Communication & Language Arts
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Item Exploring language of communication in interpersonal relationships(2017) Elegbe, O.The language of communication is the glue that holds people in a relationship. It is an essential component in developing a long lasting relationship, because both partners make choices about their language of communication to negotiate the nature of their relationship. Interpersonal relationship develops through language of communication when two people meet for the first time. However, the use of language between them will either move the relationship forward or lead to the termination of the relationship. The paper seeks to address the extent to which language of communication can be applied to building and maintaining interpersonal relationship among partners. The paper explores the speech act theory to understand the meaning in the use of words. The concept of language in this paper was used as a form of communication among partners in relationships which leads to relationship maintenance or deterioration. While mentioning some challenges of language of communication the paper suggest some strategies for improving them in interpersonal relationships. The paper conclude on the role that language as a communication vehicle can play in improving various relationships in order to avoid conflict situations that always arise from interpersonal relationships.Item Socioeconomic dynamics of multiple mobile phone (M2P) usage and communication in Ota, Nigeria(Inderscience Publishers, 2012) Obono, K.Multiple mobile phone (M2P) usage has become an increasing practice in Nigeria but little is known about the factors propelling it or related communication processes. An examination of its operations reveals interaction with economic and social factors for reduction in call costs and management of network fluctuation, limitation and failure. While M2P users are active and goal-oriented, usage behaviour is associated with socioeconomic variables, including electronic finance and marketing. Findings indicate that technological advancement has not created imbecility but consumers with the freewill of determining their communication needs and choices. The study is unique in examining this phenomenon and its implications for developing economies.Item Gender and female reproductive communication in Ugep, Nigeria(Delmas Communications Ltd., 2010-10) Obono, K.; Obono, O.Gender affects the communication of female reproductive matters in Ugep. Biological and cultural determinism of gender stratification theories help explain this sex-based interaction. The funtionalist suggest that familes are organised among instrumental-expressive lines, with men specializing in instrumental tasks and women in expressive ones. Accondingly, the study reveals tha mother play a greater roles in the communication of female sexual and reproductive health matters. They are evaluated better communicators, more frequent communicators and with less negative styles of communication. This finding shows a gendered communication struture where there exist very little discussions among fathers and daughters. Rather than sexuality communication, fathers' conversation focused on education, carrier aspiration, chid discipline and material provision. mothers were thus identified as playing the major expressive role in female communication. Gender- role attitude is therfore significantly associated with reproductive communication in the family.Item Media exposure and reproductive behaviour change among generations of adolescents in Ugep, Nigeria(2009) Obono, K.; Obono, O.This paper examines change in reproductive behaviour across several generations of adolescent girls in Ugep, sourtern Nigeria. It is based on a study of key factors promoting differences in girls' reproductive behaviour across this generations, which linked this change media exposure and a number of social variables that challenge traditional views of the relationships. The study found alterations in adolescent sexual activities, contraceptive prevalence, voluntary abortion and the fertility. Female age at sexual debut was found to be declining, with 11.3% of adolescent females initiating sex at 11 years relative to 4.1 percent from previous cohorts. This finding in particular reflects the onset of liberal sexual norms, accentuated by ease of entry into consensual unions and trends towards sexual networking. The general findings point to the role of western media, poverty and pressures related to an urbanizing lifestyle on girls' aspirations and reproductive choices. In this way,it contribute to the growing body of work on reproductive change in an era of serious population' debate and, therefore, suggests a need for adopting alternative models for explaining reproductive change in sub- saharan communities.