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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 ... -
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 ... -
Case Study Analysis of Shared Visual Arguments and Propaganda Techniques of Russian Propaganda Posters and Russian Internet Memes
(2019-12-06)Rhetoric, the study of argument using logic, has been studied for centuries. However, there is some disagreement among scholars on whether or not argumentation can be applied to visual imagery. Images are noted to have ... -
A Clash Of Cultures: Cultural Differences Within American And Japanese Animation
(Communication, 2007-08-23)This research examines the Japanese cultural phenomenon of anime, and the cultural values that allow issues deemed more suitable for adults to be included in anime and viewed by all ages in Japan, but not in the United ... -
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 ... -
Communicating Death to Potential Military Recruits: A Terror Management Theory Approach
(2019-12-10)Efforts to encourage more citizens to join the military is a prominent duty within a military organization. In order to maintain force strength, military recruiters and marketing teams need to persuade the population to ... -
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 ... -
The Evolution Of The Rag: An Analysis Of The Social, Political And Technological Influences On The Birth Of One Underground Newspaper In The 1960s
(Communication, 2010-07-19)This research examines the influences which led to the beginnings of The Rag, an underground newspaper in Austin, TX, that would last for 11 years and give voice to a generation of young adults that were intent on changing ... -
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 ... -
An Exploration Of The Framing Of Collegiate Wheelchair Basketball And Able Bodied Basketball Coverage In Student News Sources
This study used 160 wheelchair basketball and 160 able bodied basketball articles from student news sources to conduct content and textual analyses. Framing theory and the transactional model were used to explore these ... -
The Far East Network Okinawa: Impact, Influence, And Personal Stories From The First 50 Years
The American Forces Network (AFN) began during World War II to boost the morale of troops serving overseas, and to that end, military broadcasters at AFN Okinawa have served as the link to home for troops stationed on the ... -
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FRAMING LEADERSHIP RHETORIC: EXPLORING GENDER (IN) EQUALITY IN CORPORATE TRAINING MATERIAL
This study explores gender equality in the workplace using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Two sets of data were analyzed: leadership training and development materials and in-depth interviews. This two-fold ... -
Hollywood To Hilltop: Does Celebrity Status Act As A Peripheral Cue In Voting Decisions
(Communication, 2008-08-08)Given the increase in Hollywood celebrities running for political office and the young adult population's cultural tendency to glorify the lives of celebrities, this research explored tenets of the Elaboration Likelihood ... -
HYPHENATED AMERICANS: CHRISTIAN ARAB-AMERICANS’ IDENTITY STRUGGLE
(2018-08-07)The topic of this thesis is the understudied minority of Christian Arab-Americans (CAAs), and this research addresses the issues CAAs face in the United States with special attention to the factors that influence their ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
In One Ear And In The Other: The Net Effect Of Advertising Frequency
(Communication, 2008-04-22)This research used both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to explore the possible effects and functions that advertising may perform in developing individuals' attitudes. Using the Elaboration Likelihood Model ... -
Influences Of Decision-making: A Qualitative Analysis Of Primiparae's Birthing Plan Decisions
(Communication, 2011-07-14)In the U.S., the rate of delivery by cesarean section has increased more than 50% since 1996. On the other hand, home births increased 5% since 2005 and continue to be on the rise. Previous research is limited in examining ...