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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Symbolic Convergence"”.
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SABERMETRICS OVER TIME: PERSUASION AND SYMBOLIC CONVERGENCE ACROSS A DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS
This study sought to examine the movement of advanced baseball analysis, or sabermetrics, as a case study of the phenomenon of the diffusion of innovations. It examined the nature and extent of the diffusion of the sabermetric approach to baseball, as well as the persuasive strategies that may have …
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A Vision for the Future: A Religious Application of Symbolic Convergence Theory
… consultant. Using the tenets of Bormann’s Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT), this study sought to identify the prevalent fantasy themes existing in the church and also analyze the themes through quantitative measures to examine the strength of identity with the themes. Church members …
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Rhetoric in the Vernacular: Identification, Symbolic Convergence, and Robert Kenner's Food, Inc.
… consubstantiality merge with Bormann's theory of symbolic convergence in order to assess the rhetorical strategies utilized in Robert Kenner 2008 socio-political documentary Food, Inc. The researcher's analysis of Food, Inc. emphasizes group narrative as an alternative theoretical framework and a …
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CrossFit (Cult)ure: a Rhetorical Analysis of Symbolic Convergence Through Digital Media
… and its implications for members. Using symbolic convergence theory (SCT) as a lens, research will utilize fantasy theme rhetorical criticism as the methodology with which these CrossFit artifacts (both Facebook posts and corresponding comments) are analyzed in order to develop a better …
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Symbolic Convergence of Family, Organizational, and Health Communication : Family-Staff Interaction and Quality of Care in Group Homes
<p>This study examined group home staff’s communication with families as well as staff’s attitudes towards family interaction. Four focus groups were conducted with a total of 19 participants (n=19). Two group home agencies participated with two focus groups each, one management group and one …
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The Sex Pistols: Punk rock as protest rhetoric
… content. The analysis utilizes the theory of symbolic convergence and its coinciding fantasy theme analysis along with ego-function of protest rhetoric. Through the analysis it is found that punk rock is in fact protest rhetoric as defined and explained by the theory of ego-function. The …
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Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, and Theory
… then applies "fantasy-theme analysis" and the symbolic convergence theory to stories and artifacts related to Thalhimers. A conclusion discusses the end of the department store era including a deeply personal goodbye from the author.
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When visions converge and collide: A fantasy theme analysis of staff participation in the Patient- and Family-Centered Care initiative at the University of New Mexico Hospital
Using Symbolic Convergence Theory (SCT), this study sought to determine the rhetorical vision of staff at UNM hospital about working with patients and families and comparing it to the ideal rhetorical vision that the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) has for healthcare …
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A Symbolic Prison: A Prisoner's Story as Masculinity Crisis Narrative in Bronson
… over other men. I use Ernest Bormann's Symbolic Convergence Theory to analyze how the film makes sense of the real life events it is based on in a way that appeals to the contemporary masculinity crisis discourse. I argue that Bronson is a notable representation of masculinity because it …
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The Use of Fantasy Theme Analysis to Describe the Group Communication and Creative Problem-Solving Skills of University-Level Students as They Prepare for Destination Imagination Global Finals Competition
… also provide the kind of bonding that creates convergence in the members. The chemistry or recipe for this kind of success is difficult to pinpoint, however, and several aspects of group communication and skills, need to be re-examined using communication theory. The purpose of this study is to …
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'Travelling Tales' : American (re)constructions of South Africa and Africa through study abroad in Cape Town
… this dissertation draws on narrative analysis, symbolic convergence theory, discourse analysis and postcolonial theory to explore the dominant narratives that emerge in the pre-trip, embodied trip and post-trip tellings of both types of tales. In order to discover the meaning-making processes of …
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Patriotism, Courtesy of Toby Keith: The Voice of Country Music After September 11
In releasing the songs "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" and "American Soldier" in the aftermath of September 11, country artist Toby Keith enacts a tradition that has been established in the world of country music since the Civil War, that of producing wartime songs of …