PERCEIVED ROLE OF ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES ON TELEVISION IN SHAPING SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AMONG TEENAGERS (A STUDY OF ADESEUN OGUNDOYIN POLYTECHNIC, ERUWA)
Abstract
This study sought to find out the perceived role of entertainment television in shaping the social
behaviour of teenagers. It attempted at examining whether entertainment television plays a
significant role in the behaviour learnt and exhibited by the teenagers in their immediate
enviroment. From available literature reviewed, television has become a part of the daily life of its
audience and has transformed the traditional functions of the mass media which is to inform,
educate and entertain due to its potential of sight and sound. It was also discovered from available
statistics that more than 95 per cent of households in America own at least one televsision set and
television plays on an average of about seven hours daily and most of its audience are young
people.
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