Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- 2001 -- Influence (1)
- Arab Americans -- United States (1)
- Frames (Sociology) (1)
- Hunting -- Oregon -- Public opinion (1)
- Intermarriage (1)
-
- Interracial marriage (1)
- Iraq War (2003-2011) -- Mass media and the war -- Case studies (1)
- Islamophobia -- United States (1)
- Korean Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Personal narratives (1)
- Korean Americans -- Religious life (1)
- Nonverbal communication -- Thailand (1)
- Photojournalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies (1)
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks (1)
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) (1)
- Thais (1)
- War -- Press coverage -- United States -- Case studies (1)
- War photography -- Social aspects -- Iraq -- 21st century (1)
- Wildlife conservation -- Oregon -- Public opinion (1)
Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Life Post 9/11: Experiences Of Korean Americans Ten Years Later, Jay Lee
Life Post 9/11: Experiences Of Korean Americans Ten Years Later, Jay Lee
Dissertations and Theses
This is one of the first qualitative studies to investigate experiences of Korean-American Christians living in New York City at the time of 9/11. This study sought to gain an understanding of how a group of Second Generation Korean-American Christians living in New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks experienced that event and the event's impact on their religious beliefs. The study also investigated the communication context at the time of the ten year anniversary of the event, September 11th, 2011. The guiding research questions were: RQ1) What were their life experiences of 9/11? RQ2) Was their …
War's Visual Discourse: A Content Analysis Of Iraq War Imagery, Mary Elizabeth Major
War's Visual Discourse: A Content Analysis Of Iraq War Imagery, Mary Elizabeth Major
Dissertations and Theses
This study reports the findings of a systematic visual content analysis of 356 randomly sampled images published about the Iraq War in Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report from 2003-2009. In comparison to a 1995 Gulf War study, published images in all three newsmagazines continued to be U.S.-centric, with the highest content frequencies reflected in the categories U.S. troops on combat patrol, Iraqi civilians, and U.S. political leaders respectively. These content categories do not resemble the results of the Gulf War study in which armaments garnered the largest share of the images with 23%. This study concludes that …
Islamophobia And The U.S. Media, Michelle Maria Nichole Diamond
Islamophobia And The U.S. Media, Michelle Maria Nichole Diamond
Dissertations and Theses
The following paper examines the growing fear and discrimination currently projected towards Islam and Muslims in the United States. This thesis will specifically focus on what role the U.S. mainstream media has played in either increasing or decreasing Islamophobia amongst the American public post September 11, 2001. The research collected to conduct this study came from theories of political science, conflict resolution, international affairs, psychology, sociology, and personal interviews. I conclude that Islamophobia has increased in the United States since the attacks of September 11, 2001 and that Islamophobia, due to the mainstream media, is more pervasive in the U.S. …
An Exploration Of Cultural Differences In Japanese/American Intercultural Marriages, Mary Erzen-Toyoshima
An Exploration Of Cultural Differences In Japanese/American Intercultural Marriages, Mary Erzen-Toyoshima
Dissertations and Theses
This is a study of how certain cultural differences between Japanese and Americans might be problematic in Japanese/American intercultural marriage.
A Descriptive Study Of Thai Nonverbal Communication, Suriya Smutkupt
A Descriptive Study Of Thai Nonverbal Communication, Suriya Smutkupt
Dissertations and Theses
Nonverbal communication is especially significant in the area of intercultural communication. Familiar signals often signify and convey different and unexpected messages, usually out-of-awareness, and then unfamiliar stimuli cause confusion and uneasiness. This is a report of Thai NVC, which intends (1) to describe selected Thai nonverbal behavior, (2) to relate these to appropriate time and context, (3) to explain a cultural component that makes the behaviors acceptable and/or mandatory, and (4) to report how Thai nonverbal behaviors may affect intercultural and cross-cultural communication.
Selected Thai nonverbal messages are described: (1) nonverbal signals: the sign language of wai, the kinesthetic …
A Comparison Between Sources Of Student Anti-Hunting Sentiment And Wildlife Information Sources Of A Sample Of Oregon Adults, Ronald E. Shay
A Comparison Between Sources Of Student Anti-Hunting Sentiment And Wildlife Information Sources Of A Sample Of Oregon Adults, Ronald E. Shay
Dissertations and Theses
This study investigated the various sources of information utilized by a sample of the Oregon adult population to gain information and ideas about the wildlife resource. The results were compared to those of a study of college and university students and their sources of information that gave them anti-hunting attitudes.
The basic question posed was: What sources of information are most commonly utilized by a sample of Oregon’s population in obtaining ideas and information concerning the wildlife resource and do the proportions of various sources utilized compare with those indicated by college students as sources of anti-hunting sentiments?
Additional questions …