How Media Influence the Dress Up of College Students

COM 3204 Communication Research method (Project) Lim Yoke Theng I09004045 900525-08-5662 016-9263232 Angeline_fgc@Hotmail.com BMCMI 1C1 Mr Tamil Chellvan DECLARATION I hereby declare that the attached assignment is my own work and understand that if I am suspected of plagiarism or another form of cheating; my work will be referred to the Head of Programme who may as a result recommend to the School that my enrolment in the Programme he discontinued. Signature: HOW MEDIA INFLUENCE THE DRESS UP OF COLLEGE STUDENTS Lim Yoke Theng Faculty of Liberal Art INTI University College, Malaysia ABSTRACT This article presents a minor research examining the effects of how media†¦show more content†¦Since the prime target for most fashion magazine and TV program is young adults, samples of college-aged respondents were considered appropriate for this study. The different culture traditions of different nations may impact the dress-up style to class through one particular mechanism, which is included in the survey. The pairing of styles with programs’ stars may provide important fashion information about accessories and dress-up tips for college students since they are growing up to be adults. Based on the different objectives, four hypotheses were advanced for this study. H1: Fashion information in media influence the spending habit of college students College students have the ability to earn pocket money; the spending habit is different compared to the previous days when they still have not the ability to earn extra allowance. The personalities of college students are easiest to influence at this stage of life because they are still young and immature. 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