of payment of bride price in Iganga District. It also assesses the positive and negative impact of payment of bride price, and further discusses the positive and negative impacts of parent’s decissions in payment of bride price. The researcher found out from the research that respondents in Iganga District had both positive and negative impacts associated with payment of bride price such as domestic violence, abuse of women, and contempt for culture which in turn affects traditional marriages in Iganga District. This was analysed in the first and second objective of the research and answers were realised from research findings that people in Iganga District had both positive and negative impacts associated with payment of bride price. However, a majority stated that awareness and sensitization would be crucial to protect the dignity of women. The last objective was to examine the role played by parents in the decission making process of the payment of bride price. A majority of the respondents agreed that in deed parents have a role to play in decission making as far as cementing the two families is concerned, but also contented that they have to avoid asking exhorbitant prices in order to avoid scarying away young couples. However, they all agreed that payment of bride is traditional and identifies one’s belonging. Doing away with it would be detrimental to cultural heritage.