A PROPOSAL SOCIAL STATUSES A CONDITION IN CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE

Abstract

This study will be on Social Status, a condition in Christian marriage: A case study of Christ Apostolic churches in Babayara Assembly. Four objectives will be raised which included; To ascertain whether social status influence Christian marriage in Christ Apostolic Church, to find out the important of social status in Christian marriage in Christ Apostolic Church, to whether Christian welcome social status in their marriages in Christ Apostolic Church and to find out whether social status really matter in marriage especially Christian marriage in Christ Apostolic Church. The method of data analysis that will be used by the researcher is score and grand mean was used to answer the research questions

Introduction

Social status is the level of social value a person is considered to possess. More specifically, it refers to the relative level of respect, honour, assumed competence, and deference accorded to people, groups, and organizations in a society. Status is based in widely shared beliefs about whom members of a society think holds comparatively more or less social value, in other words, who they believe is better in terms of competence or moral traits. Status is determined by the possession of various characteristics culturally believed to indicate superiority or inferiority (e.g., confident manner of speech or race). As such, people use status hierarchies to allocate resources, leadership positions, and other forms of power. In doing so, these shared cultural beliefs make unequal distributions of resources and power appear natural and fair, supporting systems of social stratification. Status hierarchies appear to be universal across human societies, affording valued benefits to those who occupy the higher rungs, such as better health, social approval, resources, influence, and freedom (Sauder, Michael 2012) From the earliest days of the Christian faith, Christians have honored holy matrimony (as Christian marriages are referred to) as a divinely blessed, lifelong, monogamous union, between a man and a woman. According to the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer (1979), reflecting the traditional view, “Christian marriage is a solemn and public covenant between a man and a woman in the presence of God, intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity; and, when it is God’s will, for the procreation of children and their nurture. However, while many Christians might agree with the traditional definition, the terminology and theological views of marriage have varied through time in different countries, and among Christian denominations (Erwin and Geoffrey, 2000)

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