THE ROLE OF RADIO IN MOBILIZING WOMEN IN POLITICS IN ENUGU URBAN AREAS

ABSTRACT No matter how plural a society may be, the radio should be the engineering force and vehicle for conveying political message to the women in the democratization process in which man is the pivot, it is with this background that the objectives of this study re-channeled towards metropolis for their participation in politics.
The work examined factors such as medium, interpersonal communication, exposure objectivity and sycophancy to clear. Curtly determine the effective impact of the radio political news in mobilizing women in Enugu metropolis. Useful theories and the literature that constitute the basic framework of the study were examined. 
An empirical survey was carried out in four selected zones in Enugu metropolis. Data collected were analyzed in order to determine the effects of these factors on the efficacy of the radio political messages in mobilizing the women folk.
Empirical evidence from findings revealed that the radio political information ha been the engineering mechanism in mobilizing women in Enugu metropolis, it wakes up their political opinion and attitude, it leads them to political opinion formation and although they did not see the news being non-objective but they indicated that the government and its agencies distort the news.   TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTSPAGES Title pageII Approval pageIII DedicationIV AcknowledgementV AbstractVI Table of contentsVIII
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the study1 1.2Statement of the research problem8 1.3Objectives of the study13 1.4Significance of the study15 1.5Research questions16 1.6Research hypothesis17 1.7Conceptual and operational definitions19 1.8Assumptions21 1.9Limitations of the study22 Reference23
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 25 3.1Research32 3.2Research design33 3.3Research sample34 3.4Measuring instrument35 3.5Data analysis37 3.6Expected results37
CHAPTER FOUR 4.1Data analysis39 4.2Results39 4.3Result of the hypothesis tested43 4.4Discussions49
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY 5.1Summary51 5.2Recommendation for further study52 Bibliography54 Questionnaire56