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The Cowl - V.61 - N.2 - Summer 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 61, Number 2 - Summer, 1996. 4 pages.

The Cowl - V.60 - N.19 - Apr 18, 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 19 - April 18, 1996. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.60 - N.17 - Mar 6, 1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 17 - March 6, 1996. 16 pages.

The Cowl - V.60 - N.14 - Feb 8,1996

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 14 - February 8, 1996. 24 pages.

"You're My What?" The Problem Of Children's Misperceptions Of Their Lawyers' Roles, Emily Buss

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nf96-262 Is Yours A Partnership 'Team'?, Herbert G. Lingren

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Teamwork has to be cultivated and grown by their members. This NebFact has some guidelines on how to make this work.

Marital Adjustment Across The Transition To Parenthood: The Role Of Communication And Personality, Brandon Mathew Larson

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Past research on the transition to parenthood has consistently found that this life phase results in many changes in a couple's marital relationship, specifically declines in couples' marital adjustment. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between constructive communication, personality traits, and spouses' marital adjustment during the transition to parenthood; Participants were 70 married couples expecting their first child. Self-report measures were administered to all participants during the third trimester of pregnancy, three months postpartum, and nine months postpartum; Results showed that marital adjustment significantly declined during the transition to parenthood. Constructive communication consistently correlated significantly with marital adjustment …

Music And Interpersonal Communication: An In-Depth View Of Ani Difranco And Her Lyrics, Robyn Jana Ginsburg

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

This study provides an analysis of music as a form of interpersonal communication by examining how independent singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco's music lyrics provide her listeners with a foundation for relationship formation based on empathy and self disclosure. This study divides DiFranco's song lyrics into three categories of folk music, more specifically, message, protest, and propaganda songs which provide her audience with an ideology to which her fans can relate. Additionally, DiFranco's messages fall into the psychological categories of emotion, perception, cognition, motivation, needs, and memory as well as the sociological categories which demonstrate how her messages reach society--through the folk …

Norms Of Communication And Commodification, Wendy J. Gordon

Faculty Scholarship

Around the laws that regulate information and communication swarm a host of related nonlegal norms: norms of secrecy, confidentiality, and privacy; of anonymity, source-identity, and citation; of quotation, paraphrase, and hyperbole; norms of free copying and norms of obtaining permission; norms of gossip and of blackmail. The articles by Saul Levmore and Richard McAdams provide useful windows on some of the ways these laws and norms interact. The two articles also provide insight into the comparative advantage possessed in some circumstances by law and by nonlegal norms, respectively, when information and communication are at issue. In my brief Comment I …

The Cowl - V.60 - N.11 - Dec. 7, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 11 - Dec. 7, 1995. 20 pages.

An Investigation Into Attitudes Surrounding Facilitated Communication, Jessica N. Peregoy

Theses & Honors Papers

This qualitative study investigated facilitators' opinions regarding facilitated communication (FC). Six individuals who have experience and/or training in the use of this method were interviewed. Issues discussed included FC's effectiveness for individuals other than those with autism, training prior to using the method, need for modifications in the method, and validity of the communication arising from the use of FC. Recurring themes were constructed from comments made during the course of the interviews. Each theme was supported by comments made by at least half of the facilitators. These themes were dissatisfaction with formal training, application to other populations, acknowledgement of …

The Cowl - V.60 - N.7 - Nov. 2, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. The Cowl - Volume 60, Number 7 - Nov. 2, 1995. 24 pages.

The Cowl - Vol Lx - No. 4 - Oct. 19, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 4 - Oct. 19, 1995. 24 pages.

Sabbatical Leave Proposal, Stephen E. Brown

Sabbaticals

The sabbatical will be built around analysis and study of the speeches and great speakers of the mid-1800's in the United States, among them Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Grant, and Frederick Douglas. Theirs was an era of great speeches and volatile public opinion. I believe their words and presentations were as much responsible for the definition of America as those of Washington or Jefferson. Even the average soldier displayed language skills of surprising quality. These speeches, poems and correspondences effectively "sold" the American Civil War to the nation. They inspire my curiosity as to how and why they were so effective …

A Study Of Women's Compliance-Gaining Behaviors In Violent And Non-Violent Relationships, Jill E. Rudd, Patricia A. Burant

Communication Faculty Publications

Recent research by communication scholars has investigated the dynamics of abusive spousal relationships (Chandler, 1986; Infante, Chandler, & Rudd, 1989; Infante, Chandler-Sabourin, Rudd, & Shannon, 1990; Rancer & Niemasz, 1988; Rudd, Burant, & Beatty, 1994; Sabourin, Infante, & Rudd, 1993). Infante and his colleagues have suggested that those involved in violent relationships communicate differently with their partners than those involved in nonviolent relationships. Based on this prior research, it seems important for communication scholars to further investigate the communication behaviors of individuals involved in violent relationships. This current study seeks to advance the family violence research by comparing the types …

The Cowl - V.60 - N.2 - Sept. 28, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 60, Number 2 - Sept. 28, 1995. 24 pages.

Norway Rats' Communication About Foods And Feeding Sites, Bennett G. Galef Jr.

National Wildlife Research Center Repellents Conference 1995

After interacting with a recently fed "demonstrator" rat (Rattus norvegicus), a naive "observer" rat exhibits substantial enhancement of its preference for whatever food its demonstrator ate. Such social effects on food preference in rats are surprisingly robust and able to reverse both congenital flavor preferences and poison-induced, learned flavor aversions. Analysis of the pheromonal signals emitted by demonstrator rats that alter the food preferences of their observers indicates that experience of CS₂ (a substance present in rat breath) together with the odor of a food is sufficient to enhance an observer rat's subsequent preference for the food. …

Repellents: Integrating Sensory Modalities, Michael L. Avery

National Wildlife Research Center Repellents Conference 1995

Recommendations for managing wildlife damage situations often involve application of multiple methods or techniques. The basis for such recommendations is unclear as there is little evidence that such combinations of methods work more effectively than the individual methods alone. In order to improve beyond hit or miss repellent applications, we should adopt principles exhibited in nature and develop repellent treatments based on the design of signals used in animal communications. In particular, characteristics that increase detectability, discriminability, and memorability should be identified and incorporated into repellent design. To do so, the sensory capabilities of the target species need to be …

Effects Of Therapist Gender On Client Communications In Marital Therapy, Laurel C. Agee

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study was to explore how therapist and client gender are associated with communication behaviors of males and females in marital therapy. The majority of research on therapist gender issues has been conducted with individual clients. Few data exist on the effects of therapist gender within marital therapy. This study examined the communication patterns of couples within a marital therapy setting and the influence of therapist gender on those patterns. Forty-six 10-minute videotape segments of marital therapy were coded for communication patterns. Coded verbal statement categories included the verbal behaviors of agreement, supportive, solution of problems, and …

The Cowl - V.59 - N.24 - Apr 27, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 24 - April 27, 1995. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.19 - Mar 9, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 19 - March 9, 1995. 24 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.18 - Feb 16, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 18 - February 16, 1995. 20 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.17 - Feb 9, 1995

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 17 - February 9, 1995. 24 pages.

A Linguistic Study Of Print Advertising, Andreas Jostes

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Two Dimensions Of Communication Climate And Teacher Willingness To Upwardly Communicate In Open And Closed Climate Secondary Schools, Timothy Jay Rafferty

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Habermas, Goffman, And Communicative Action: Implications For Professional Practice, James J. Chriss

Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Caring Communication: Strategies And Skills For Health Professionals, Tony Hussey, Michael Finn, Yvonne Hauck

Research outputs pre 2011

Over the last 15 years, the teaching of professional interpersonal communication skills has become well established within the curriculum for most health professionals. Recognition is thereby given to the significance of interpersonal communication skills in professional practice. One of the challenges in teaching and learning in this area of skill is the recognition and analysis of examples of both good and bad practice. This package provides a number of such examples.

The package consists of 33 vignettes in health care settings. These vignettes variously depict skills or groups of skills, illustrate negative and dysfunctional communication behaviours and, through the print …

An Intellectual Approach To The Communication Of The Biblical Message To Secular People, Michele Buonfiglio

Doctor of Ministry Projects

One of the most important responsibilities given Christians is to "make disciples from all nations." This includes secular people. The communication of the biblical message to secular people is a complex and difficult assignment. The difficulty increases when secular people are intellectuals. Many currents of thought including philosophy and scientific understandings of reality have contributed to the formation of the Western secular mind.

In Part One of the dissertation, philosophical, theological, and scientific theories that have contributed to the development of the process of secularization are considered. The section culminates with a profile of secular people. The methods and strategy …

The Cowl - V.59 - N.15 - Dec 8, 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 15 - December 8, 1994. 28 pages.

The Cowl - V.59 - N.11 - Special Issue - Nov 1994

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 11 - Special Issue - November 1994. 12 pages.