This deals with issues of social media relating to the rise in divorce cases.

1. TOPIC:
THEIMPACTOF SOCIAL MEDIAUSAGEON THE RATE OF DIVORCE IN
GHANA. A STUDYOF YOUNGMARRIEDCOUPLESIN AYAWASOWEST
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Background of the Study
• Over the last few decades, information technology has evolved massively and
has shaped every aspect of our lives. This revaluation is considered as both a
blessing and a vice for the family as it is a strong pillar of modern society
(Saleh & Mukhtar, 2015). Social media platforms are widely utilized to
develop intellectual connections, public awareness, social movements, and
outreaches, as well as the sharing of political and cultural ideas and corporate
engagements, among other things.
• The increasing penetration of mobile gadgets and internet services across the
globe and the advent of social media i.e., Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp,
Snapchat has truly transformed the world into a global village; this leads to
the development of electronic-based forums, enhancement of new
acquaintance, facilitates reconnection with lost and past friends making
communication among individuals from around the world easier than ever
(Clyton, 2014).

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Background of the Study
Cont…
• The increasing use of social media among youth limits face-to-face
interactions among partners, social cohesion and loss of privacy.
• According to Singh (2012), divorce has been more prevalent in recent years
on television, radio and the internet, and now, has a normalizing influence. When
families fail to resolve disputes between partners, the media seems to believe that
the next step is to go to a divorce court.
• This study seeks to assess the influence of social media on the rate of divorce
among young couples in Ghana.

4. Problem Statement
• The family plays a significant role in shaping members' mental and physical
health in relation to one another (D'Onofrio and Emery, 2019). A society cannot
claim to be healthy if it does not have healthy and balanced families. Families in
which a couple respects each other and is content with their lives perform better in
their individual functions (Parvandi et al., 2016). Marital conflict can arise in
diverse forms and is known to often precede divorce among families (O’Hara et al.
2012).

5. Problem Statement
• In spite of the high level of divorce cases reported in Ghana, mostly through the
court, not much is known about the reasons leading to the termination of legally
contracted marriages. The development of any useful intervention to address this
social problem depends on understanding the root cause of it in modern times as
social media intervenes in the lives of every family.
• The current state of social media necessitates an investigation into the impact of
social media usage among young couples on their decisions to divorce, which is
what this study seeks to do.

6. Objective of the Study
The main objective of the study is to assess the influence of social media on the rate
of divorce among couples in Ghana.
Specific objectives
1. To evaluate the extent of social media usage among young marries couples in
Ghana
2. To determine how social media usage affects each couple's role in marriage.
3. To determine the impact of social media usage on couples' divorce decisions.

7. Research Question
The research would try to answer the following research questions
1. To what extent do young married couples use social media in Ghana?
2. What are some of the ways that social media usage jeopardizes each couple's
function in marriage?
3. What effect does social media have on a couple's choice to divorce?

8. Significance of the Study
• The study would help fill the gap of existing literatures on the topic.
• The study would help councilors, pastors, opinion leaders, married couples and
singles to understand the effect to social media.

9. Literature Review
• History of Social Media
• Concept of Marriage
• Gender and social media usage
• Age and social media usage
• Impact of social media use on marital communication of couples

10. Literature Review(contd)
Theoretical Overview
• Maslow Theory of Needs
• Conflict Resolution
• Sexuality Theory

11. Literature Review (Contd.)
Conceptual Framework

12. Literature Review (Contd.)
Empirical Studies on Causes of Project Delays
• Related Research Works

13. Methodology
• Research Design; Quantitative Approach(Questionnaires)
• Population: Married Partners and singles in East Legon,
Accra.
• Sample and Sampling Procedure; Randomly sampling
method of 120 respondents.

14. Methodology
• Data Collection;
• Primary source: administering questionnaire as an instrument
• Secondary source: Journals, articles and existing document
from the organization

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