Browsing Department of Communication by Issue Date
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When Religion And Organization Conflict
(Communication, 2011-10-11)After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the United States became a much different place to live and work for Muslim-Americans. Muslims are one of most discriminated, misunderstood, and feared groups in the US. This qualitative ... -
"It's a Struggle, It's a Journey, It's a Mountain That You Gotta Climb": Black Misandry, Education, and the Strategic Embrace of Black Male Counterstories
(Left Coast Press, 2012)Access to education is one of the only or most realistic means in the United States to improving one's opportunities and agency over a lifetime. That so many Black men are severed from this opportunity, early and often, ... -
A Clash of Cultures: Reaching Hostile Audiences Through International Broadcasting
(Sage OpenDepartment of Communication, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012 Octob)This study examines U.S. international broadcasting efforts through the Office of War Information and Voice of America to provide a philosophy and foundation for the use of Alhurra Television. This station was launched ... -
Identifying Media Consumption Habits And Media Literacy Skills In College Undergraduates
(Communication, 2012-07-25)In the United States, media literacy education is not as advanced as in other English speaking regions such as, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia. Most teachers and students in the US are unaware of issues involved in ... -
Can Political Candidate's Use Of Facebook To Influence Real World Outcomes? An Analysis Of Uses And Gratifications Needs, Online Participation And Offline Outcomes On Candidate's Facebook Pages
(Communication, 2012-07-25)Facebook pages are becoming an ever-increasing way to market and promote people, products and ideas on social media. This thesis explores whether or not political candidate's Facebook pages can influence real world offline ... -
Critical Race Theory and Critical Communication Pedagogy: Articulating Pedagogy as an Act of Love from Black Male Perspectives
(2012-11)Building upon the established foundation of research concerning the systemic marginalization of Black men in traditionally White educational spaces, this essay positions Black male educational counterstories at the center ... -
CMC v/s FtFC- Media Effect On Millennials' Self-disclosure Behavior
(Communication, 2013-03-20)This study examines the effect that computer-mediated communication (CMC) and face-to-face communication (FTFC) have on Millennials' communication behaviors. The study specifically focuses on the self-disclosure aspect and ... -
Competing Discourses Surrounding Primary Caregivers Of Hospice Patients
(Communication, 2013-03-20)The aging of the baby boomer generation has resulted in dynamic growth in end-of-life care. In the year 2030, 22% of Americans will be over the age of 65. Given this projection and the lack of communication research based ... -
Framing Two Enemies in Mass Media: A Content Analysis of U.S. Government Influence in American Film during World War II
(Routledge, 2013-06-03)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This content analysis of World War II movies and Office of War Information documents was conducted to ascertain the influence of the U.S. government on the depictions ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
An Exploration Of Social Media's Influence In Parasocial Relationships Between Sports Fans And Sports Figures
(Communication, 2014-03-12)This study used sixteen in-depth interviews with sports fans who claimed to have a favorite sports figure in order to explore parasocial relationships. Parasocial interaction theory was the framework used to explore these ... -
The Impact Of Online Non-partisan Videos On Self-reported Intention To Vote
(Communication, 2014-03-12)Previous studies have concluded that Web-based get out the vote (GOTV) messages do not impact voting behavior. However, the primary shortcoming of these studies has been the form of GOTV media studied, focusing on lean, ... -
I Listen To You Every Day: Parasocial Relationships And Self-disclosure In Christian Radio
(Communication, 2014-09-17)Involvement with characters is an important part of our media rich environment. Researchers have examined different forms of character involvement, most often in television. Though unique because of its focus on the ... -
Supporting People With Diabetes: The Roles Of Health Literacy And Communication Of Support
(Communication, 2014-12)In the U.S., the number of people with diabetes is estimated to surpass 330 million by 2030. Previous research has focused on the direct link between communication and a person's overall health. Strong patient-provider ... -
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 ... -
Terror from the Skies: The Propaganda of Aerial Warfare in the Emerging Mass Media of the First World War
(2016)Aerial warfare was developed and used in the First World War to terrorize soldiers and population centers, and modern mass media played a dominant role in spreading the fear of the new innovation of war to a global audience. ... -
The butterfly effect of deceptive science: How media influence may have spread the illusory link between vaccines and autism
(2016-05-10)Delaying or refusing childhood vaccinations can increase a community’s risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. Agenda setting theory demonstrates that media can influence people's attitudes and opinions. One study in 1998 ... -
A Virtual Foot in the Door: How Avatar Similarity Impacts Group Identity in Computer-Mediated Communication
(2016-05-16)Communication researchers continue to explore the promise and the impact of the Internet and computer-mediated communication. While much research has shown that the effects have been distancing, polarizing and negative ... -
Towards Epistolary Dialogue
(Institute for Critical Education Studies, 2016-08-15)In this essay, we investigate the potential of letters as a communicative genre that embodies dialogue, and thus, disrupts power relations. To do so, we first outline a theoretical framework that draws upon feminist and ...