THE ROLE OF RADIO IN MOBILIZING WOMEN IN POLITICS IN ENUGU URBAN AREAS

No matter how plural a society may be, the radio should be the engineering force and vehicle for conveying political message to the women in the democratization process in which man is the pivot, it is with this background that the objectives of this study re-channeled towards metropolis for their participation in politics.

The work examined factors such as medium, interpersonal communication, exposure objectivity and sycophancy to clear. Curtly determine the effective impact of the radio political news in mobilizing women in Enugu metropolis.
Useful theories and the literature that constitute the basic framework of the study were examined.

An empirical survey was carried out in four selected zones in Enugu metropolis. Data collected were analyzed in order to determine the effects of these factors on the efficacy of the radio political messages in mobilizing the women folk.

Empirical evidence from findings revealed that the radio political information ha been the engineering mechanism in mobilizing women in Enugu metropolis, it wakes up their political opinion and attitude, it leads them to political opinion formation and although they did not see the news being non-objective but they indicated that the government and its agencies distort the news.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS                            PAGES
Title page                                II    
Approval page                            III
Dedication                                IV
Acknowledgement                        V
Abstract                                VI
Table of contents                        VIII

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1    Background of the study                1
1.2    Statement of the research problem            8
1.3    Objectives of the study                    13
1.4    Significance of the study                15
1.5    Research questions                    16
1.6    Research hypothesis                    17
1.7    Conceptual and operational definitions        19
1.8    Assumptions                        21
1.9    Limitations of the study                    22
Reference                                23

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 25
3.1    Research                            32        
3.2    Research design                        33        
3.3    Research sample                    34
3.4    Measuring instrument                    35
3.5    Data analysis                        37
3.6    Expected results                        37        

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1    Data analysis                        49
4.2    Results                            49
4.3    Result of the hypothesis tested            53
4.4    Discussions                       59

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY
5.1    Summary                            61
5.2    Recommendation for further study           62
Bibliography                            64
Questionnaire                            66