Conflict Of Identity In The Representation Of Mothers In Nollywood Movies In Nigeria
Oghogho Uyi Osazee-Odia PhD
Senior Lecturer, Mass Communication and New Media, Wellspring University, Irhirhi Community, Benin City, Nigeria
Lucky Ojoboh PhD
Lecturer; Mass Communication and Film, Delta State University, P.M.B, 1 Abraka, Nigeria
Godwin E Oboh PhD
Professor of Mass Communication and Head of Department, Delta State University, P.M.B. 1, Abraka, Nigeria
Keywords: Mothers, Nollywood Movies, Family, Uses and Gratification Theory of the Media, Constant Comparative Method.
Abstract
The study examines the conflicting trends in the manner mothers are presented in Nollywood movies, and selected the elements forming the study sample from two separate environments: Delta State University, Abraka and University of Benin, Benin City using the convenient sampling technique. The research instrument employed in the study was the in-depth interview technique, whereupon the opinions of respondents were elicited on the three research questions that formed the signposts for the study. This design enabled the paper to identify the convergence between the misconceptions associated with mothers and the manner mothers are being portrayed in Nollywood movies. The research found that there are different categories of mothers in society, among who are the very educated mothers who have access to media messages on variety of issues. Mothers were discovered in the study as role models for families and society. So whatever view society has about mothers is a little less than the contribution the media made toward the prejudice of the role of mothers in Nollywood movies, confirming the contextual relevance of the uses and gratification theory.