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THE EFFECT OF VIOLENT TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON
ADOLESCENT’S (A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENIN CITY.)
ABSTRACT
The mass
media print broadcast like television acts as a means of transmitting
information and material from a diversity of national on internal source. The
child’s personality can either be sharpen positively or negatively by the mass
media. This is true because most popular movies for example nudity, graphic sex
and sickening violence. Hit songs often contain pornographic lyrics; rock
concerts are commonly sense of drug abuse, bedlam and violence. Children who
have become used to watching television programmes especially movies are either
clothed with fear from what they must have perceived or they end up practicing
some acts which they must have watched. As a result of these problems, the
researcher has decided to look into this area by analyzing these problems. Its
causes and effects and also proffers
solutions.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Research questions
1.4 Purpose of the study
1.5 Significance of the study
1.6 Definition of terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Review of related Literature
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Research Methodology
3.2 Population of the study
3.3 Sample of the study
3.4 The instrumentation
3.5 The statistical techniques
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and analysis of data
Findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendation
Suggestion for further research
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Effects of violent television programmes
on adolescent entails a detailed look at violent television programmes, which
according to Ellen Casper (1997) are “programmes aired on television that
portray aggressive actions in news, musicals, movies, particularly of late home
videos etc, that children get attracted to. These programmes which make some
impact in some of them which they exhibit in that tender age or later on in
life”.
Although, the mass media acts as
a means of transmitting information and materials from a diversity of national
and international sources, especially those aimed at promoting child’s social,
spiritual and moral well being and physical and mental health. The child’s
personality can either be shaped positively or negatively by the mass media.
Today, children live in a world
where violence is thee norm and so many people have come to believe that
violent television programmes have contributed significantly to the increase in
crimes of violence and low performance of students especially in the urban
cities. Mass media industries do not take much time in warning viewers about
the violence they will see, so aggressive videos find their way easily to
students who should not see them.
As a result of the violent
television programmes which adolescent watch, it makes them exhibit some
violent actions in the society they live in.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This research is looking into
violent television programmes, which adolescents are being exposed to daily and
the effects these programmes have on them after watching such programmes.
In order for these problems to be
solved, the researcher is aimed at informing the public about the problems and
suggestions on how to control these problems. Therefore, the following
questions have become necessary.
1.
Is it
true that because some adolescents watch television programme that they turn
out to be violent?
2.
Does the
violent television programme which adolescents watch make any impact on them or
make any impression on them after watching?
3.
Has
parental influence got anything to do with adolescent’s violent behaviour?
4.
How does
the society or the government see violence amongst Adolescent?
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Below are some stated research questions, which shall be carefully looked into
and subjected to test in this study. They are:
1.
Is it
true that because some adolescents watch television programme that they turn
out to be violent?
2.
Does the
violent television programme which adolescents watch make any impact on them or
make any impression on them after watching?
3.
Has
parental influence got anything to do with adolescent’s violent behaviour?
4.
How does
the society or the government see violence amongst Adolescent?
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
This research is aimed at
achieving the following.
1.
Whether
the violent television programmes affects adolescents in a negative way.
2.
How the
family background of adolescent contribute to their exposure to television
violence.
3.
This
study is also aimed at improving knowledge and providing solutions to these
problems.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of the study is
that, it will serve as a way of enhancing the knowledge of the general public
especially parents, on how they educate their adolescents about what they
watch, read or listen to from the mass media.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Violence: Rough,
force in action, rough or injurious action, any just or unwarranted exertion of
force or power as against rights, laws etc.
Adolescents: Person growing up
from childhood before adulthood, ages between 12 and 18 years.
Mass media: The
means of communicating to large numbers of people.
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