Marriage Customs and Practices – Basic 5 Social Studies Lesson Note (First Term)

Learning Objectives

• Steps in selecting a marriage partner
• Preparation for marriage
• Values that are relevant to the selection of marriage
• Roles played by families in marriage
• Unhealthy marriage practices (consequences)

Teaching and learning materials

• Whiteboard/chalkboard
• Interactive poster
• Chart
• Interactive video

Reference materials

• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools
• Lagos State Scheme of Work
• Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Social Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Internet
• EduDelight Social Studies TextBooks for Primary Schools

Entry behaviour/previous lesson

The students are familiar with processes of changing culture and differences – diversity in language.

Word file

Recommendation, matured, mutilation.

Content of the module

Various ways of selecting a marriage partner

The following are general ways of selecting a life partner:

1. Through recommendation
2. Through parent consent
3. Sending of relatives to speak to the girl they want to marry
4. Sending of friend to talk to the girl
5. Through school, place of work, parties

Preparation for marriage

Before marriage takes place, the man, lady and parent have to do the following:

1. Seeking advice from mature people
2. Dating/courtship
3. Family investigation
4. Know about the behavior of partners
5. Engagement
6. Visit to the lady’s and man’s families
7. Submission of marriage gift
8. Payment of dowry
9. Marriage date will be fixed

Relevant value in selecting a marriage partner

1. Affection
2. Trust
3. Honesty
4. Tolerance

The roles of families and parents in marriage

1. Advice the daughter on how take care of herself
2. Parent teach their son on how to be a good husband and behave well
3. Advice the couples
4. Encourage the partners
5. Get useful information about the spouse
6. They contribute in one way or the order in organizing the marriage

Unhealthy marriage practices

1. Early marriage
2. Same sex marriage
3. Trial marriage
4. Elopement marriage
5. Wife swapping
6. Wife inheritance
7. Forced marriage
8. Exclusion of women in marriage decision
9. Female genital mutilation
10. Widow hood practices