Influence Of Television Series On The Nigerian Women (a Case Study Of Lagos State)

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND OF STUDY Recently there has been a massive penetration of mass media in the developing countries. Even traditionally remote communities nowadays have access to television and radio programmes. Although the evidence on the socioeconomic impacts of the media is not limited to developing countries alone, but the influence of some of this TV series programmes has deposited some negative and positive effects on Nigerian women. Exposure to TV programmes can affect a woman’s behavior through a variety of channels. First, since women are prone to change …