The Nexus between Family Dispute and Socio-Economic Development of Women in Alego Usonga Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya

Jared Aineah Ngutu

doi:10.37284/eajass.8.2.2985

Jared Aineah Ngutu, PhD Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.8.2.2985

Keywords: Family Dispute, Economic Violence, Livelihood, Physical Violence, Psychological Violence, Social Violence

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Abstract

Family disputes have continued to be a global epidemic that kills and tortures humans physically, psychologically, economically and socially. The prevalence of family disputes is higher in Kenya and many other nations as well. This study sought to investigate the nexus between family disputes and the socio-economic development of women in Alego Usonga Sub-county, Siaya County, Kenya. The research employed was a descriptive survey, a simple random technique was applied to sample 300 women, while a purposive sampling strategy sampled 40 representatives from women's groups and 13 Social Workers in Alego Sub-County, Siaya County, Kenya, making a total sample of 350 respondents. The study was grounded in social learning theory. The study was mainly qualitative, in which questionnaires and interview schedules were used for data collection, analysis and tabulation of data, hence documented. The findings revealed that many households experience emotional abuse, family violence that included verbal abuse, threats, manipulation and economic abuse. Women’s rights towards economic growth and development remain a challenge in the Alego Usonga Sub-County of Kenya

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