THE PERCEPTIONS OF ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDENTS OF CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY ON “SAME SEX MARRIAGE"
A Research Report Presented to
The Department of Languages, Mass Communication and Humanities Central Philippine University
Iloilo City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
in MassCom 325 (Research Paper in Mass Communication)
by
Jairus Cris la Vega March 2012
THE PERCEPTION OF ARTS AND SCIENCES STUDENTS OF CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY ON “SAME SEX MARRIAGE”
Jairus Cris A. la Vega
ABSTRACT
This study is about the Perception of Arts and Sciences Students of Central Philippine University on Same Sex Marriage. The study discusses the reactions of every respondents towards the issue on same sex marriage. Same Sex Marriage catches the attention of some Filipinos for this kind of marriage is proposed to be legalized here in the Philippines. The researcher used the Descriptive- Survey type of research. This type of research is also a grouping that includes many research methodologies and procedures, such as observations, surveys, self reports, and tests. In terms of respondents' profile as to age, 80.71% as the highest percentage under the age bracket of 16- 20 years old, in addition to it, female respondents get the highest percentage and most of them are from the Medical Laboratory Sciences Department. Moreover, when it pertains to perception and level of familiarity, the respondents are somehow perceptive enough to this kind of marriage issue in the country. A lot of them are realty not in favor of such legalization of this kind of marriage in the
Philippines. This paper determines how perceptive the respondents are to this kind of issue and conclusions were drawn from it. Only few of the respondents are not highly perceptive about it. Moreover, this study presents the perception of the respondents to this kind of marriage if this would be legalized in the country.
