AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON YOUTHS. (A CASE STUDY OF CAMPUS CIRCUIT ON MINAJ BROADCAST INTERNATIONAL)

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ABSTRACT
My interest in this work its assess the effects of Television programmes on youths. Using a Minaj Broadcast international (MBI) programme Campus Circuit” as a cash study. 
Television is widely acknowledged as “a powerful medium of age? The is astounding, its visual immediacy gives its audience a feeling of participation more than any other medium.   
It is necessary to find out  what effects television has on youths. I want to observe the youths watching campus circuit a television prgramme, learn behaviours, norms and attitude through such television violence might influence children who have violent tendencies to act violently. 
Some of the primary objectives of television in Nigeria are to foster National unity and to supplement education programmes which can be achieved through the use of films. The project for purpose of easy understanding, is divided into chapter is and consist of five chapters. 
Chapter one deals with the introductory aspects of the stud, in chapter two, a review of related literature is presented, while chapter three goes ahead to outline the  methodology that was adopted the data analysis and interpretation in chapter four. This thesis conclusion and recommendations for further study. 
Finally, this study is delimited to youths watching television programmes are literature enough to answer the questionnaires that will follow the research. 

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page II
Approval page III
Dedication IV
AcknowledgementV
Abstract of contents VII
Table of Contents X

CHAPTER ONE 
1.0Introduction 1
1.1Background of the study 1
1.2Statement of the Research Problem 10
1.3Objectives of the study 12
1.4Significance of the study 13
1.5Research Questions 15
1.6Research Hypotheses  16
1.7Conceptual and Operational Definition 18
1.8Assumptions 20
1.9  Limitation of the study 21

CHAPTER TWO 
2.1Sources of Literature 22
2.2The review 23
2.3Functions of Nigerian Television 25
2.4The Influence of Television29
2.5Campus Circuit 35
2.6Review of Opinions36
2.7Summary of Literature Review 41

CHAPTER THREE 
3.0Research Methodology 45
3.1Research Design 46
3.2Research Sample 46
3.3Measuring Instrument   47
3.4Sampling Technique 48
3.5Sources of Data 49
3.6Method of  Analysis / Presentation49
3.7Expected results 50

CHAPTER FOUR 
DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 
4.1 Introduction 51
4.2Presentation of findings 52

CHAPTER FIVE 
5.1Summary and conclusion 79
5.2Recommendations81
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