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Showing 1 to 20 of 412 for “"Portrayals"”.
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Parental Portrayals in Children's Literature: 1900-2000
The portrayals of mothers and fathers in children's literature as companions, disciplinarians, caregivers, nurturers, and providers were documented in this research. The impact of time of publication, sex of author, award-winning status of book, best-selling status of book, race of characters, and …
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Complicating choice : nuanced portrayals of parental choice decisions
School choice has become a policy solution for families and children attending persistently low performing schools for the past 40 years. Since 1960, choice programs have been expanded with the principal goal of providing opportunities to families and children to attend schools that better align …
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Gender Representation and Occupational Portrayals in Primetime Television
… examined gender representation and occupational portrayals on primetime television, in order to determine if gender-role stereotypes are still present throughout programming, and what progress, if any, has been made in comparison to previous studies. A content analysis was done on primetime …
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Web-Based Data Visualization with 3D Portrayals for Communications Applications
… is primarily focused on leveraging 3D portrayals to increase the number of broadband Quality of Service (QoS) metrics, which can be attached to a single point on a map. Additionally, GeoSpy has proven to be a flexible visualization platform by giving the user a high level of …
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder stigma: Accurate and inaccurate portrayals in electronic media
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The struggle over, and impact of, media portrayals of Northern Ireland
This thesis examines the process of mass communication from media strategies to audience belief in relation to the conflict in Ireland. It documents the media strategies used by the various actors and participants in the conflict, from the Northern Ireland Office, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Foreign …
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Khadīja and ʻĀ’isha: a study of premodern and modern scholarly portrayals
This is a study of the portrayals of two of the most influential women in Islamic history: Khadīja bint Khuwaylid and ‘A̅’isha bint Abū Bakr. This paper will outline the descriptions of these women made by both premodern and modern scholars. The eighth volume of Muḥammad Ibn Sa‘d’s Al-Ṭabaqa̅t …
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Portrayals of Power: A Content Analysis of Gender Dominance in Magazine Advertisements
Advertisers use sexual imagery to attract attention to their messages and to demonstrate the "outcomes" of buying and using the brand. In addition to receiving information about a product, we subconsciously process the entire advertisement. Vicarious learning emphasizes that individuals not only …
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Biographies about Abraham Lincoln for children (1865-1969): Portrayals of his parents
Publications related to Abraham Lincoln have been abundant, and such writings have been analyzed in numerous historiographical essays. One area of Lincoln literature that has received little attention from scholars, however, is that portion intended for children. Yet these writings must be …
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Challenging Universality: gender portrayals in television commercials in South Africa and Germany
This study explored gender portrayals in television commercials in South Africa and Germany. Quantitative content analysis is commonly used in cross-cultural advertising research, often relying on codebooks developed in one cultural context and applied universally. Guided by a decolonial …
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Media Portrayals Of Political Spouse's Communication On The Campaign Trail: A Content Analysis
… as an individual. This research explores media portrayals of the communication that occurs between a candidate and their spouse.</p> <p>A content analysis of newsmagazine articles from September 1, 2010 to November 1, 2010 was conducted exploring concepts relating to candidate status, spouse's …
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Indiana Special Olympics and Its Portrayals of People with Intellectual Disabilities, 1969-1989
… sometimes contradicted each other. The divergent portrayals reveal that ISO developed at a time when people were both maintaining historical conceptions of disability and creating new ones.
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Female slave portrayals in child and young adult historical fiction by African American authors
… children. This exploration juxtaposed portrayals of female slaves developed by African-American female authors with portrayals created by African-American male authors. Historical fiction for children and young adults was collected and analyzed using literary criticism and literary …
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Advertising to low-income consumers: portrayals of women in Drum magazine advertisements 1981-2010
This research examines the portrayal of women as message sources in advertisements appearing in Drum magazine 1981-2010, an important time period that captures South Africa's transition from Apartheid rule to a time when the equality of women has been recognised more formally.
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"Terrorism Is Theater": How Antagonist Portrayals in Action Films Affect Stereotyping and Impression Formation
This study examined portrayals of terrorists in several action films and their effects on participants' thoughts concerning the films and their characters. A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial experiment was used to test the effects of antagonist ethnicity (white or non-white), antagonist portrayal type …
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Contemporary Cinematic Portrayals of Female Sexuality in Top-Grossing R-Rated U.S. Films (2000-2009)
… in ways that appeal to the “male gaze.” These portrayals include using stereotypical images and representations, including observable “gazing” and objectification of female bodies, utilizing visually consistent and unattainable images of female beauty, and ignoring or discouraging the …
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