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Sign-sentence theory: A method of encoding and decoding nonverbal communication.
(1997)
Sign-sentence theory is developed as a translating and decoding method for nonverbal communication. The theory incorporates those of White (1982) and Carroll (1986), and draws support from Vygotsky (1934/1962). White's ...
Aging with Disney: Depiction of gender and age in seven Disney animated fairy tales.
(1997)
Walt Disney Productions is considered by conventional wisdom to be synonymous with wholesome family entertainment in the global marketplace. Parents and well meaning adults may use what they consider to be Disney's wholesome ...
Is there still a chill? Student perceptions of gender bias in the college classroom.
(1997)
This study investigates student perceptions of gender bias in the college classroom. Utilizing the Student Perception Questionnaire, Personal Report of Communication Apprehension, and student perceptions of teacher immediacy, ...
Computer-mediated communication and social support among eating-disordered individuals: An analysis of the alt.support.eating-disord news group.
(1997)
This study examined the online community of the alt.support.eating-disord (ased) news group. Using ethnography of communication, one month of interaction among ased participants was analyzed to determine how these individuals ...
A cross-cultural analysis of the recognition and handling of conversational misunderstanding /
(1997)
As a result, the study finds that interactants' recognitions and handlings of misunderstanding are largely the same across American and Japanese conversations, while, at the same time, there are also some cultural differences. ...
A phenomenology of intercultural communication /
(1997)
The present dissertation has two major purposes. The first is to examine the origin of intercultural communication as an independent academic field cultivated in the US. In order to carry out this task, this study employs ...
Mother and special education preschool teacher perceptions of the communicative competence of children with severe, multiple disabilities.
(1997)
Early childhood special education teachers who perceive children's behaviors as communications respond accordingly. Mothers and teachers respond to perceived child behaviors as communications when they contingently respond ...
Applying the ecological perspective to stereotypes: An investigation of older adult stereotypes as a function of interaction and context.
(1997)
Findings from this dissertation support all hypotheses. A significant difference was detected in younger adults' perceptions of attitudes associated with older adults. Older adults in an interactive context were rated more ...