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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 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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Authentic identity : the essence of how successful ecopreneurs communicate
… employed qualitative methods including grounded theory to assess how successful ecopreneurs communicate to maintain and sustain their triple bottom line organizations. The analysis of transcribed interviews from 13 exemplars in North America revealed five groups of common attributes that form an …
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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 …