Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons^™

Volume 21, Number 4, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

An Autobiographical Lament, Community News, NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in Bloomington/Normal, News from Lambda, ACT UP Behind Bars, News from Voice for Choice, Animal Magnetism, Dear Ms. Hippie, Roadkill Reports on N.C. Chicken Factory Fire, GALA News, Back Page Opinion

Volume 21, Number 3, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Family Values?, Should the Post Amerikan Call It a Day?

Volume 21, Number 2, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Ms. Hippie on...State Farm and the Presidential Election

Gender Differences In Conversational Style: An Experiment In Interpersonal Communication, Constance M. Cooper

Dissertations and Theses

Communication problems and conflict may occur between partners in intimate dyads when systematic gender differences in language contribute to misinterpretations.

This research investigated effects of gender on interpretations of hypothetical conversations between dyads, and also on judgments of likelihood of conflict.

Following research by Fishman (1983), it was hypothesized that male and female subjects' interpretations of male speakers would be more similar than would male and female subjects' interpretations of female speakers. Based on Tannen's (1990) work, it was hypothesized that male subjects' ratings of likelihood of conflict would relate to their interpretations of speakers as "controlling;" female subjects' ratings …

Volume 21, Number 1, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

20 Years of Pride, Local Anti-Choice Citizens Demonstrate

Perceived Importance Of Selected Nonverbal Cues In An Initial Encounter, Loretta L. Richter

Masters Theses

This study attempts to identify nonverbal cues which individuals are aware of using in an initial encounter and to identify the importance of those cues. It also a d dresses possible differences between men and women in nonverbal cue importance and possible differences based on the sex of the participant’s partner. Sixty-two male and female undergraduate students enrolled in communication courses interacted with a stranger and completed questionnaires which pertained to their partner's nonverbal behaviors. Results showed that the most important nonverbal cue for all participants was the amount of eye contact; the least important was body shape. Cues found …

Volume 20, Number 6, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

The Zero Hour: The Feminist Primer on the Letter Z

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Letter, Vol. 1, Edition 8, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. This issue discusses The Wizard of AIDS, election of officers, and calendar of events.

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Letter, Vol. 1, Edition 7, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. This issue has privacy statement, committee appointments and upcoming events.

Lesbian And Gay, Polly Thistlethwaite, Daniel C. Tsang

Publications and Research

"The lesbian and gay press has shaped and reflected the rise of gay and lesbian liberation," Dan Tsang and Polly Thistlethwaite wrote in the introduction to the 'Lesbian and Gay' section of Katzes' 1992 edition of Magazines for Libraries. This title review of the queer periodicals of the day was intended to serve as a guide and justification for 'mainstream' libraries' collection building. The number and range of titles in Thistlethwaite and Tsang's collaborative entries (1989, 1992, and 1995) far exceeded any mainstream library collection known to either of the authors who were nevertheless hopeful that libraries would expand …

Managerial Communication Practices In Chinese Factories: A Preliminary Investigation, Kathleen J. Krone, Mary Garrett, Ling Chen

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This paper presents the results of a preliminary study of selected managerial communication practices in Chinese factories. Members of a delegation of Chinese managers visiting the United States were interviewed to explore: (a) the extent to which Chinese factories conform to a bureaucratic model of organization, and (b) factory director communication within these organization. Of particular interest were their upward and downward communication practices, and their methods for persuading and motivating workers and managing conflicts with problem employees. The results of our investigation reveal a distinctive form of bureaucracy operating within these factories. Moreover, we describe patterns of managerial communication …

A Comparison Of Organizational, Structural, And Relationship Effects On Subordinates’ Upward Influence Choices, Kathleen J. Krone

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This research examined the extent to which organizational membership, centralization of authority, and subordinates’ perceptions of supervisory relationship quality affected how frequently they report using different types of tactics in their upward influence attempts. Participants from five different organizations were surveyed. A typology of upward influence tactics was created based on the extent to which: (1) the means employed to attempt influence are open or closed, and (2) the desired outcomes are openly expressed or left undisclosed. The resulting dependent variable consisted of three types of tactics: open upward influence, strategic upward influence, and political upward influence. MANOVA results indicated …

Volume 20, Number 4, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

AIDS in a new package; Those pesky environmentalists are at it again; March for Guatamalan solidarity; Those crazy Guerilla girls, what'll they do next?, Cloud 9 is 7th heaven; As Socrates said: "What did you put in that drink?"; Lambda is on the case; What do old Italians know about activism that you don't?

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Letter, Vol. 1, Edition 5, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. This issue discusses university recognition of the group, Give Peace a Dance event and requesting library provide journals.

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Letter, Vol. 1, Edition 4, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. This issue discusses university recognition of the group, membership dues and fund raising.

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Letter, Vol. 1, Edition 3, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. This issue discusses the last meeting, fund raising efforts and t-shirts.

Ua12/2/74 Lambda Letter, Vol. 1, Edition 2, Lambda Society

Student Organizations

Newsletter created by and about the Lambda Society. This issue lists officers and information about meetings.

Volume 20, Number 3, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

The Continued Attack on Reproductive Rights, El Salvador, Professor Hill, Trainyards

Volume 20, Number 2, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

The Normal Family: A Year in the Life, Puzzles & Games, Summer Vacation, Local Stuff

“Just How Much Did That Wheelchair Cost?”: Management Of Privacy Boundaries By Persons With Disabilities, Dawn O. Braithwaite

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Persons with physical disabilities were studied to determine how they communicate when they perceive able-bodied persons are expecting or demanding disclosure about their disability in new relationships. An interpretive analysis was performed on 350 pages of transcripted data from interviews with disabled adults. The results showed that disabled persons were able to describe the communication of able-bodied others and their attributions when disclosure was demanded or expected. This study revealed communication strategies disabled persons use to manage disclosure. These strategies were discussed as regulating privacy boundaries, whereby disabled persons seek to be acknowledged as “persons first” by controlling dissemination of …

Volume 20, Number 1, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Community News, Animal Rights, Voice for Choice, News from Lambda and GALA, Coalition Debate, African-Amerikan Primer, Censorship, Book Reviews, Pushing the Photo, Feminist Primer

Effects Of Leader-Member Exchange On Subordinates’ Upward Influence Attempts, Kathleen J. Krone

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This research examined the extent to which subordinates’ perceptions of supervisory relationship quality affected how frequently they use different types of tactics in their self-reported upward influence attempts. Based on their responses to the Leader-Member Exchange Scale (1982), three hundred and thirty-seven respondents from five different organizations were classified into an in-group or out-group supervisory relationship. As a part of a larger study, a typology of upward influence messages was created based on the extent to which: (l) the means employed to attempt influence are open or closed, and (2) the desired outcomes are openly expressed or left undisclosed. The …

Volume 19, Number 6, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Community News; Countering Hate Groups in Your Community; Kill, Spill, and Capitol Hill; ACT UP News, Campus Politics; Women; Men Form Coalition Against Rape; News from Voice for Choice; Jeanne Dunning Photography; Holly Near in Concert; Dear Ms. Hippie; Feminist Primer: Uterine Slavery and Violence; Uppers 'n' Downers; Lambda News; Book Review; Animal Rights; PSU Calendar of Events; PSN/ACT UP Plan Demonstration; Leger the Cat

Volume 19, Number 5, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Community News, New Bigotry, Peace Through Reconciliation, GALA Plans Spring Events, Lambda News, The Silver Mitre Awards, PETA News, I Never Thought That I Would Miss the 1980's, ACT UP/CI: One Year of AIDS Activism in B/N, Dispatches from the Anti-War Movement, African-Amerikan Primer, Feminist Primer, A Death in Missouri, Dear Ms. Hippie, An Open Letter to Charlotte Bronte, Eating Vegan in B/N, Letters, Uppers 'n' Downers

The Experience And Expression Of Emotion In The Workplace: A Study Of A Corrections Organization, Vincent R. Waldron, Kathleen J. Krone

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

This study evaluated Rafaeli and Sutton’s (1989) model of emotional expression in the workplace by examining descriptions of emotional interactions occurring among members of a state government agency. The results indicated that qualities of felt emotions influenced emotional expression, which in turn yielded changed relational perceptions and changed communication behavior subsequent to the emotional event. Content analysis of the event descriptions resulted in preliminary generalizations about the types of emotions experienced by members, the nature of repressed emotional messages, and the dimensions of relationship changes stemming from the emotional events. The results are interpreted as evidence of the importance of …

The Role Of The African-American In Advertising, Anita Elaine Rivers

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Volume 19, Number 4, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Community News; Letters; Dear Ms. Hippie; News from Lambda; Catalyst for the Environment, PETA News; Sex, Lies, and a Videotape: Voice for Choice Visits Bloomington's Pregnancy Crisis Center; AIDS and Chemical Dependency, New Support Group Forms in Peoria for PWA; New Feature: The African-Amerikan Primer #1: A, B, and C; Keith Haring's Work to Come to ISU Galleries; Teddyboy Rants; Gelatin Controversy; The Failure of Capitalism; Feminist Primer #10: T is for Texas, Thatcher, Tramp; Uppers 'n' Downers; Christmas Presence

Volume 19, Number 3, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

The Normal Family, Investigative Reporting: Anti-Choice Finances and Tax Files

Volume 19, Number 2, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Women's Bodies and War Criminals; My Trip to Amerika's Siberia; Lambda News; Gayla; Why I Hate the Catholic Church; Voice for Choice Update; Dear Ms. Hippie; Feminist Primer; Shut Up and Deal; Quiz: How Far Right Do You Swing?; Confessions of a Straight White Male; Community News/Letters; ISU Stuff; News from Operation Recycle; Corporate Fascism; Impure Thoughts; Uppers 'n' Downers; Benefit; Join the Post Amerikan

Volume 19, Number 1, Post Amerikan

The Post Amerikan (1972-2004)

Letters, Classy-fried Ads; Community News; Summer Sleuthing: Reading in Equipoise, Hip Publications; Quiz: "How Far Left Do You Really Lean?"; Animal Rights, New Coalition on Psychiatric Oppression; Updates on "Tongues of Flame" Exhibition, "Obscene" Art; Illinois Gay Task Force News; National News from Lambda; Outing, AIDS Task Force Update; Quiz Answers; Uppers and Downers, Tenant's Tempest in a Toilet; Feminist Primer: Nurturing, Postmodern Orgasms; Letters to Ms. Hippie; Cartoon: My Sister, the Iconoclast; Voice for Choice Boycott List: Businesses and Medical Practices