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Why Don't I Look Like Her? The Impact Of Social Media On Female Body Image, Kendyl M. Klein Claremont McKenna College

Why Don't I Look Like Her? The Impact Of Social Media On Female Body Image, Kendyl M. Klein

CMC Senior Theses

The purpose of this paper is to understand and criticize the role of social media in the development and/or encouragement of eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction in college-aged women. College women are exceptionally vulnerable to the impact that social media can have on their body image as they develop an outlook on their bodies and accept the developmental changes that occurred during puberty. This paper provides evidence that there is a relationship between the recent surge in disordered eating and high consumption of social media. I examine the ways in which traditional advertising has portrayed women throughout ...

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The Influence Of Technology On Family Dynamics, Alessondra Villegas Fordham University

The Influence Of Technology On Family Dynamics, Alessondra Villegas

Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association

A powerful tool, that contemporary society uses not only to entertain but also to communicate and educate, there is an ever-present availability to media access. However, there is an ongoing debate over whether or not the power of this influence and its ubiquitous availability yields positive or negative consequences in different aspects of our lives. One area of concern, in particular, is the dynamics of the American family. With the rapid progression of technological advances it is difficult to observe the influence that these devices are having on the ways in which a family interacts. There is research to support ...

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Brave: A Feminist Perspective On The Disney Princess Movie, Danielle Morrison California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Brave: A Feminist Perspective On The Disney Princess Movie, Danielle Morrison

Communication Studies

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Portrayals Of Women In Prime Time Reality Tv Programs , Ivonne Martinez-Sheperd Iowa State University

Portrayals Of Women In Prime Time Reality Tv Programs, Ivonne Martinez-Sheperd

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Reality shows are among the most exciting and successful forms of TV program today. The different styles and format of these shows have favorably positioned them in the network markets, generating high ratings and large profits. Because they have been tremendously popular TV fare, how do they portray females and minority women? Do they, as past studies have found, depict women negatively and in largely domestic roles?;This study aims to determine the extent to which women were shown and how they were portrayed in reality TV shows. It examined the content of a census of reality shows aired from ...

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A Comparative Study Of African American Representations In Film From Original To Remake As Influenced By The Civil Rights Movement, Erica F. Berry The University of Maine

A Comparative Study Of African American Representations In Film From Original To Remake As Influenced By The Civil Rights Movement, Erica F. Berry

Honors College

Racial stereotypes in American films have reflected our society’s dominant ideologies and have influenced our belief systems since the film industry began. As social constructs shift and cultural norms change, so do the representations present in cinematic productions. This study is looking closely at the African American Civil Rights movement in the United States and how, and if, it correlates with changing representations and stereotypes of African Americans in film from the late 1960s to today. I begin by recognizing traditional representations of African Americans and identifying their use in two films in particular, Guess Who’s Coming to ...

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Taking A Stand By Kneeling: An Analysis Of National Anthem Protest Coverage, Vincent Pena University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Taking A Stand By Kneeling: An Analysis Of National Anthem Protest Coverage, Vincent Pena

Theses from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers decided to protest the national anthem before a 2016 NFL preseason game because of systemic racial inequality and instances of police brutality, sparking a nationwide debate about the First Amendment, the national anthem in sports, and race, among other topics. His protest influenced many similar protests, including one by three members of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. This paper looks at the media coverage of the protests and the aftermath, examining both national and local print and broadcast news sources, to determine the degree to which the coverage adheres to the protest paradigm ...

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Amanda Knox: A Content Analysis Of Media Framing In Newspapers Around The World, Deidre Freyenberger East Tennessee State University

Amanda Knox: A Content Analysis Of Media Framing In Newspapers Around The World, Deidre Freyenberger

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Newspaper coverage can have a positive or negative impact on the image of an individual. This study examined the framing of Amanda Knox in newspapers published worldwide during the 4 years Knox was imprisoned in Italy. An American foreign exchange student, Knox was studying in Italy when her roommate was murdered. A content analysis of 500 major world newspapers was conducted. The study’s purpose was to determine the tone, story placement, and page placement of each mention of Amanda Knox. Newspaper articles associated with the topic were retrieved from the LexisNexis database and analyzed. The results showed that mentions ...

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Theories Of Public Opinion, Patricia Moy, Brandon Bosch University of Washington

Theories Of Public Opinion, Patricia Moy, Brandon Bosch

Sociology Department, Faculty Publications

While the issue of citizen competency has vexed scholars throughout history, the modern concepts of a mass public and mass media are relatively new. Beginning with the seminal works of Lippmann and Dewey, we chart the evolving theories of public opinion, from the "hypodermic needle" model of the early twentieth century to the more psychologically oriented approach to media effects of today. We argue that in addition to understanding how audiences process media content, theories of public opinion must account for how media content is constructed and disseminated, which is complicated by the ever-changing nature of our media landscape.

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Parasocial Relationships With Celebrities: An Illusion Of Intimacy With Mediated Friends, Amanda R. Laken University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Parasocial Relationships With Celebrities: An Illusion Of Intimacy With Mediated Friends, Amanda R. Laken

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

This research looked at parasocial interactions among college students. The study looked at the differences in gender and parasocial interaction, ethnicity/race and parasocial interaction, and the type of entertainment the celebrity was in and parasocial interaction. The research looked at celebrities as themselves and not as the characters they play as previous studies have. The research consisted of a revised parasocial interaction scale along with basic demographic questions. Although there have been studies examining levels of worship among different celebrities, they have been no correlations or differences stated concerning parasocial interactions. In addition, there has been no previous research ...

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The Hero Soldier: Portrayals Of Soldiers In War Films, Gavin Davie University of South Florida

The Hero Soldier: Portrayals Of Soldiers In War Films, Gavin Davie

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The mythos of the hero has existed within the stories of humanity for as long as we can remember. Within the last hundred years film has become one of the dominant storytelling media of our culture and numerous films, especially war films, about heroes and their inspirational actions have been made. This study focuses on war films and the hero soldiers and their actions portrayed in those films. It uses a narrative analysis of five war films to accomplish this. The findings suggest that the hero soldier has become more human and fallible over time and that heroes are a ...

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 72, September 3, 2008, 2018 University of Central Florida

Central Florida Future, Vol. 40 No. 72, September 3, 2008

Central Florida Future

Senator's ordeal ends with removal; Hands-only dining; Bush signs green act; College presidents could re-opens drinking age debate.

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Spartan Daily, April 18, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 18, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 33

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Spartan Daily, April 17, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 17, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 32

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Spartan Daily, April 12, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 12, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 31

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Spartan Daily, April 11, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 11, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 30

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Spartan Daily, April 10, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 10, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 29

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Broadcasting The Search For Understanding: The Essay's Relationship With The Podcast, Miriam Bay Sweeney 2018 Brigham Young University

Broadcasting The Search For Understanding: The Essay's Relationship With The Podcast, Miriam Bay Sweeney

Undergraduate Honors Theses

In this creative thesis project, I explore the relationship between the modern essay and the podcast. I do so by producing the first three episodes of my own essayistic podcast, called Peer-Refined Health. In this foundational exploration, I consider the value of the podcast as a new medium of communication for the essay. I begin this project report with a background on both the podcast and the essay as well as a discussion of my project development. The transcripts of three episodes of Peer-Refined Health follow. Finally, I analyze the relationship between the essay and the podcast and suggest additional ...

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The Guardian, Week Of April 09, 2018, Wright State University Student Body 2018 Wright State University

The Guardian, Week Of April 09, 2018, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of April 09, 2018. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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Rwu First Amendment Blog: David Logan's Blog: Media Centralization Imperils Marketplace Of Ideas 04-05-2018, David A. Logan 2018 Roger Williams University School of Law

Rwu First Amendment Blog: David Logan's Blog: Media Centralization Imperils Marketplace Of Ideas 04-05-2018, David A. Logan

Law School Blogs

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Spartan Daily, April 5, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 5, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 28

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Spartan Daily, April 4, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 4, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 27

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Flo: The Brand Character's Portrayal And Influence To Progressive Insurance, Sydney Chambers 2018 Murray State University

Flo: The Brand Character's Portrayal And Influence To Progressive Insurance, Sydney Chambers

Scholars Week

In 2008, Progressive Insurance introduced the character “Flo” into their advertisements. Flo is portrayed by comedian Stephanie Courtney. This study aims to investigate how Flo from Progressive was portrayed in commercials, along with Flo’s influence on both Progressive and advertising in general. A content analysis of 11 commercials featuring Flo were analyzed. These commercials portrayed Flo as experienced with age, sexualized, white, fanatical, and needy. Flo influenced Progressive by achieving a brand character’s goals: build trust, approachability, reliability, and identity (Leonhardt & Cruz, 2017). Additionally, Progressive's profits increased after the introduction of Flo. Finally, research regarding women in ...

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Spartan Daily, April 3, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, April 3, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 26

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The Guardian, Week Of April 02, 2018, Wright State University Student Body 2018 Wright State University

The Guardian, Week Of April 02, 2018, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of April 02, 2018. The Guardian is the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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Ua52/1 Out Of The Box, WKU Archives 2018 Western Kentucky University

Ua52/1 Out Of The Box, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by and about WKU Archives and the records management program.

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Minero Magazine, Volume Xxvi, Spring 2018, UTEP Student Publications 2018 University of Texas at El Paso

Minero Magazine, Volume Xxvi, Spring 2018, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Cover Stories: Dance as Activism; El hábito del feminicidio; From Student to Professional; Mi cas según mi esposo

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“Obviously, I Kept It Slightly Vague”: An Analysis Of How Recovering Alcoholics Disclose Their Alcoholic Identity To A Romantic Partner, Grace Musselman 2018 University of Colorado, Boulder

“Obviously, I Kept It Slightly Vague”: An Analysis Of How Recovering Alcoholics Disclose Their Alcoholic Identity To A Romantic Partner, Grace Musselman

Communication Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of this study is to understand how recovering alcoholics manage stigma and conduct facework when disclosing their alcoholic identity to a romantic partner. While studies analyzing other contexts, including the workplace and parties, show topic avoidance as a successful approach to alcoholic disclosure, topic avoidance does not work in romantic relationships due to the need for a higher level of intimacy. Therefore, recovering alcoholics must approach the disclosure in a way that both maintains privacy, to minimize stigma and illustrates honesty, to increase intimacy. To better understand how alcoholics manage this tension when disclosing, this study utilized Craig ...

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History Of Journalism Education: An Analysis Of 100 Years Of Journalism Education, Hilary Akers Dunn 2018 Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

History Of Journalism Education: An Analysis Of 100 Years Of Journalism Education, Hilary Akers Dunn

LSU Master's Theses

This quantitative content analysis uses course descriptions to find changes in journalism education at the University of Missouri, Louisiana State University, and the University of North Carolina over 100 years. This study found that there are two influencing factors that are inherent to the journalism profession: advances in technology and the maturity of the profession itself. These two influencing factors produced changes in technology used in curriculum, course focus (e.g. skill, theory, general knowledge, and history), and course topics (e.g. advertising, broadcasting, public relations, etc.) This study also found that leadership is the most influential factor of change ...

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The Guardian, Week Of March 26, 2018, Wright State University Student Body 2018 Wright State University

The Guardian, Week Of March 26, 2018, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

News articles from The Guardian for the week of March 26, 2018. The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. It has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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Spartan Daily, March 22, 2018, San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications 2018 San Jose State University

Spartan Daily, March 22, 2018, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2018

Volume 150, Issue 25

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Kendyl Klein Claremont McKenna College

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Danielle Morrison California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

Brandon Bosch University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Erica Berry The University of Maine

Vincent Pena University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Deidre Freyenberger East Tennessee State University

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