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Factors That Influence Parent Communication Decisions For Their Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing Child In Illinois, Karla A. Giese
Factors That Influence Parent Communication Decisions For Their Deaf Or Hard Of Hearing Child In Illinois, Karla A. Giese
Theses and Dissertations
The development of language in a deaf or hard of hearing child is dependent upon early and effective communication access (Marschark, 2018; Marschark & Hauser, 2012; Pittman, Sass-Lehrer, & Abrams, 2016; Scott & Dostal, 2019; Scott & Henner, 2020). For many parents of deaf and hard of hearing children, the most common early decisions that are made are related to communication and supporting language development, which is recognized by many in the field as a prime factor in early language acquisition (Decker, Vallotton, & Johnson, 2012; Sass-Lehrer, 2018). However, there are a lack of effective strategies for sharing information on …
You Only Have To Be Brave Enough To See It: Evaluation Of Gender Role Portrayal In Disney Princess Movies In View Of Waves Of Feminism, Tamanna Tasmin
You Only Have To Be Brave Enough To See It: Evaluation Of Gender Role Portrayal In Disney Princess Movies In View Of Waves Of Feminism, Tamanna Tasmin
Communication
This paper rhetorically analyzes gender role portrayal in Disney princess movies. Disney princess movies have a significant impact on how society defines gender roles as it is a prominent voice of the entertainment world. Disney has successfully commercialized the concept of being a princess feeding on a century-old fantasy. Each of their movies’ centers around a female lead. Although they vary in the storyline, the gender role portrayal in these movies remains similar. From dependent, delicate and domesticated to independent, bold and adventurous features of their heroines, Disney princess movies have shifted their concentration briskly. At an initial stage, Disney …
Students Perceptions Of Social Media Integration Into Academia, Alyssa Green, Hillary Campos
Students Perceptions Of Social Media Integration Into Academia, Alyssa Green, Hillary Campos
Communication
In today’s world, nearly every app, tool, and website has a social media component to it. From sharing Youtube videos to communicating through platforms, educators could benefit from exploring the functionality of bringing technology into the classroom. Social media allow people to collaborate, communicate, and share information online in a social environment as creators of their own content through a virtual community. This study utilized focus groups in order to determine the perceptions that college students have about bringing social media into an educational setting. Focus groups allow participants to have a group conversation about a particular topic, while also …
The Polite Abuser: Using Politeness Theory To Examine Emotional Abuse, Cimmiaron Alvarez
The Polite Abuser: Using Politeness Theory To Examine Emotional Abuse, Cimmiaron Alvarez
Theses and Dissertations
Over the last few decades more and more cultural attention has been paid to intimate partner violence, especially emotional abuse. Follingstad, Rutledge, Berg, Hause, and Polek (1990) established that emotional abuse fell into six distinct categories, however, little attention had been paid to how abusers can utilize polite communication to hurt their partner. Equally, Brown and Levinson’s politeness theory (1987) had never been applied to problematic communication (Austin, 1990). This study aimed to understand how polite communication can be used as a form of emotional abuse. In-depth, semi structured interviews were conducted with 20 participants who self-identified as having been …