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The structuration of (non)deceptive workplace communication: Identifying the system and structure of organizational communication.
(1998)
This dissertation sought to investigate the structuration of (non)deceptive workplace communication. Anthony Giddens' (1984) structuration theory was utilized as a framework to guide an exploratory field study examining ...
The older mother-daughter relationship: The influence of caregiving beliefs on communicative behaviors prior to dependency.
(1998)
The goal of this study was to develop a richer understanding of the interaction between healthy mothers and their adult daughters prior to the mother's dependency. Thirty-six mother-daughter dyads discussed how they would ...
The communicative impact of an older adult parent on the adult child/spouse long-term marital relationship.
(1998)
The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the effect an older adult parent living with an adult child/spouse may have on the communication in the long-term marital relationship. This study is designed to examine the ...
To be Indian (hyphen) American: Communicating diaspora, identity and home.
(1998)
This idea of cultural fusion is best examined utilizing Jean Gebser's theory of civilizational expression. In his text, The Ever-Present Origin (1949/1985), Gebser explains the structures of consciousness as ways of being ...
Ethnic identity and intergroup communication among Korean Americans and Vietnamese Americans in Oklahoma.
(1998)
Ethnic identity is frequently characterized as having objective, subjective, and situational components. Separating these components becomes difficult especially when research taps into the personal, diverse experiences ...
Effects of debate viewing and citizen discussion on political malaise.
(1998)
The last Presidential election of the twentieth century is over; and, as the United States quickly approaches the next millennium, it is appropriate to examine the state of political attitudes. This study examines the state ...
A cross-cultural analysis of response to authority in the classroom.
(1998)
To test these hypotheses, the author developed a survey designed to test for different communication styles vis-a-vis authority, in the person of university faculty, on the part of students grouped by nationality to represent ...
Cross-cultural adaptation and host environment: A study of international students in Japan.
(1998)
The study was designed based on Kim's comprehensive theory, which conceptualizes intercultural adaptation in terms of interaction/communication between adapting individuals and surrounding host environment.
An integrative approach to stories and storytelling: The expression of organizational commitment and social identity in retirement centers.
(1998)
Results of the content analysis validated the typology of five functions and showed that "proof by example" stories were told most frequently. A chi-square test revealed a significant relationship between membership status ...
Speaking about death: An ethnography of speaking, a study of a community hospice.
(1998)
This study of communication and health care focuses on how hospice medical personnel and their terminally ill patients talk about death and dying. It is a qualitative ethnographic study of a community hospice. The issues ...