The Impact of Television Reality Shows On the Youth in Uganda: A Case Study of Nw Uganda~

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv

ACRONYMS v

ABSTRACT ix

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTROI~UCTlON AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1

1.OIn~roduction 1

1.1 background of the study 1

1.14 Historical Perspective 1

1.1.2 Theoretical perspective 2

1.1.3 Contextual perspective 2

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT 2

1.3 Obj~çtives of the study 3

1.3.1. General Objective 3

1.3.2 Specific Objectives of the study 3

1.4 Research Questions 3

1.5 Scope 3

1.5.1 Geographical scope 3

The study was carried out at NTV located in Kampala in the central part of Uganda 3

1.5.2 Content scope 3

1.5.3 Time scope 3

1.6 Significance of the study 3

1.7 Conceptual frame work Model 4

Figure 1: Conceptual Frame Work model between television realty shows and

youths in Uganda 4

CHAPTER TWO 6

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LITERATUREREVIEW .6

2.1 Introduction 6

2.2 Theoretical Review 6

2.3 Related literature 7

2.3.1 Impact of reality shows on the youth in Uganda 7

2.3.2 Relationship between reality television programs on the youth 8

CHAPTER THREE 11

METHODOLOGY 11

3.0 Introduction 11

3.1 Research Design 11

3.2 Population of the Study 11

3.3 Sample Size 12

3.3.1 Sampling strategy 12

The study used purposive sampling as it enables the researcher to select the

respondents with the right information 12

3.4 Area of the Study 12

3.5 Data Collection Instrument and Methods 12

3.5.1 Data Collection Methods 13

3.5.1.1 Observation 13

3.5.1.2 Interviews 13

3.5.2 Data Collection Instrument 13

3.5.2.1 Questionnaires 13

3.5.2.2 Secondary data 13

3.6 Data Type and Sources 13

3.7 Data Analysis 13

3.8 Data presentation 14

3.9.1 Limitations of the Study 14

CHAPTER FOUR 15

PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS 15

4~O Introduction 15

4.1.1 Gender of respondents is

4.1.2 Age of respondents 16

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4.1.3 Marital status of the respondents .17

4.1.4. Level of education of respondents 18

4.2 Different Television Reality Shows In Uganda 19

4.3 Effect Television Reality Shows on Youth In Uganda 20

4.4. Relationship between Television realty shows and behavior of youth in Uganda 21

CHAPTER FIVE 22

DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 22

5.0 Introduction 22

5.1 Discussion of the findings 22

5.1.1 Different Television Reality Shows in Uganda 22

5.1.2 Effect Television Reality Shows on Youth in Uganda 22

5.1.3 Relationship between Television realty shows and behavior of youth in Uganda 23

5.2 Conclusions to the study 24

5.2.1 Different Television Reality Shows in Uganda 24

5.2.2 Effect Television Reality Shows on Youth on Uganda 24

5.2.3 Relationship between Television realty shows and behavior of youth in Uganda 24

5.3 RecGmmendations 25

5.3.1 Di~f~rent Television Reality Shows in Uganda 25

5.3.2. Effect of Television Reality Shows on Youth on Uganda 25

5.3.3 Relationship between Television realty shows and behavior of youth in Uganda 25

REFERENCES 26

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE 29

APPENDIX I: Interview Guide 32