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Notes, Phrases, And Clauses: An Examination Of Identity In Music Focused Conversation, Bryan Cannon May 2013

Notes, Phrases, And Clauses: An Examination Of Identity In Music Focused Conversation, Bryan Cannon

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Music is everywhere. From formal occasions to a person’s morning run. Music is available on cell phones, computers, in religious ceremonies, at concerts and venues. Music is seen by society to be important and a person’s choice of music can be used to present an identity. The question considered in this article is how people talk about music and how they present identity through their discussion. The current study examines eight focus groups of three actors instructed to simply talk about music. The discussions were recorded and analyzed in a conversation analytic style to identify the structures of the conversations …


Dating Preferences Among African-American Female College Students: Attitudes About Appearance, Trust, And Interracial Relationships, Christopher Mcconnell Green Aug 2010

Dating Preferences Among African-American Female College Students: Attitudes About Appearance, Trust, And Interracial Relationships, Christopher Mcconnell Green

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

In-depth interviews were conducted with African-American female college students ranging from freshmen to graduate level. Students were asked about their dating preferences for African-American men. The study investigated how physical appearance, trust, and attitudes about interracial relationships affected their dating selection. Symbolic interactionism and dramatugry were the theories used within this study. This study found evidence that supports existing literature on attitudes of distrust among African-American females toward African-American males, with lying, physical aggression, and cheating as top reasons. Distrust based on the females' viewpoints began with listening to warnings from their mothers about men's behavior. This study, however, found …


Ua12/2/1 Valen Times, Wku Student Affairs Feb 1997

Ua12/2/1 Valen Times, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Valen Times special College Heights Herald regarding Valentine’s Day.

  • Goetz, Kristina. Love is More Than Just a Warm, Fuzzy Feeling
  • Lega, Stephen. Valentine’s Day Not All About Hugs, Kisses
  • LaBelle, Charboneé. Kisses I May Have Forgotten to Give You
  • Lenz, Rebecca. Loneliness
  • Back, Shannon. Here’s the Recipe for a Successful Relationship
  • Siria, Stephanie. Dinner, Dancing on Valentine Agenda
  • Mains, Brian. Men, Women Hope for More Than Love
  • Hutchins, Chris & Ryan Craig. Dateless Dudes Offer Love Advice
  • Olmsted, Mikki. Holiday Harder for Long-Distance Love
  • Hieb, Dan. The Journey of a Rose . . . from Ecuador to Your Door
  • Brim, …


Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Realignment Of Highway 119, Harlan & Letcher Counties, Kentucky, Gary Foster, Jack Schock Jan 1972

Ua62/7 Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Realignment Of Highway 119, Harlan & Letcher Counties, Kentucky, Gary Foster, Jack Schock

WKU Archives Records

Archaeological Survey Report No. 4 created by WKU Sociology & Anthropology prior to realignment of Highway 119.


Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 7 – Childhood Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology Oct 1971

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 7 – Childhood Life Cycle Series, Wku Sociology

WKU Archives Records

Table of Contents:

  • Bachelor, David L. & Rosalie S. Donofrio. Poor Children: Images & Interpretations
  • Birenbaum, Arnold. The Recognition & Acceptance of Stigma
  • Denzin, Norman K. Childhood as Conversation of Gestures
  • Miller, James Jr. A Comparison of Racial Preference in Young Black & Mexican American Children
  • Rath, Robert A. & Douglas J. McDowell. Coming Up Hip: Child Rearing Perspectives & Life Style Values Among Counter Culture Families
  • Thomas, Darwin L. & James M. Calonico. Birth Order & Family Sociology: A Reassessment