AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ON YOUTHS.

    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.

Title page                                 II
Approval page                             III
Dedication                                 IV
Acknowledgement                        V
Abstract of contents                         VII
Table of Contents                         X

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

CHAPTER TWO
2.1    Sources of Literature                     22
2.2    The review                         23
2.3    Functions of Nigerian Television             25
2.4    The Influence of Television                29
2.5    Campus Circuit                         35
2.6    Review of Opinions                    36
2.7    Summary of Literature Review             41

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

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

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1    Summary and conclusion                 79
5.2    Recommendations                    81
References                            91