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Late night political comedy, candidate image, and inoculation: A unique test of inoculation theory.
(2004)
Additionally, this study assessed the viability of using inoculation treatments to protect against late night political ridicule (monologues and parodies). Previous research beginning in the late 1980s has revealed inoculation ...
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 ...
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 ...
Performing Gender - Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Horned
(2021-05-14)
Heavy metal has traditionally been a predominately masculine form of music and artistic expression. Many previous scholars have identified a lack of women in the genre to be one of the leading reasons for its misogynistic ...
Male Internet pornography consumers and their attitudes toward men and women.
(2001)
Grounded in pornography literature from the conservative-moralist, liberal, and feminist perspectives, and utilizing traditional theories of media effects, this study examined habitual male consumers of Internet pornography ...
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 ...
Communicated values as indicators of organizational identity: An examination of the United Church of God, an International Association's first five years.
(2000)
From these conclusions, recommendations are made first to the organization in light of the results, and second to communication scientists committed to extending organizational identity research. The three recommendations ...
Women, politics, and power: The media's construction of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
(1999)
From the beginning, their open political partnership was hotly discussed and debated in the media. Media attention and concern centered on Rodham Clinton's political power and influence. With her appointment to head the ...
An examination of parental knowledge of adolescent media consumption and parental mediation.
(2001)
Overall, the results revealed that parents are generally knowledgeable about the types and quantity of media their adolescents' use. Furthermore, parents may try to employ parental mediation strategies, but may not be ...
Culture, politics and television: A cross-cultural comparative study of Korean and United States televised presidential debates.
(2000)
This dissertation treats televised presidential debates as a mirror of culture. However, the study sees the televised presidential debate as a traditionally Western or American political event. The televised presidential ...