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Relationship Between Country Culture, Country Demographics, And Restaurant Electronic Word-Of-Mouth Valence Ratings, Cynthia Roberts Maubert

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have documented that country culture and country demographics influence electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) within various industries. Although past research has shown the importance of eWOM to restaurants as a measure of consumer satisfaction, researchers have not established the effect of country culture and country demographics on eWOM within the restaurant industry. Thus, the specific management problem addressed in this quantitative correlational study was the lack of knowledge and understanding regarding the relationship between country culture, country demographics, and restaurant eWOM valence ratings. Grounded in Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, the research questions addressed six measures of country culture, 12 measures of …

Infusing Theology In Changemaking Curricula: Engaging Justice Natives With Christian Social Thought, Jonathan Bowman Phd

Communication: Faculty Scholarship

As “justice natives,” today's undergraduate students are motivated to engage directly with the world around them in ways unseen throughout most previous generations. Interestingly, secular humanistic perspectives on changemaking are in keeping with a wide variety of biblical teachings and principles of Christian social thought. At the same time, educators and practitioners can better engage these students to lessen a disconnect that often seems to emerge between social justice causes and the modern church. This paper applies a praxis-based approach, Kingian Theology, the Beatitudes from the gospels, elements of liberation theology, Wesley's thoughts about community engagement, and principles of both …

Oaxacalifornia: Indigenous Transnational Spaces As Grassroots Cosmopolitanism, Antonieta Mercado

Communication: Faculty Scholarship

Paradoxically both immigration and indigeneity are common conditions for exclusion from full citizenship in contemporary settler nation-states. Marginalized populations such as immigrants and Indigenous groups, resist the homogenizing rules dictated by dominant notions of culture and citizenship deployed by settler colonial states, entailing often hegemonic practices of control from institutions, such as the school and media. This essay discusses the creation of a transborder space between Mexico and the US named “Oaxacalifornia”. This “deterritorial” space was named and is maintained by Mexican Indigenous migrants from the state of Oaxaca who spend their daily lives interacting through communicative and civic practices …

Identifying The Main Causes For Support Of Crime Control Theater Forms, And Understanding How To Correct The Public’S Perception, Erisjames M. Elliott

CMC Senior Theses

Much research has been completed on the forms of crime control theater (CCT), and the impact that the existence of CCT laws have on society. Research on CCT laws has shown that they are definitively unsuccessful in providing the safety they were created to provide. This thesis will utilize completed research to explain the main psychological phenomena holding people back from decreasing their support for CCT laws. It will also describe proven methods of correcting misinformation in order to change the perceptions of people who support crime control theater laws, and provide suggestions for how research should be continued.

The Application Of Interpersonal Concepts To Reframe Instructor Misbehaviors, Jonathan A. Mendoza

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The research literature surrounding instructor misbehaviors has been largely influenced by two typologies of misbehaviors. Kearney et al. (1991) introduced the first typology of instructor misbehaviors, which included incompetence, offensiveness, and indolence. Goodboy and Myers (2015) later revisited this initial typology, finding additional misbehaviors that reflected changes in the classroom climate, including antagonism and misbehaviors enacted during lectures. Much of the research on instructor misbehaviors utilizes these typologies, using a framework of interpersonal theories as a means of understanding instructor misbehaviors. In my review of the literature, common theories applied included expectancy violations theory, communication privacy management theory, and attribution …

Perspectives On Usability Testing With Iot Devices In Technical Communication Courses, David Wright

English and Technical Communication Faculty Research & Creative Works

This Article Offers Perspectives on Adopting Smart Home Technology into Usability Testing for Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) Courses. Usability is a Valued Skill for Technical Communicators. However, Usability Testing Methods Have their Problems as Pedagogical Tools. Internet-Of-Things (IoT) Devices and Smart Home Technology (SHT) May Offer Instructors Tools to overcome Some of Those Problems. This Article Details Advantages and Concerns Associated with using SHT for Curricular Usability Testing.

The Fashioning Of Individual And Group Identities In The Thrifttok Community, Kathryn Andronowitz

Holster Scholar Projects

In the wake of the Covid-19 lockdown, a noticeable surge of videos focused on thrifted clothing appeared on the social media platform TikTok, coinciding with an increase in offline thrift store traffic. Individual contributors to these trends comprise a networked community of popular creators and lifestyle followers of these thrifting videos on TikTok, or “ThriftTok,” based on the commonly-used hashtag of the same name. The ThriftTok community is not monolithic. Its productions encompass a spectrum of videos ranging from flea market explorations and goth-style thrifted fashion, to reselling tips and “thrift with me” videos. Its participants range from indie band …

The Yak Is Back: Creating Community On The Digital Bathroom Stall Wall, Georgia Bates

Scripps Senior Theses

Offering access to an expanded world of contacts, activities, and self-expression, the internet has been changing the traditional landscape of the college experience for nearly two decades. The manner in which students interact with the world around them is augmented and transformed by the affordances of digital social networks like Yik Yak, an anonymous, hyperlocal networking app that has found its main market on college campuses. A hybrid ethnographic approach to Yik Yak based on participant observation and in-depth interviews spanned from Fall 2021 to Spring 2023, engaging with concepts of place and affect as they were intertwined with student …

The Queer Performance, Owen Coldsnow

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

For my project, I decided to make a documentary focusing on the experiences of queer, University of Akron students appropriately called, “The Queer Performance.” As a member of the LGBTQ+ community myself, it was particularly important to me to document the unique challenges that queer students have to face. One specific challenge that rings true for me is putting on many different personas in different situations, and I wanted to see how this compared and contrasted with other members of the community. According to Goffman’s Dramaturgical Theory, everyone puts on an act when they are around people, but each of …

Comedy, Camaraderie, And Conflict: Using Humor To Defuse Disputes Among Friends, Sheena A. Bringa

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

This study sought to examine the role humor plays in defusing conflict between friends from an evolutionary perspective. Although a vast amount of research exists on humor, friendship, and conflict, no single study connects all three of these concepts together. This study attempted to fill this gap by examining how different humor styles used between friends in times of conflict relate to friendship satisfaction and life satisfaction. Specifically, the hypotheses predicted that friends who use affiliative humor to deescalate conflict are more inclined to report higher relational satisfaction and improved individual well-being than friends who use maladaptive humor to deescalate …

"We Give Them The Most Important Thing Possible. We Give Their Dreary Lives Excitement”: Toward A Theoretical Model Of Narrative Parasocial Engagement, Dominic Delbert Meyers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Video game narratives and characters are some of the most enjoyable and persuasive components of the video game industry. While narratives and character relationships within video games have been examined separately, there is no working model and little research attempting to bridge the connection between narratives and character relationships. This research combines Narrative Paradigm Theory and Parasocial Relationships to understand how narratives and character relationships influence each other in video game environments. This was done through rhetorical field methods, utilizing a focus group and narrative rhetorical analysis on the transcript of the focus group. Results provide a working model coined …

Information Use And Decision-Making For Evacuation At Fuego Volcano, Guatemala, Beth A. Bartel

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

For populations living with risk to rapid-onset environmental hazards, an effective early warning system (EWS) may be the most viable short- to mid-term solution for risk reduction. At Fuego volcano, Guatemala, more than 60,000 people distributed between more than 30 small communities live within the identified hazard zones for pyroclastic density currents (PDCS), highly lethal hot avalanches and surges of volcanic gases, rock, and ash. Despite ongoing risk reduction efforts by scientific and civil protection authorities, more than 400 people died during a paroxysmal eruption on 3 June 2018 when PDCs reached populated areas. A high-end resort, La Reunión, evacuated …

Relationship Between Country Culture, Country Demographics, And Restaurant Electronic Word-Of-Mouth Valence Ratings, Cynthia Roberts Maubert

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have documented that country culture and country demographics influence electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) within various industries. Although past research has shown the importance of eWOM to restaurants as a measure of consumer satisfaction, researchers have not established the effect of country culture and country demographics on eWOM within the restaurant industry. Thus, the specific management problem addressed in this quantitative correlational study was the lack of knowledge and understanding regarding the relationship between country culture, country demographics, and restaurant eWOM valence ratings. Grounded in Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, the research questions addressed six measures of country culture, 12 measures of …

Not Just A Hashtag: Using Black Twitter To Engage In Critical Visual Pedagogy, Mia L. Knowles-Davis, Robert L. Moore, Susan Köseoğlu (Ed.), George Veletsianos (Ed.), Chris Rowell (Ed.)

Teaching & Learning Faculty Publications

[First Paragraph] We live in a global society in which we are constantly exposed to new technologies, people, and situations that transform our perceptions and worldviews. As we are exposed to these new experiences, it is increasingly necessary to maintain a critical eye and question what we are seeing. It is not enough for higher education merely to teach material; instructors should also teach the responsibilities and ethics that coincide with it. Encouraging criticality in higher education helps learners to develop a deeper understanding of social justice, inequality, and oppressive systems, and it teaches learners how to combat those issues …

An Arbitrary Aesthetic: Cultural Reproduction And Hegemonic Canonical Formations In The Western Theatrical Academy, Sim C. Rivers

Theses and Dissertations

Theatre as an artistic practice has often been celebrated as an art of and for the people, being a modality that in theory the common person has access to learn, explore and experience. In recent years I have become preoccupied with the growing rarification and privileging of this art form, particularly in how it is cognized and taught in the academic world. As such, I set out to investigate the mechanisms at work at levels structural, artistic, and personal that determine how theatre is taught and understood within the western academy.

This thesis seeks to examine and unpack the perceived …

Editor’S Note, Deepak Shimkhada

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

This special issue of Monsoon is dedicated to the studies honoring the goddess traditions in South Asia. The onset of the Monsoon Season in South Asia typically commences in June and continues until late August and early September. The publication of this issue, therefore, has been strategically timed to coincide with that season, which is a vital source of sustenance for millions of individuals in this part of the world. This anthology consisting of five papers—written by scholars with expertise in the field of goddess and women studies—speak unequivocally about the goddesses or women for their strength, beauty, wisdom, and …

Constructing Jain Goddess Padmavātī In Gujarati Literature, Venu Mehta

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

Worship of the goddess Padmāvatī emerged more than a thousand years ago. This article explores three songs about her in Gujarati by Paṇḍit Vīrvijayajī (1773-1852). By analyzing the style and form of his work, one learns a great deal about devotional liturgies that commemorate goddess Padmāvatī’s protection of the Jina Pārśvanātha and, in turn, his protection of her.

Women’S Voices From History: Gond Rani Durgawati And Rani Lakshmibhai, Nandini Sengupta, Moupia Basu

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

Two strong women are compared and contrasted in this article. Gond Rani Durgawati (1524-1564) led a resistance movement in Jabalpur against the Mughal rule of Akbar. Rani Lakshmibai (1828-1858) organized the people of Jhansi against Sir Hugh Rose, an officer defending the interests of the British East India Company. Both women continue to be remembered for their bravery and their loyalty to the people they ruled.

Mai Bhago And Amrita Devi Bishnoi: Women Of Strength, Sowmya Ayyar

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

Mai Bhago (1670-1720), also known as Bhag Kaur, distinguished herself on the battlefield to defend the Sikh faith. Amrita Devi Bishnoi (d. 1730) is said to have sacrificed her life with 362 others to protect the Khejari trees in the Rajasthan desert. Both women continue to inspire social justice and ecological activism.

An Examination Of Gandhian Economic And Political Thought And Its Relevance To The Empowerment Of Women, Purnima Mehta Bhatt

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) sought to alleviate poverty and empower women. His commitment to nonviolence and the economic ideal of “small is beautiful” continue to inspire grassroots movements around the globe. This article discusses the Chipko movement of northern India, the protection of rain forests in Kerala’s Silent Valley, the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), and Medha Patkar’s valiant though ultimately futile attempt to save the Narmada River from a massive government damming project. The ongoing legacy of these movements can be found in AWAG, the Ahmedabad Women’s Action Group and Women’s Shanti Sena (Peace Force).

Indigenous Stitch-Arts Of India: Tradition And Revival In A Global Age, Punam Madhok

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

Stitch art allows for the creative expression and economic support of countless women throughout India. This article examines four notable styles: chikankari, flora and fauna stitched in white thread on fine white cotton, rabari, the stitching of mirrors into colorful cloth, phulkari, resplendent flowery motifs sewn into shawls in Punjab, and kantha, Bengali patch work yielding quilts and seating mats. In addition to describing each technique, this article discusses how women have been economically empowered through this art by such organizations as Self-Help Enterprise (SHE) in Kolkata and Adithi, a women’s cooperative, in Bihar.

A Study Of Verbal Rumination, Relationships, Stress And Identity On Health Communication In Collegiate Athletics, Landon Mary Ellen Kemp

Dissertations and Theses

College athletes are a unique group of individuals as they face many positive and negative challenges when competing in a collegiate sport. Verbal rumination is repetitive talk about a particular issue, accompanied by adverse effects for an individual. Verbal rumination is a common strategy athletes use to cope with difficulties along with managing challenging situations in their athletic program. To explore factors that might inspire or impede verbal rumination in collegiate athletics, the present study examines the quality of coach and teammate relationships, perceived stress and athlete identity. Results revealed the impact of relationships between coaches and athletes in respect …

การใช้สัญญะทางสายตาในเฟซบุ๊กแฟนเพจภาพล้อการเมือง, ฐิติมา วงศ์ถาวร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยเล่มนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาการทำงานของสัญญะทางสายตาในการสะท้อนปัญหาทางการเมืองและสังคมไทยในภาพล้อเลียนการเมืองออนไลน์ ศึกษาจากเฟซบุ๊กแฟนเพจภาพล้อการเมืองทั้งหมด 3 เพจ ได้แก่ Uninspired by current events, ไข่แมวX และเฮ้ยนี่มันตัดต่อชัด ๆ V2 โดยเลือกภาพจากประเด็นที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการทำงานของรัฐบาล ตั้งแต่มิถุนายน พ.ศ.2564 ถึงธันวาคม พ.ศ.2565 ทั้งหมด 78 ภาพ พบว่ามีลักษณะของการวิพากษ์ปัญหาทางการเมือง และสังคม 3 ลักษณะ ได้แก่ วิพากษ์ผู้สั่งการหรือผู้รับผิดชอบ, วิพากษ์เหตุการณ์ หรือสถานการณ์ และวิพากษ์ผลจากเหตุการณ์ หรือสถานการณ์ อีกทั้งยังปรากฏสัญญะทางสายตาทั้ง 3 รูปแบบ ได้แก่ Iconic Sign หรือสัญญะที่แทนสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่ง, Plastic Sign หรือสัญญะที่แสดงลักษณะทางกายภาพของภาพที่สื่อสาร และ Linguistic sign หรือสัญญะที่แสดงออกทางภาษา โดยลักษณะการมีทั้งความหมายนัยตรง และความหมายโดยนัย และมีการนำแนวคิดเรื่องภาพพจน์มาอธิบายสัญญะทางภาพอันปรากฏ 7 รูปแบบ ได้แก่ อุปลักษณ์ (Metaphor), นามนัย (Metonymy), การประชดประชัน (Irony), การล้อเลียนจากสิ่งที่มีอยู่ (Parody), การกล่าวเกินจริง หรืออติพจน์ (Hyperbole), การปฏิทรรศน์ (Paradox) และการสร้างสถานการณ์เล่าเปรียบเทียบ (Allegory) เรียงตามลำดับ ทั้งยังพบการประกอบสร้างความหมายอันเกิดจากการเปรียบเทียบ 3 ลักษณะ ได้แก่ เปรียบเทียบระหว่างสัญญะกับสิ่งที่ถูกวิพากษ์, เปรียบเทียบระหว่างสัญญะภายในภาพ และเปรียบเทียบระหว่างสัญญะกับผลงานสร้างสรรค์ (Recontextualizing Parody) ซึ่งช่วงเวลาที่ภาพล้อปรากฏก็มีส่วนสำคัญในการประกอบสร้างความหมายเช่นกัน นอกจากนี้การศึกษาภาพล้อการเมืองจากทั้ง 3 เพจยังพบการใช้สัญญะทางสายตาสื่อสารถึงสิ่งที่ละเอียดอ่อนต่อการวิพากษ์อย่างมีชั้นเชิง

การปรับใช้เทคโนโลยีปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์ของอุตสาหกรรมโฆษณา, ศุภณัฐ จั่นสกุล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้ มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาความรู้ ความเข้าใจ ทัศนคติ ความคิดเห็น และแนวทางการปรับใช้เทคโนโลยีปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์ในการสร้างสรรค์ผลงานโฆษณาของบุคลากรในอุตสาหกรรมโฆษณา ใช้วิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ โดยการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกกับผู้เชี่ยวชาญจากบริษัทตัวแทนโฆษณาจำนวน 5 ท่าน และผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านเทคโนโลยีเพื่อการสื่อสารการตลาดจำนวน 5 ท่าน รวม 10 ท่าน ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์มีศักยภาพในการเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพ และลดขั้นตอนการทำงานของกระบวนการสร้างสรรค์โฆษณา จากคุณสมบัติในการทำงานได้แบบอัตโนมัติ ในด้านทัศนคติและความคิดเห็นของผู้เชี่ยวชาญทั้งสองกลุ่มที่มีต่อปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์พบว่า ส่วนใหญ่เป็นไปในเชิงบวก จากความคิดเห็นที่ว่า การทำงานในอุตสาหกรรมโฆษณาทำให้มีทัศนคติที่ดีต่อเทคโนโลยีใหม่เป็นทุนเดิม อีกทั้งปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์ยังมีความสามารถที่หลากหลาย เพื่อใช้ในการทำงาน และเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการผลิตผลงานโฆษณาอีกด้วย ด้านแนวทางการปรับใช้งานในอุตสาหกรรมโฆษณาพบว่า ทักษะการใช้งานปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์จะกลายเป็นทักษะที่สำคัญในอนาคต แต่ถึงอย่างไรก็ตาม แม้ว่าปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์จะสามารถเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการทำงานได้เป็นอย่างมาก แต่การใช้งานยังคงต้องการการควบคุม และการตัดสินใจโดยมนุษย์ เพื่อให้ผลลัพธ์มีความถูกต้อง และมีคุณภาพสูง ผลการวิจัยจึงได้เน้นย้ำถึงความสำคัญของการทำงานร่วมกันระหว่างมนุษย์และปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์ ในด้านการบริหารจัดการองค์กรเพื่อส่งเสริมการปรับใช้งานปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์ โดยองค์กรควรเน้นการฝึกอบรม และการพัฒนาทักษะการใช้งานปัญญาประดิษฐ์สร้างสรรค์ของบุคลากร เพื่อให้กระบวนการทำงานเกิดประสิทธิภาพสูงสุด

Identities Of Women In Indian Art And History, Nalini Rao

Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal

The stereotypical image of Indian women portrayed in the art of stone sculpture is often interpreted as images of beauty that are sensuous, religious as well depict social life. There are historical reasons for depicting her as such. This paper inquires into the changing depiction and social forces that influenced feminine imagery. This paper examines the portrayal of beauty through idealization of female body which has evolved over the centuries in India. It also aims to understand their changing status and explores issues of feminine identity, status, and empowerment largely in ancient and medieval India. It also provides a brief …

Empowered Presence: Theorizing An Afrocentric Performance Of Leadership By African American Women, Sharon Wamble-King

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

There is a paucity of theorizing concerning leadership enactments performed by African American women. The performances have been marginalized and obscured within the Western leadership canon as they fall outside its epistemological boundaries; they have also been sidelined within Critical Leadership Studies. This study employed Afrocentricity as a decolonizing paradigm and Africology as the research methodology to describe and define a leadership phenomenon enacted by African American women. Setting aside Western conceptions of leadership, focus groups of African American women examined video excerpts of Africana women’s oral performances through an Africological lens. Participants’ Afrocentric-oriented perceptions sparked collective storytelling and Meaning-Making …

Tanoker Community As A Counter Culture Movement To Communicate Traditional Games In Ledokombo Jember Indonesia, Juariyah Juariyah, Putri Robiatul Adawiyah

Informasi

Tanoker is one of the traditional games in Indonesia which is one of the cultural heritages whose existence must be protected and preserved. The Tanoker community has begun to actively promote this traditional game to be introduced to the community. The purpose of this study is to examine the Tanoker community in their efforts to prevent the negative impact of online gaming culture through traditional games. This type of research using in this study is a qualitative approach with ethnographic methods was used in this study as well as by analyzing the text and interview results. The results showed that …

Commodification Of Betawi Culture Of Palang Pintu Festival, Suraya Mansur, Nurhayani Saragih, Wiwik Novianti, S Bekti Istiyanto, Utas Mahligai

Informasi

The Kemang Palang Pintu Festival is an annual event. The purpose of this event is to preserve culture and celebrate the anniversary of the city of Jakarta. The organizers display many Betawi cultural arts while visitors who come are not only Betawi residents. This study uses a constructivist qualitative approach. The research method used is a case study by conducting interviews & direct observation to make observations. The technique of checking the validity of the data is using the source triangulation technique. The results of this study indicate that the Kemang Palang Pintu Festival has carried out good planning. Starting …

Technology In The Classroom: The Features Language Teachers Should Consider, Sophie Cuocci, Padideh Fattahi Marnani

Journal of English Learner Education

The fast development of technology and the new generation of highly computer literate students led to consider the integration of technology in school as essential. Throughout the last two decades, research has identified multiple factors leading to the successful and unsuccessful integration of technology in the classroom. Educators must consider these factors when deciding on which technology tools to use and how to integrate them to their lessons. Simultaneously, the increasing number of English learners in the United States calls for the identification of teaching strategies that will best support their needs. Many language teachers now rely on teaching techniques …

Ivf So White, So Medical: Digital Normativity And Algorithm Bias In Infertility On Instagram, Caitlyn M. Jarvis, Margaret M. Quinlan

Human-Machine Communication

Increasingly, women experiencing infertility are turning online to social media platforms, like Instagram, to engage with a support network and foster empathy. However, Instagram is also noted for its augmentation of White, cis, and heteronormative femininity through a process of silencing and minoritizing alternative, non-White voices. Through an inductive analysis of the most frequently used infertility hashtags, we collected and analyzed 252 Instagram posts to investigate how these algorithmic practices may socially construct the idealized IVF experience through communicating normative expectations. We identify predominant patterns of use that reinforce stratification within infertility treatments as primarily accessible to White women and …