Why Is Moral Decadence?

The result of Table 2 reveals causes of moral decadence to include poor upbringing, emphasis on materialism, decline in religious training and moral laxity as major causes of moral decadence. However, respondents rejected factors like poverty, influence of western education and socio-economic status.

What are the effects of moral decadence?

Moral decadence lowers standards of moral behavior and creates new but lower criteria for ethics and justice. Putting it simply, people are no longer required to act morally or ethically. Society no longer expects its members to preserve their commitment to the very basic moral norms.

What are the causes of moral decadence in Nigeria?

Decline in parental authority and domestic values, influence of science and technology, media influence, materialism, poverty, and the collapse of discipline in our schools were identified as the major causes of moral decay in Nigeria.