SOCIO-RELIGIOUS EVALUATION OF IGBO TRADITIONAL FAMILY SYSTEM IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD
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Background to the Study
Igbo family is dynamic. It principally revolves around a very strong web of extended family system. This dynamism stems from marria'ge link which may either be polygynous whereby a man marries more than one wife; or monogamous whereby a man marries one wife. Igbo social obligation induces marital responsibility upon the man with his in-laws. The family system demands that social cohesion, respect for constituted authority, fear of the supernatural, parental training of the children, proper political administration, care of the aged, religious observances, and so on, are to be maintained. These formed the basis for the uniqueness of the traditional Igbo family system. It is important to note that the Igbo family system does not function in isolation from the community; rather, both the family and community work together in promoting stability and unity of all. The Igbo traditional family thrived in the core values of traditional life such as respect for humanand care for human life. This is exemplified in the sence that life is of great benefit and has to be protected. No one planned to neither eliminate a kinsmans life when there was an emergency nor show a known enemy the gate of his enemy especially if that enemy was a foreigner. Despite the fact that there may be quarrels whithin the inner recesses of the family system, a kinsman preserved the life of another kinsman and shields him from imminent danger. If somebody had killed a kinsman by error, he was made to flee the village to the mothers land and stayed for a stipulated amount of years before coming back. If a family was facing an imminent danger of being wiped off because of lack of male issues whithin the marriage, the family mensfolk organized and married another wife for their brother if the wife had disagreed to polygamy. The absence of male issues in Igbo falilies was a source of worry not only to the immediate household but to the entire village. There was the value of traditional collegiality in the traditional Igbo family system. Different 2 families saw themselves as members of other families and shared in the joys and sorrows of their neighbours. If there was either marriage or bural occourences, members of different families gathered together to help out their kinsman from the burden of the celebrations. Different contributions of cash and materials helped to cement the line of kinship and provide strong support for the celebrating families after the whole incidences. If a kinsman was marrying, the age grade went and helped to erect mud houses for the young man who was about to marry before the suitor came in. it will be a shame for a new wife to be ushered into her new home still sharing the same mudbed with the mother- in – law. There was the value of the respect for the elders and parents. Disrespect for them means offending the ancestors and was met with stiff resistance. The elders were known as the custodians of the traditional Igbo family ethos and.they pass down the ways of life of the old to the generation ahead. The elders and the parents organize the families and showcased the traditions of the community. The elders held administrative powers over the family thereby ensuring proper behaviours amongst members of the family. The Igbo family was renowned for hard work. No one was found lazy because each member engaged in profit yielding projects such as farming, blacksmithing, cutting of palm heads, wine tapping, brick making, and other forms of business ventures. One aspect of business that had appealed to the Igbo family was clientage. This is the idea of a businessman or ba craftsman from the family training on agreement a member of the family and training him for a specific period of time and settling him after that period. It was like the Old Testament period of Jubilee. The young person started the business either supervised by the trainer or allowed to run on his own. Through clientage Igbo businessmen had advanced areas of different aspect of business life across the nation and had increased economic base and volume for different families across the Igbo world. 3 Notwithstanding the strong foundation on which Igbo family stood and which includes the extended family system was the influence of globalization. With globalization in place, the researcher observed that the key component parts which form the foundation of the Igbo family system are operating in abysimal lowest level. These component parts.include the extended family system, fear of the earth goddess, respect of the brotherhood, sanctity of blood relationship and unity of purpose. Globalization, seen as wind that daily imports diverse issues into the Igbo family system and bears with it transformations, has become the factor of socialization and de-socialization within the Igbo family system. The researcher has identified globalization as the bearer of distortion of socio-religious values in Igbo family system. Colonialism, Christianity and Americanization and so on are major agents of globalization.
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