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Mapping out the Vietnamese American experience: Parenting styles and communication satisfaction among Vietnamese American generations
(2022-01-06)Communication is vital for all communities and is particularly relevant for families. This study explored intergenerational communication on health and political topics within Vietnamese American communities. While a large ... -
Media Effects On Chinese And American Stereotypes In College Settings
(Communication, 2007-08-23)This study examines national stereotypes in the contexts of Chinese and American universities and discusses how mass media and previous personal contact affect perceptions of the outgroup separately and interactively. The ... -
Miracles and home births: the importance of media representations of birth
(Routledge, 2019-12-27)Since most women do not experience birth firsthand before giving birth themselves, many U.S. American birthing women draw knowledge from media representations for understanding what to expect during delivery. Most media ... -
Mothering in a Pandemic: Navigating Care Work, Intensive Motherhood, and COVID-19
(Springer, 2022-03-03)Even before COVID-19, women around the world performed more unpaid domestic labor, specifically unpaid care labor, than men. COVID-19 has only exacerbated the gender gap in this domestic labor. For Western women, especially ... -
Municipal Immigration Ordinances: An Analysis Of Newspaper Coverage Of A Controversial Issue
(Communication, 2009-09-16)In 2006, the cities of Farmers Branch, Texas, and Hazleton, Pennsylvania, attempted to enact municipal immigration ordinances. The Farmers Branch ordinance would have banned apartment owners or managers from renting to ... -
Negotiating Identity Creation Through Personal Narrative In A Christian Recovery Group
(Communication, 2013-07-22)Alcohol and substance abuse affects 23 million Americans each year and many seek treatment through mutual help groups and rehabilitation centers. Similar to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a mutual ... -
Negotiating Matriarchy: The Discourse Of Single Mothers Taking Care Of Their Families On Small Incomes
(Communication, 2008-04-22)This study used ten in-depth interviews with single mothers on small incomes to analyze for discursive themes. Three theoretical frameworks of Symbolic Interactionism, Presentation of Self and Cognitive Dissonance were ... -
‘Never time to do anything well’: mothers’ reported constraints during a pandemic
(Routledge, 2022-03-28)Mothers’ perceptions of mothering could potentially influence several aspects of their home and work commitments. This study explores how mothers perceive their mothering experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic via 18 ... -
‘Never time to do anything well’: mothers’ reported constraints during a pandemic
(2022)Mothers’ perceptions of mothering could potentially influence several aspects of their home and work commitments. This study explores how mothers perceive their mothering experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic via 18 ... -
New Challenges in Social Media Marketing: Exploring the Interaction Effects of Age and Message Format on Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Outcomes
(2020-06-08)The prevalence of social media and their increasingly diverse user demographics have started to pose new challenges to marketing communication researchers and professionals. Guided by the media richness theory (MRT), this ... -
New Perspectives from the Sky: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Journalism
(Routledge, 2013-06-14)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a technology now impacting on many fields, including journalism and mass communication. Also referred to as drones, these small ... -
NEWS NARRATIVES ABOUT THE HPV VACCINE FOR ADOLESCENT MALES
(2016-12-08)The goal of this research was to examine portrayals of gender roles and expectations related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for men and boys in U.S. newspapers within the theoretical framework of feminist theory, ... -
NONPROFIT MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION PERSONNEL JOB SATISFACTION: THE EFFECTS OF ROLE CONFLICT AND ROLE AMBIGUITY
(2023-05-01)Job satisfaction is becoming increasingly important in efforts to retain employees across all sectors. The nonprofit sector is facing greater challenges than ever before in competing for and retaining adequate talent. The ... -
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder And Support Groups
(Communication, 2009-09-16)The purpose of this qualitative study used several methodologies in order to discover why individuals with OCD choose to participate or not participate in a face-to-face and/or online support group. The primary researcher ... -
PERCEPTIONS AND CONTENT OF TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE NEWS: AN ANALYSIS OF BIAS IN INDIAN MEDIA
(2021-05-07)The primary objective of this study was to compare and analyse two different points of view on media polarization: one, from the public’s perspective through a survey (analysis of their perceptions on news received from ... -
PRODUCCIÓN DE NOTICIAS TELEVISIVAS EN ESPAÑOL EN ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
(Mavs Open Press, 2023-02-07)El contenido de las noticias de televisión cambia según su audiencia. El contenido responde a la composición demográfica de la población a la que sirve, a las fuerzas estructurales implícitas y explícitas que gobiernan ... -
A Public Marriage: A Comparison Of Organizational Change Communication Between Two Cultures Involved In A Municipal Government Facilities Merger
(Communication, 2011-07-14)This study compares the change communication of two public organizations (a City and School District) during a municipal government facility merger as well as the effects of the merger on the organizations' cultures. It ... -
The Public's Role In Framing The Agenda In The Digital Age
(Communication, 2008-08-08)The rapid growth of the Internet has transformed the business of journalism by allowing the public many new ways to participate in the news process. This thesis focuses on the public's participation in online news forums ... -
REACTIONS OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY REGARDING MEDIA REPRESENTATION
(2015-12-07)Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues have increasingly been focused on in society and also in communication media research. However, academic studies focusing on transgender reactions to recent representation ... -
Russia's Portrayal In The Western Media: A Quantitative Analysis Of Leading Media Agency News Stories In 2007
(Communication, 2008-08-08)This study examined Western media news coverage about Russia. Representative samples from the leading Western wire and international broadcasting services - the AP, BBC and DW - were selected and analyzed using content ...