KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TOWARDS HOMOSEXUALITY AND ITS IMPLICATION ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT (A STUDY OF CARITAS UNIVERSITY, AMORJI- NIKE, EMENE)

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ABSTRACT
With civilization and urbanization on the increase in Nigeria today and also freedom from parents enjoyed by youths and students in various institutions of higher learning in Nigeria, different kinds of sexual orientation has developed which homosexual is one of them. Homosexuality being the romantic or sexual intercourse or behaviour between members of the same sex, has attracted much interest and attention as a social problems that needs to be investigated and solved. However, there have been different kinds of attitude towards the act and those involve in it. In Nigeria, it is strongly frowned at, because it is believed to have a negative effect on the general society, it therefore constitute a deviant behaviour and it is highly against the moral principle of Nigerian society in general and Caritas University in particular. Therefore, this study seeks to examine the attitude of undergraduate students towards homosexuality and its implication on social adjustment, hence examining how the attitudes of undergraduate students affect homosexuals in the school environment. The objective of this study aims on how students get involve in the act and also to ascertain how easy it is to disengage from the act and finally to discover if there is a positive correlation between attitude of undergraduates towards homosexuality and social adjustment of homosexuals.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of content

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study
1.2 Statement of problem
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Objectives of the Study
1.5 Significance of study
1.6 Definition of Terms

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 An overview of Homosexuality
2.3 Involvement of undergraduate in the act of Homosexuality
2.4 Students attitude towards Homosexuality on campus
2.5 Harassment and fear of homosexuals
2.6 Review of Related theories
2.6.1 Psychoanalytical theory
2.6.2 Biological Theory
2.6.3 Sociological theory
2.7 Theoretical frame work

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design
3.2 Study Area and Population
3.3 Sample Size
3.4 Sampling Technique
3.5 Instruments for data collection
3.6 Method of data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 Demographic data of respondent
4.2 Analysis of Research Questions

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
5.4 Limitation of the study
5.5 Suggestion for further studies
References
Appendix I
Appendix II