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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Communication Theory of Identity"”.
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"Maybe I Shouldn't Have Worn Such High Heels" Examining Self-Presentation Expectations for Corporate Women Using Communication Theory of Identity
… in the workplace to communicate professionalism. The study utilizes Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to consider the self-presentation experiences of corporate women. CTI identifies four identity layers: personal, relational, enacted, and communal, which interact and influence …
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Nappily Ever After: A Theoretical Analysis of Black Women's Hair in Film
… Ever After (Al-Mansour, 2018). I will use the communication theory of identity (CTI) as a theoretical framework to analyze the film. My CTI analysis will depict how hair affects a Black female character's life in terms of her identity. My thesis will use the CTI layers, which include personal, …
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Online and Offline Identity Gaps: Cross-Contextual Predictors and Psychological Outcome
<p>Using Communication Theory of Identity as a framework, this study compared an individual’s online and offline personal-enacted identity gap and examined the effect of each personal-enacted identity gap on individuals’ psychological well-being, as well as tested four cross-contextual predictors …
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Uncovering identities through performance poetry
<p>Research in the area of performance poetry is still relatively new to the field of communication. Using Hecht’s Communication Theory of Identity, this study explores performance poetry as a communicative tool for identity management. By observing the performances of five poets from six seasons …
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Japanese American Cultural Identity: The Role of WWII, Internment, and the 3/11 Disaster in Japan
<p>This research explores the nature of Japanese American cultural identity through an examination of the historical contexts of WWII, internment, and the 3/11 disasters in Japan. Interview data was analyzed using both interpretive and critical paradigms. I then utilized the Communication Theory of …
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Rhetoric of trans* identities: public reactions to private confessions
The year 2015 provided a hotbed of discussion about trans* identities. Caitlyn Jenner’s public announcement of her identity as transgender shortly followed by Rachel Dolezal unveiling as a woman with Caucasian heritage. Using publically accessible interviews such as the Diane Sawyer interview with …
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Communication And Identity: The Paternity Leave Decision
… such as Sweden and Norway, which have a history of government-regulated paid time off for fathers of new children. Therefore new fathers in the US face a unique situation regarding their decision of whether or not to take whatever form of paternity leave may be available to them. This study …
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Instaman: a case study of male identity expression on Instagram
Navigating conversations about identity and masculinity can be hard for some young men. Society has a particular view on what makes a man manly based on cultural expectations and social norms. Instaman: A case study of male identity expression on Instagram qualitatively looks at how men talk and …