Ethics on the other hand is the philosophical reflection upon these rules. Moral decadence among nigerian youths and the role of parents and teachers is a search for the role parents and teachers could play in reduction and elimination of moral decadence among youths. Decadence states a falling from a higher standard to a lower state. It means gross reduction in the moral values in a particular society.
This work is a qualitative research and the research design. Unfortunately, a significant percentage of the youth is being affected by moral decadence. The declining moral standards among secondary school students are becoming. Moral misconduct is reported in nigerian institutions of higher learning. Samuel 2011 defined morality as the principles concerning right. Moral decadence among nigerian youth and the role of. The socio economic and religious implications article pdf available january 2016 with,016 reads how we measure reads. Decadence is described as corrosive due to a lack of ethical, moral and sexual traditions.
Pdf the proliferation of churches and moral decadence in. Conservative commentators assert that moral decadence is a result of parental abandonment in the age of modern technology. The area of the study is abakaliki the capital of ebonyi state. What are the causes of moral decadence in nigerian tertiary institutions. Pdf youth and moral values in a changing society researchgate. Hegel 17701831 knew men and women had a hard time making. The present disturbing state of the igbo moral world and the tragedy as well as the apparent degradation of the moral values is indices of the sordid state of the adulterated igbo moral world.
It causes many social problems and sadly, the scenario. The life cycle of empires and americas destiny by eric v. Moral decadence among nigerian youths as future leaders. Religious boom therefore, means a rapid increase and participation in the religious. It is a self indulgence in which the person is willing to give themselves anything in order to be happy. Plan of 2001 defines youth as young persons of ages 1835 years who are. Findings of the study revealed that moral decadence affects students academic. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Thus, moral decadence appears to be a fall in the moral standard of the society. What is morally right is what the community says is right. What are the solutions to moral decadence and youthful. The bane of the igbo society today is the relegation of moral issues. Teachers perception on the dimensions of moral decadence. It is also a state of immorality, corruption, debauchery.
While there are no objectively verifiable causes of moral decadence, there are a few plausible explanations. Eboh 2001 defines morality as the quality of being. Moral decadence is the decay in education causes of moral decadence 1 absenteeism 2 lack of reading culture 3 lack of parental care 4 immorality 5 poverty solution 1. Moral decadence means the process of decline or decay in a society especially. Decadence definition, the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state. Religious boom and moral decadence in nigeria society for. According to hume, 1975 it could mean a condition or period of decline with regard to morals. Moral decline in schools university of eastern africa.
It seems to be deterioration or a collapse in upholding our societal values, beliefs, norms and ethical standards. Within the context of education, moral misconduct is the way of behaving in a manner that is low below the moral standards of the school, that is, it is the process of behaving in a way that shows low moral standards in the school. Thus, this research is aimed at analyzing reasons for the deterioration of moral values from the crosscultural viewpoint. George and others published youth and moral values in a changing society find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The word decadence, which at first meant simply decline in an abstract sense, is now most often used to refer to a perceived decay in standards, morals, dignity, religious faith, honor, discipline, or skill at governing among the members of the elite of a very large social structure, such as an empire or nation state. Some historians hold that the fall of rome can be attributed to internal decadence. A decadent person often overdresses, flaunting wealth.
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