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The Influence Of Perceived Youth Culture On Social Orientation Of Undergraduates
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1.2 Statement of the Problem There
are many problems associated with the youths who are found both in the
post primary schools and tertiary institutions. The problems ranges from
indecent dressing, emulating negative peer attitude, cheating,
disobedience, promiscuity, drug abuse, use and addiction etc. According
to Onyeuke (2002) adolescents in tertiary institutions adopt some
cultures that are inimical to the ones acceptable in the society or
community. Belonging to secret cults, challenging the laid down rules
and regulations of the school authority, smoking and general
indisciplinary behaviour, characterize the youths at school. According
to him, this is as a result of borrowed culture by the youths. A
situation where the adolescent discards the cultural values and norms
with which he/she was brought up and cleaves to another culture and
negative ways of behaviour due to the negative influence of peer
pressure and all in the name of ‘civilization’. The negative attitude of
youths is a problem because if it is not checked by the relevant
authorities at home in school and the society at large, it could pose a
great danger in the immediate society and the future generation.
1.3
Purpose of Study The major reason for this study is to investigate the
influence of perceived youth culture on the social orientation of
undergraduates. Specifically the study intends to find out whether
- The youth culture influences their social orientation.
- Gender in the perceived youth culture influences social orientation.
- Class/status of students in the perceived youth culture influences their social orientation.
- Environment of students affects their social orientation.
1.4 Research Questions The study will be guided by the following research questions:
2. To what extent does the perceived youth culture influences social orientation of adolescents.
3. To what extent does the sex of students in the perceived youth culture affects their social orientation.
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To what extent does the class difference of students in the perceived
youth culture affects their social orientation.
5. To what extent does the environment of the youth influences their social orientation.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the influence of youth culture on the social orientation of adolescents in University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos.The descriptive research survey was employed to assess the opinions of the respondents. A total of 120 (one hundred and twenty) students were sampled for this study.Four null hypotheses were formulated and tested using the t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance.At the end of the analyses, the following conclusions were reached: Hypothesis o ... Continue reading---
