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Volume 28, Number 4, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Without Closets, Without Shame: Conference Commemorates Latino/A Autobiography And Testimony, Oscar Montero, Elena Martínez, Ramón Rivera-Servera

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Crossing Borders '99, the second CLAGS conference focusing on Latino/a queers, opened Thursday evening, March 11, with a Cabaret Night hosted by the "Songbird of Cuba," Carmelita Tropicana. The evening, subtitled "Sin closet/sin verguenza" ("Without Closets/Without Shame") featured, among others, Deyanira Bautista's Afro-Caribbean Drums, dancer Arthur Aviles with his nude flying body, and the sultry, seductive, Mexican drag chanteuse, Tito Vasconcelos.

Volume 28, Number 3, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Turning Points In The Development Of Blended Families, Leslie A. Baxter, Dawn O. Braithwaite, John H. Nicholson

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

A modified retrospective interview technique (RIT) was employed with members of 53 blended families to determine the types of turning points they reported experiencing and the developmental trajectories of their respective blended family’s first 4 years. Findings revealed 15 primary types of turning points, of which “Changes in Household Configuration,” “Conflict,” “Holidays/Special Events,” “Quality Time,” and “Family Crisis” were the most frequent. A cluster analysis revealed five basic trajectories of development for the first 48 months of family development: Accelerated, Prolonged, Stagnating, Declining, and High-Amplitude Turbulent. The trajectories differed in the overall positive-to-negative valence ratio, the frequency of conflict related …

Another Look At The Portrayal Of Minorities And Women In Prime-Time Television, Tellisa Amos

Dissertations and Theses

This study updates a 10-year longitudinal study investigating TV's portrayal of minorities and women on prime time television. Prior studies focused on the types of roles held by performers. This study extends prior research, examining not only the types of roles held by performers, but also networks' preference for women and minorities and the genre that most often feature women and minorities.

Data were collected for a consecutive five-week period from February 19, 1997 to March 14,1997. From this sample 40 dramas and 115 situation comedies were recorded and coded. Programming was taken from shows that aired in the Pacific …

Volume 28, Number 2, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Times, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. Articles:

• Leffler, Matthew. Louisville's First Circuit Party Draws Hundreds
• James, Elizabeth. WKU Lambda to Host Faculty & Staff Dinner
• Lockhart, Shaun. Letter from the Editor
• Events Calendar
• Leffler, Matthew. President's Perception
• Leffler, Matthew. Louisville Passes Fairness Ordinance. What Happens Next?
• WKU Lambda Book Club Selection
• Take It from Dorothy
• Rice, LaVon. Radio Commercial Adds to Stereotypes about Gays & Lesbians
• ProCreatia. Brighter Stars
• Leffler, Matthew. Year In Review in May?
• Matthews, Bryce. Lambda Asked to Help in Panels

Volume 28, Number 1, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Gender Communication At Gc&Su, Erin White

The Corinthian

Studies have shown that within a three-month period, people interact with approximately 500 to 2500 others. Within that number, however, intimates are usually limiteq to three to seven people. Intimacy entails "high degrees of warmth and affection, trust, selfdisclosure, and commitment," according to Verderber and Verderber. lt is to this aspect of self-disclosure within the realm of intimacy that I decided to dedicate a study.

Do Women Adapt More? The Gender Effects Of The Speaker On Classroom Speech Evaluations, Alethea Ann Bodden

Masters Theses

The presentational style of females and the connection with the audience members was examined. 95 male and female subjects gathered the results from five different sections of speech communication classes. The rating scale that was completed by the subjects contained traits such as, organization, language, material, delivery, analysis and voice. The results have indicated that the female presentational style does have more of a connection and adaptation with the audience than do males.

Gendered Jokes: Humor As A Subversive Activity, Janet M. Bing

English Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Brain Sex: How The Media Report And Distort Brain Research, Janet M. Bing

English Faculty Publications

Testosterone gives men a particular advantage in that it is focusing and galvanizing a brain that is already, by its very structure, more focused than the female. Remember that the male brain is a tidier affair, each function in its special place . . . Biology, then, every bit as much as social conditioning, militates against a strongly feminine role in areas traditionally regarded as male preserves.

The Perceived Effects Of Cross-Cultural Interaction On Flight Crew Training Between Anglo-Australian Flight Instructors And Asian Students, Daniel Goh

Theses : Honours

The study investigated the perceived effects of cross-cultural interaction on ab-initio flight crew training between Anglo Australian flight instructors and Asian students. Students and instructors perceptions were sought as to whether they believed that cross-cultural interaction would impede learning. The sample included forty-eight students and nine instructors from two flying schools. Thirty-eight students were required to complete a 15 item survey and ten students and nine instructors participated in a semi-structured interview. The research identified four specific areas - language, studying and teaching methods, attitudes towards asking questions, and command decision making. Cross-cultural interaction was found to be an integral …

Communication Of Social Support In Computer-Mediated Groups For People With Disabilities, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Vincent R. Waldron, Jerry Finn

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This study documented the types and extent of social support messages exchanged by persons with disabilities who participated in a computer-based support group. A modified version of Cutrona and Suhr’s (1992) social support category system was used to code 1,472 support messages. The largest percentage of these messages offered emotional and informational support, whereas network support and tangible assistance were least frequently offered. It appeared that many of the support messages directly redressed limitations and challenges associated with disability-related mobility, socialization, and self-care. Results are discussed in terms of the generalizability of existing category systems for coding support to this …

Protecting Communication Departments: Reflections On The Nebraska Experience, Ronald Lee, William J. Seiler

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Eight years ago, in the first week of the 1991 fall semester, the Acting Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs announced a series of vertical budget cuts that included the elimination of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s department of Speech Communication (now Communication Studies). Over the next seven months the department fought against the proposed action. In March 1992, the Budget Reduction Review Committee voted against the Vice Chancellor’s recommendation. Later in the month, the Academic Planning Committee also voted to rescind the budget cutting measure.

These actions ended the battle and assured the continuation of the department. In an earlier …

Volume 27, Number 6, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Making Managers Account For Diversity, Judith H. Katz, Roger Gans

Communication Faculty Publications - Archive

Overwhelmingly, people who work in organizations cite their managers as having the greatest influence both on the quality of their work and the quality of their work-life. Managers also exert tremendous influence over the success or failure of organizational change initiatives. This article suggests that organizational change efforts have greater chances for success when managers are held accountable for practicing and modeling the behaviors required of the change initiative. The article describes a model system of accountability enacted in a composite organization and the effects on employee retention, job satisfaction and customer-service quality.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Harper, Molly. Western May Have Overpaid for Personal Computers
• Wilson, Misty. Shuttle Driver Files Harassment Charge Against Student – Eustace Grant, Wanda Spillman
• Magarian, Sharyn. Tessie Adams to Share Story of Escaping Violence
• Lucas, Fred. Bob Dole: In Tight Race, Every Vote Counts
• Lucas, Fred. Youth vs. Experience in Senate Race – Ron Murphy, Bret Guthrie
• Alvles, Sawna. Alcohol Policy Should Allow All or Nothing
• Meinhardt, C.W. Western Should Keep Alcohol Off Campus
• Jordan, B.J. Editorial Cartoon re: Speed Bumps
• Sweets, Jeremy. Bible Explicitly Says …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 73 [74], No. 14, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Back, Shannon. University Boulevard Back in State’s Hands
• Batcheldor, Matt. Alcohol Policies Diverse
• Darr, John. The Fixer – Dennis Felton
• Karen, Mattias. Overtime Cutbacks Opposed by Staff
• Harper, Molly. Proposed Policy to Evaluate Tenured Faculty
• Anti-gay Violence Destroys Principles
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Hate Crimes
• Lobo, Maxx. Responses to the Oct. 6 Letter Forum Coverage Unfair by Lloyd Davies – University Boulevard
• Ransdell, Gary. University Boulevard
• Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Proposal Fails – University Boulevard
• Fedyk, Nicholas. Smiles on Their Faces – Bowling …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 74, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Harper, Molly. State Struggles to Solve Fire Problem
• Harper, Molly. Western Online Used by Porn Site
• Lanter, Charlie. Western’s Tuition Continues to Climb
• Karen, Mattias. New $18.5 Million Building Will Be Smaller Than Planned – Mass Media & Technology Hall
• College, Beer: Deadly Combo
• Tabor, Chris. Editorial Cartoon re: Big Red Drinking Beer
• Lucas, Fred. Politics, Morality Are More Than Cliché
• Goddard, Holly. Student Government Association Approves Checklist to Help Simplify Student Advising
• Goodard, Holly. Western Receives Funding for Water Treatment Center
• Karen, Mattias. Speed …

Volume 27, Number 5, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Volume 27, Number 4, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Academics, Advocacy, And Activism, Jill Dolan

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

One of the ways in which CLAGS distinguishes itself from other academically based research centers is through our firm commitment to bridging the academic and activist spheres within the larger lesbian and gay social and political communities. This Spring, we sponsored a roundtable discussion addressing arts censorship that included twenty-five academics and activists concerned about the ways in which the decrease in public arts funding on national and local levels around the country is meant to further disenfranchise lesbians, gay men, and people of color (whether or not they're lesbian or gay).

The Role Of Rituals In The Management Of The Dialectical Tension Of “Old” And “New” In Blended Families, Dawn O. Braithwaite, Leslie A. Baxter, Anneliese M. Harper

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

In this study we examined how members of step- or blended families interact and develop their families by examining their successful and unsuccessful ritual enactments. Blended families provide a fertile context in which to study ritual adaptiveness and the possible relationship between successful enactment of rituals and their adaptability. Data were in-depth interviews with 53 members of blended families concerning their successful and unsuccessful ritual enactments. A qualitative/interpretive analysis indicated that blended families face an ongoing dialectical opposition between the “old family” and the “new family.” Blended family rituals are important communicative practices that enable blended family members to embrace …

Volume 27, Number 3, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Volume 27, Number 2, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

What Makes A Good Manager?, Frederick A. Miller, Roger Gans

Communication Faculty Publications - Archive

Managers have enormous influence over the work-life experience, productivity and job satisfaction of the people they supervise. While much is often said about the importance of cultural sensitivities, focus group interviews suggest cultural sensitivity is not as important to workers as whether their manager treats them fairly and enables them to do their best work. This article reports on the results of scores of focus-group interviews regarding five things managers do that are most likely to alienate their direct reports and five characteristics people most appreciate—or would like to see—in their managers.

Volume 27, Number 1, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

No abstract provided.

Some Comments On The Race Of The Races, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a brief analysis of the phenomenology of race and racial conflict.

Everyday Relating Or “The Grout Around The Tile”: Studying The Ordinary Aspects Of Personal Relationships, Dawn Braithwaite, Kathryn Dindia, Valerian Derlega, Mark Fine, Mark Leary, Rowland Miller, Julie Yingling

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

In answering the call to explore everyday aspects of personal relationships, we planned a thematic symposium for the 1997 INPR [International Network on Personal Relationships] conference in Oxford, Ohio, titled, “‘Everyday Relating’: Studying the Ordinary Aspects of Personal Relationships.” We brought leading scholars together to facilitate discussion groups to explore how this diverse group would respond to the call to focus research attention on everyday relating. We asked the participants to consider: “How should we approach and study everyday relating in personal relationships?” We gathered panelists representing diverse disciplines, theoretical perspectives, and research methods. Panelists shared their perspectives and led …