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Are Social Norms Campaigns Really Magic Bullets? Assessing The Effects Of Students' Misperceptions On Drinking Behavior, Michelle Campo, Dominique Brossard, S. Frazer, Timothy Marchell

Michelle L. Campo

In an attempt to curb excessive drinking on college campuses, many universities have turned to "social norms" marketing campaigns. Despite widespread acceptance among health educators, empirical results are clouded by measurement problems. This study, based on a random sample of 550 students, examined the effects of misperceptions of friends' and typical college students' drinking on one's drinking behavior. Results indicate that drinking behavior is positively related to perceptions of friends' drinking as suggested by the theory of planned behavior, which emphasizes subjective as opposed to social norms.

An Acoustic Study Of The American English Pronunciation Of Recently Arrived Korean Adult Immigrants, Ji Eun Kim, David J. Silva

David Silva

Toward A Phenomenology Of Media Reading: Theorizing The Embodied Reader And The Text, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

No abstract provided.

Cameras In The High Court: What Are Justices Afraid Of?, Erik Ugland

Erik Ugland

No abstract provided.

America East-Spurred, Jack Styczynski

Jack Styczynski

Oh That Wonderful Stuff": Selected Poetry By College And Middle School Students, Shawn Apostel

Shawn Apostel

When students use poetry to imagine and explore academic subjects, they examine the topic in new, creative ways, resulting in interesting and lively writings that stimulate thought and class discussions. The following poems are examples of student poetry written in a variety of classes throughout the curriculum. I am pleased to showcase student writing in this section, and I hope reading these poems will suggest possibilities and adaptations for teachers and students elsewhere.

Whose Life Is Worth More? (And Why Is It Horrible To Ask?), Scott J. Wallsten

Scott J. Wallsten

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Liam Lynch – Fake Songs, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.

The Mismeasure Of Masculinity: The Male Body, Race, And Power In The Enumerative Discourses Of The Nfl Draft, Thomas Oates, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

No abstract provided.

Adolescent Girls And Media: Unpacking The Politics Of Pleasure, Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

No abstract provided.

Who Are These Guys? The Online Challenge To The Notion Of Journalistic Professionalism, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

The people who claim membership in a profession and delineate its attributes do so at least in part to justify inequality of status, as well as to limit and control access to that status. The key role of the professional can be fulfilled only by people with particular training, skills and judgement, and it is crucial that the distinction between practitioner and layperson be clearly recognized by all parties. This article suggests that online news workers fundamentally challenge the already-disputed concept of journalists as professionals. It identifies and explores key aspects of that challenge across the cognitive, normative and evaluative …

Maac On Attack, Jack Styczynski

Jack Styczynski

Political And Civic Engagement, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

No abstract provided.

Plurality Of Discourses In Euripides' Ion: Euripides As Thinker And Dramatist (In Greek With English Summary), Katerina Zacharia

Katerina Zacharia

No abstract provided.

New Springtime For Vocations, William Thorn

William Thorn

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Freedom Of Expression®, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.

Campaign Contributions: Online Newspaper Coverage Of Election 2000, Jane Singer

Jane B. Singer

Focuses on a study, which examined whether a similar normalization effect can be seen in online adaptations of the journalistic role in the political process. Significance of Web sites for journalists; Results of a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, which focused on the usage of the Internet during the 2000 election in the U.S.; Key attributes of the Web site that counter criticisms of traditional media coverage of campaigns and elections; Increase in the number of newspapers that offered sections of their Web sites to election coverage

Online News Media As Interactive Community Bulletin Boards: Coverage Of Sars In The Greater China Regions, Alice Lee

Dr. LEE, Alice

No abstract provided.

Entries On Campbell-Ewald, Henderson Advertising, And Cramer-Krasselt, James Pokrywczynski

James Pokrywczynski

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The Power Of The Press Has A Price, Lawrence Soley

Lawrence Soley

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Returning To The America That Was Meant To Be: The Cinematic Re-Emergence Of Baseball’S Vision Of Community, Robert Rudd, Marshall Most

Robert L. Rudd

In 1984, an aging slugger by the name of Roy Hobbs captured the imaginations of movie-goers across America. Today, over 25 years later, Barry Levinson's The Natural (1984) remains one of the most popular baseball films ever. As it turns out, however, Levinson's popular portrayal of the New York Knights' enigmatic superstar was only the beginning. The Natural marked the beginning resurgence in the baseball film genre that was to last through the end of the 20th century. It wasn't just Robert Redford as the quiet, troubled, mythic hero who was popular. The themes of baseball itself -- at least …

Disney/Family Guide To The Midwest, Pamela Nettleton

Pamela Nettleton

No abstract provided.

How Copyright Changed Hip-Hop, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.

An Ethnographic Perspective On Ambiguity: Letting It Pass, Kristine Fitch

Kristine Muñoz

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The Girling Of America: Critical Reflections On Gender And Popular Communication., Meenakshi Durham

Meenakshi Gigi Durham

Presents a critical perspective on the emergence of women heroines in popular communication. Reflections on gender and popular communication; Social ideals on female heroines; Details of the contested terrain of the girl hero

[James Mark] Baldwin And His Many Effects, David Depew

David J Depew

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Advocating For Controversial Issues: The Effect Of Activism On Compliance‐Gaining Strategy Likelihood Of Use, Michelle Campo, Kenzie Cameron, Dominique Brossard

Michelle L. Campo

Previous research has demonstrated that compliance‐gaining strategies can he arrayed on an unidimensional continuum, anchored by positive, pro‐social strategies and negative, antisocial strategies (Hunter & Boster, 1987; Rolojf & Barnicott, 1978, 1979). Individual differences, including argumentativeness and verbal aggression (Boster & Levine, 1988), have been shown to affect one's ethical threshold. This ethical threshold is consistent with a Guttman simplex and determines both how many, as well as how antisocial, compliance‐gaining strategies individuals may consider using. Activists, who are highly involved and committed to their cause and who tend to be less verbally aggressive and more argumentative than the general …

'Will You Marry Me?' An Ethnographic Study Of Communication Practices Leading To Marriage, Kristine Fitch

Kristine Muñoz

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Envisioning The Caucous Community: Online Newspaper Editors Conceptualize Their Political Roles, Jane Singer, Mirerza Gonzalez-Velez

Jane B. Singer

This article explores how local newspaper editors, as they move online and develop increasingly comprehensive and sophisticated Web sites, conceptualize the ways in which they might take advantage of the opportunities afforded by this new medium. To do so, it considers five caucus-specific sites in light of the notion of a potentially reinvigorated public sphere. The results suggest that despite the participatory nature of the medium, local newspapers' efforts to facilitate formation of an online democratic community remain tentative. Online editors recognize interactivity as a key attribute of the Web, but most are only just beginning to explore ways to …

Copyright And Censorship On The Information Stupor-Highway, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.