THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN MOVIES ON NIGERIAN CULTURE (A STUDY OF THE STUDENT IN THE IBARAPA POLYTECHNIC, ERUWA)

ABSTRACT
          This study examines the effect of foreign movies as it affects the cultural heritage of Nigerian society. Much after the independence among African continent. One of the major pre-occupation that African leaders has to contend with the restoration of African Culture in their unsullied form which was polluted by European masters during their reign.
          Unfortunately, the mentality and lifestyle of African has been affected by exposure to foreign movies.
          The same goes to Nigerian Society which is where the study is focused. The study therefore focuses on the student in The Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa.
          The study then concluded by prescribing a way forward towards the restoration and promotion of African Culture.



TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE
CERTIFICATION
DEDICATION    
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS OR HYPOTHESIS
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO
2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.2 THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN MOVIES ON STUDENT
2.3 ADVANTAGES OF FOREIGN MOVIES
2.4 THE EFFECT OF FOREIGN MOVIES ON NIGERIAN CULTURE
2.5 THEORETICAL INFERENCE

CHAPTER THREE
3.0 METHODOLOGY
3.1 POPULATION OF STUDY
3.2 SIMPLE SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
3.3 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT
3.4 DESCRIPTION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE
3.5 RESEARCH PROCEDURE
3.6 PROBLEM
3.7 DATA PROCESSING


CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DATA ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1 PRESENTATION OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF THE RESPONDENT
4.2 FINDINGS OF THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 SUMMARY
5.2 CONCLUSION
5.3 RECOMMENDATION
          REFERENCES
          QUESTIONNAIRE


CHAPTER ONE
1.1            INTRODUCTION
Foreign movies are movies imported from other countries for entertainment purposes. Foreign movies have proven to be most popular brand of movies in Nigeria. Movies from countries like the United States of America, India, Mexico and Korea dominate the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Hollywood
          The situation has gotten so bad that Nigerian actors and actresses re-act foreign movies. A good example of this is “street girls” featuring Queen Latifah and Viviane fox was later acted by Nigerian popular actress Fathia Balogun among others. And it has proven that whatever affects the culture.
          Considerations about the effects of films, the earliest coordinated social scientific research or investigation into the impact of these effects began in the western countries. It was intended at studying the harmful impacts of film on societies. The development of the medium as a common mass entertainment and information source during the 1950s encountered similar concerns about potential harms, especially in connection with young audiences (Gunter, 1994). Nowadays, many concerns have been raised about the kind of values and attitudes that may be inculcated by exposure to certain kinds of media contents, especially enculturation and violence in movies (Kubey and Larson, 2005).
          The most important concern in the debate about violent films has been whether or not it promotes aggressive behavior among viewers most especially the young ones (Evra 1990). Researchers have also shown that heavy exposure to screen violence can cause problems in others domains of social behavior. For example, it can make people become both fearful of the world around them and accepting violence in the real life as displayed by others (Ibid). Violence is one of the global concerns today in all segments of the world. Antisocial behavior in human beings is accepted to be associated to a number of physiological, psychological domestic and cultural aspects.
          The learning environments which a child is exposed to are also assumed to contribute to an increase in aggressive behaviours and attitude as well as his inclinations to customs values and norms of the society (Berkowitz, 2001).
          The media, as one of the specific learning condition as believed to be a potential contributor to the growth of antisocial attitudes and behavior in children and teenagers (Ibid). while social scientists work on determine the major causation of violence, such as social environments, cultural factors, family instruction and group membership.....

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