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Influence Of Violent Films On Adolescent Social Behaviour
[A CASE STUDY OF OSISATECH BOYS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL AMORJI-NIKE ENUGU]
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1.3 Objectives of the Study
1 To find out the level of exposure of adolescent in Osisatech Boys’ Secondary School to violent films
1 To find out what type of violent films adolescent in Osisatech Boys’ Secondary School prefer.
2 To find out the influence of their preferred violent films on their social behaviour
1.4 Research Questions
2 What is the level of exposure of adolescent in Osisatech Boys’ Secondary School to violent film?
3 What type of violent films do adolescent in Osisatech Boys’ Secondary School prefer?
4 How have their preferred violent films influenced their social behaviour?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
H1 Violent films influence the character formation of the adolescent
H0 Violent films do not influence the character formation of the adolescent
1.6 Scope of the study
This
study is limited to adolescents of Osisatech Boys’ Secondary School
Enugu but since the characteristics of adolescents are generally similar
in many ways, the findings of the study therefore would be generalised
to include all youths.
1.7 Significance of the study
Home video
films offer children a great deal of what they want to see and hear,
their appeal to curiosity and their convincing realism is very powerful.
Therefore the importance of the study is as follows:
1. The study will help instruct parents or guidance to be mindful of the type of films their children watch.
2.
The study will be very useful in identifying the extent to which films
flooding the market despoil the fabrics of Nigerian culture.
3. The study will also keep government alert to the need to censor the different types of films that are produced.
4.
It will help instruct producers to be conscious of the negative
influences on younger generations and offer solution to better ways of
presentation of the cultural content of Nigerian film.
5. It would
become a reference material to students and other researchers who would
intend to carry out studies, related to the present study.
1.8 Operational definition of terms
Influence: This is the character a person portrays as a result of what he or she watches from violent films.
Violence: It is the action of adolescent as a reason of exposure to violent films, which causes damage to their life.
Films:
It is played and viewed by people with the aid of a television set
which is connected to video machines such films include documentary
films, horror films etc.
Adolescent: They are the audience member used or the study who receive the message transmitted.
Social behaviour: It is the behaviour directed towards adolescents of Osisatech Boys Secondary School Enugu.
Attitude: The reactions, habit and practice of the adolescent to violent films.LENT FILMS ON ADOLESCENT SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
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