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Does Animation Affect Icon Learning And Recall?, Carlton D. Donahoo

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Sacrament And Liberation: Church And Eucharist In The Theology Of Gustavo Gutiérrez, Matthew Allen Shadle

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Behavioral Self-Handicapping As A Function Of Gender, Locus Of Control, And Success Or Failure Feedback, Michelle Rae Smith

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Individual Differences Among Field Dependent-Independent Females And Their Preferences For Paintings, Manbeena Sekhon

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Anxiety And Its Relationship To Sport Performance For Women College Athletes, Patricia A. Pasquel

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Media On Body Image In Young Girls, Tiffany Ann Pempek

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Clarifying The Differential Relationship Between Perceived And Status-Based Power And Condom Use: A Replication And Extension, Jessica L. Rhodes

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Parental Beliefs And Attitudes Towards Aggression And Parenting Style On Aggressive Behaviors In Children, Bridget Marie Ronicker

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Education Is A Way Out: Narratives Of Recovering Addicts Who Utlized Formal Education As A Part Of Their Recovery Journey, Lacreta Michelle Rutledge

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Service Learning On Perceptions Of Self-Efficacy, Monalisa Mullins

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Eating Disorders And Repressive Coping, Masako Ito

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Is The Finding Of Positive Illusions" An Artifact Of Faulty Research Methodology? ", Rachel R. Henderson

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Sacred Tree: Black Elk, Colonialism And Lakota Catholicism, Damian Costello

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

St 501 Method And Praxis In Theology, Lawrence W. Wood

Syllabi

Donald Thorsen, The Wesleyan Quardrilateral (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990), pp. 125-225. L. Wood, Faith, History, and Hermeneutics: A Post-Critical Interpretation.

Masturbating And Missing Something In Winesburg, Ohio, Belinda Bruner

Short Story

No abstract provided.

Letters To America: Dialectical Epistolarity In Post 9/11 Advertising, Gary W. Larson, Lawrence J. Mullen

Iowa Journal of Communication

In the weeks after 9/11, businesses sought to reconnect with their clients and colleagues through ads in the New York Times, a number of which were framed as letters. Drawing on the literatures of epistolary critique, visual meaning, and rhetorical criticism, we explore the strategy of framing ads as letters. We use Peirce's typology to classify the ads into iconic, indexical or symbolic frames. Our initial assumption that more graphically iconic ads would rely less on textual metaphor and vice versa, is confirmed. Finally, we encourage the consideration of epistolary rhetoric as a critical tool of analysis.

Visualized Narratives: Editorial Cartoonists Respond To 9/11, Janis L. Edwards

Iowa Journal of Communication

The violent episodes of September 11th were occasions where visual domains dominated, helping to shape the interpretation of events as an "Attack on America." An examination of the depictive rhetoric used by political cartoonists to place 9/11 in larger interpretive frame works reveals developing narratives of national unity, heroism, and patriotic sacrifice that reflect and contribute to a nationalistic ethos and a nostalgia for a mythic interpretation of terrorist acts as acts of war. The role of editorial cartoons in the construction and maintenance of social and political values is underscored.

Using Grunig's Situational Theory Of Publics To Investigate How Convention & Visitors Bureaus Across The Nation Are Employing Communication Tactics In The Wake Of September 11th, Lisa T. Fall

Iowa Journal of Communication

This study identifies communication techniques (channels) being employed more now, compared to before the September 11 attacks, among convention and visitors bureau (CVB) managers. Two frameworks were used as the basis for the study: the situational theory, developed by Grunig (1978, 1979a); and the theoretical underpinnings of McLuhan's (1964, 1967) critical-cultural perspective "the medium is the message," positing that the channel itself makes its own contribution to the communication process. Results (n = 184) indicate that since the attacks, CVB managers are using the Internet and PR/media relations tactics more frequently and advertising tactics less frequently.

Uab Magazine - Spring 2003, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

No abstract provided.

Uab Magazine - Fall 2003, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

No abstract provided.

2003 Winter Class Schedule, University Of Michigan Law School

Class Schedules

Class schedule for the 2003 Winter semester at the University of Michigan Law School

Intersystem Collaboration: A Statewide Initiative To Support Families, Elizabeth M. Tracy, David E. Beigel, Ann C. Rebeck, Jeffrey A. Johnsen

Journal of Family Strengths

The study described in this paper utilized a qualitative case study method to assess the processes involved in inter-system collaboration in the context of one state's system change initiative. The collaborative experience is described from the perspective of participating service system professionals and family members. The major themes of collaboration that emerged from the study included changes in communication across systems, changes in inter-system relationships, changes in attitudes, changes in interactions with families, and changes in the ways services are delivered. Lessons learned and practice implications of each theme are discussed.

Statistical Probability As A Metaphor For Epistemological Probability, L. David Ritchie

Communication Faculty Publications and Presentations

The metaphor, "epistemological probability is statistical probability" is traced to the origins of probability theory. Related metaphors appear both in everyday discourse about social processes, and in social scientific argumentation, often disguised as literal claims. Gambling provides a familiar vehicle for expressing the uncertainties associated with social interactions, and with social science research. Examples are drawn from reports of research on media effects, from everyday conversations, and from political communication.

Shakespeare's Twist: The Tragic Within Some Comedies, Susan Dettweiler Wilhide

Theses & Honors Papers

Shakespeare creatively intermingled comic and tragic motifs throughout each comedy. In doing so, the audience remembers the joyous reunions and unions rather than the potential tragedies of these plays. However, the comic portions are dependent upon the tragic portions and vice versa. The audience understands the tragic situations the characters face, yet laughs at the comic motifs causing these occurrences. The audience also shares in the joy of the characters as everything works out positively in the end.

I.P. Pavlov And The Freedom Reflex, B. Baars

CCRG Papers

No abstract provided.

A Computer-Based Model Of Crick And Koch’S Framework For Consciousness, S. Franklin

CCRG Papers

No abstract provided.

Sparse Distributed Memory For “Conscious” Software Agents, A. Anwar, S. Franklin

CCRG Papers

No abstract provided.

Supporting And Being Supported: Receiving And Providing Social Support In Mothers Of Young Children, Jennifer S. Feenstra

Doctoral Dissertations

Social support research has long focused on one aspect of support, receiving support. The present study expands social support to include both receiving and providing support, applies the ideas of social exchange theory to this expanded concept, and test hypotheses pertaining to this broader definition of social support. The emotional, tangible, and information/advice support received from and provided to sixty-five mothers of young children in their relationships with their spouse, parents, and others was assessed on a weekly basis for four weeks. Greater perceived support from friends and family and greater support received and provided in the relationship with spouse …

Power And Consent: Relation To Self-Reported Sexual Assault And Acquaintance Rape, Tracey A. Martin

Doctoral Dissertations

College students think about and act differently with regards to power and consent in their relationships. The purpose of this study was to investigate how those attitudes and behaviors may relate to sexual assault and acquaintance rape. Power was examined at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, and socio-cultural levels. In addition, two perspectives on power were studied: power as dominating others and power as a sense of personal empowerment or control. A scale to measure this distinction was created.

Three theories on the relation among power, consent, and sexual assault/rape were examined: (1) consent may moderate a relation between power and sexual …

Living The Stereotype: Connections Between Male Behavior And Male Images, Andrew Paul Smiler

Doctoral Dissertations

This project examined some linkages and discrepancies between theories that describe the acquisition of gender typical attributes in childhood with theories that describe the maintenance of those attributes in adulthood. This perspective included the idea that there are several well known ways of enacting masculinity, related to well known stereotypes (e.g., jock, business, sensitive new age guy), and highlighted within sex variability. Because a distinction between biological sex and gender was made, the sample was not restricted to males despite focusing on the masculine. One focus of the project was the consistency with which an individual enacts a particular stereotypical …