Influence of Violent Television Programme on the Aggressive Behaviour of Children in Public Primary School in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State
CHAPTER ONE
Objective of the study
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the extent to which television influence behavior of children
- To ascertain the extent to which television violence influence the tendency to fight among children
- To ascertain the relationship between aggressive behavior of children and attitude to violent viewing
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
CONCEPT OF TELEVISION
Television is an electronic medium used in disseminating information to a wide and diversified audience. Nwosu (2005, p.164) states that: Television is the medium that possess credibility, audio visual qualities, and can be utilized in virtually development communication. The above statement shows that television possesses the ability to bring changes, which could be either positive or negative. Agba (1998, p.17) asserts that: Television messages tend to sound more authentic in that their signals engage both the auditory and visual senses not to mention their sensual component. Anunike (2000, p.98) maintains that: Television is one of the audio and visual media of mass communication; this is made possible with the use of camera and microphone. A look they say is worth more than thousand words. It is however, based on this that television viewing goes a long way in altering the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and general behaviour of children and this has therefore formed the basis of this research work
BRIEF HISTORY OF TELEVISION
Television has been the most important invention in communication technology today, after the printing press. It’s invention has changed the way various professionals operate. It has changed the nature, operations and relationships of their audiences to books movies and radios. Baran (2006, p.244) It was in 1884 when Paul Nipkow, a Russian scientist living in Berlin developed the first workable device for generating electronic signal suitable for the transmission of a scene that people could see. According to Baran (2006, p.422): Vladimir Sworykin demonstrated his konoscope tupe, the first practical television camera tube in 1923. At the same time, young Philo Farnsworth has moved from Idaho to San Francisco to prefect an electronic television system…. In 1927, at the age of 20, he made his first public Demonstration. The first two commercial stations took off in 1941. The World War II brought about technical development and improvement of the new media continued. Since then, television has improved over the decades as communication medium.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to Influence of Violent Television Programme on the Aggressive Behaviour of Children in Public Primary School in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
- Primary source and
- Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
DATA ANALYSIS
The data collected from the respondents were analyzed in tabular form with simple percentage for easy understanding.
A total of 133(one hundred and thirty three) questionnaires were distributed and 133 questionnaires were returned.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was the Influence of Violent Television Programme on the Aggressive Behaviour of Children in Public Primary School in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of Violent Television Programme on the Aggressive Behaviour of Children in Public Primary School
Summary
This study was on Influence of Violent Television Programme on the Aggressive Behaviour of Children in Public Primary School in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State. Three objectives were raised which included: To ascertain the extent to which television influence behavior of children, to ascertain the extent to which television violence influence the tendency to fight among children and to ascertain the relationship between aggressive behavior of children and attitude to violent viewing. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected primary schools in Mushin Local Government Area of Lagos State. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made headmasters, headmistresses, teachers and non teaching were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Some scholars (Huesmann and Moise) are of the opinion that media violence promotes violent behavior in young people, that viewing habits of young people predicts subsequent aggression and also that exposure to violence leads to arousal, desensitization and acceptance. Some other scholars (Wilbur Schramm, Jack Lyle, Edwin Parker etc.) are of the opinion that for some children under some conditions, watching violent films might be harmful, for some under other conditions, beneficial and for most children under most conditions, it might be neither harmful or beneficial (Vivian, 1999: 401) while some scholars (Freedman etc) are of the opinion that media violence does not promote violent behavior in young people. That the results are inconsistent, unrealistic and inconclusive, and that young people know the difference between real and fiction. Vivian (1999:397) opines that “some experts however say that the negative effect of media-depicted violence is too often overstated and that media violence actually has a positive side”. It therefore means that some people when they have viewed violent films might tend to act positively. A woman who is abused at home by her spouse and who has bottled up her emotions might decide to check an NGO on domestic violence or seek help from a counselor. George Gerbner theorizes that the media violence has negative effects on society. He calls it, “the mean-world syndrome”, that people has been exposed to so much violence that they now see the real world as a mean place and can easily adapt to violence in the world
Recommendation
The study advocates for control on the depiction of violence in the media, there should be strict and monitored policies on violent programmes in the media since some heavy viewers will be affected. Parents are enjoined to know what programme their children are viewing on the media, if possible they should watch with them explaining some of the issues to them, thereby educating them. This will make them to have positive parental influence on their children
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