The influence of modern movies on Yorùbá culture and tradition amongst the Yorùbá of Ogun state

Abstract

In recent times, the influence of modern movies on Yoruba people’s culture and tradition has come to public fore with the proliferation of all forms of mass media entertainment. Modern movies have the potentials to impact the culture of a people either positively or negatively. This study employed the use of questionnaires to gather data from respondent on Yoruba people’s opinions on the effect of modern movies on Yoruba culture and tradition. Findings shows that modern movies contain obnoxious and vile contents which influences the cultural and traditional way of life of Yoruba people. Findings from the Study further revealed that, influx of modern movies promotes-social acts such as crime, violence, and exhibition of pornographic contents, indecent dressing and aggressive behaviours. It can be inferred from the study that, exposure to modern movies do more harm than good to the culture of a people as it has a debilitating effect on the good heritage of Yoruba people, thereby causing declination in Yoruba culture, tradition and values. The Study concluded with recommendations that parental guidance, government policies and censorship are important in stopping the ugly trends.