TRADITIONAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION USED IN TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE PROCESS IN AROCHUKWU KINGDOM, ABIA STATE

Abstract

The study examined the traditional forms of communication used in traditional marriage process in Arochukwu Kingdom. Three objectives guided the study which are to identify the forms of traditional communication used in the traditional Marriage process in Arochukwu kingdom, identify the implication of the traditional forms of communication used in the traditional marriage process in Arochukwu kingdom and to ascertain the effectiveness of the traditional forms of communication used in the traditional marriage in Arochukwu kingdom. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The study was based on communication theory. The population of the study comprised 5 chiefs from five different clans and 150 elders in Arochukwu kingdom. Thus, the population of the study was 155. The census sampling technique was applied on the sample size.   The instrument used for the study was the questionnaire that served as the instrument for data collection with the modified four point Likert rating scale of SA, A, D and SD. The questionnaire titled “Traditional Forms of Communication and Traditional Marriage Process in Arochukwu Kingdom” (TCTMPAQ) was used.  The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation and presented in tables. Findings showed that the traditional forms of communication used in traditional marriage process in Arochukwu are still very invoked and effective.  The study concluded that traditional forms of communication should be retained.  It was recommended among others that the present generation should preserve and develop their traditional forms of communication so that the future generation will have a better tomorrow and as traditional forms of  communication is the only credible source of information for rural areas, therefore, no attempt should be made to destroy it under the guise of modernization or innovation.