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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"communication theories"”.
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Too Many Theories Or Too Many Skills? The Perceived Impact Of Theoretical Knowledge Of Mass Communication Among Journalists And Public Relations Practitioners
… are familiar with at least one mass communication theory; a majority perceive that at least one mass communication theory influences their work; a majority think it is important to teach mass communication theories to students; and a majority think it is important to conduct research …
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Deconstructing communication
… the philosophical foundation underlying modern communication theories as they have been developed in the Anglo-American tradition since the early part of this century. It is divided into two parts. The first part begins with a critical analysis of Husserl's theory of intersubjectivity (Chapter …
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ΘΕΩΡΙΕΣ ΜΑΖΙΚΗΣ ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΣ. ΝΟΜΙΚΗ-ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ ΣΦΑΙΡΑ
… DISCOURSE, DEBATE AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MASS COMMUNICATION THEORIES ON PUBLIC SPHERE. THIS ANALYSIS PRESENTS A CONSTELLATION ABOUTTHE LIMITS, CONNECTIONS, USES AND FUNCTIONS OF BASIC COMPONENTS OF MASS COMMUNICATION WITH MEDIA SPECTACLE AND INSTITUTIONAL POWER IN PUBLIC SPHERE.
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The intelligence of seeing : an enquiry into the relationships between perception theory, communication theory and the practice and teaching of drawing
… is explored via a synthesis of perception and communication theories. This combination is mapped as a matrix integrating the social functions of drawing with the systems of semiotic choices and levels of perception which facilitate students to realise meaning in drawings, and which facilitate …
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Employee reactions to management communication: a study of operations personnel in the oil industry.
… team of operations personnel who work in a telecommunications company within the oil industry, this thesis examined employee reactions to management communication. Employee interpretations and reactions after each communication from the management team were analysed as the organisational story …
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The midwife and birth of conservatism in 1960: Barry Goldwater and the ascendancy of the right in the Gop
… the Republican Party in 1964. Using established communication theories that define a social movement and a movement leader, the paper attempts to judge if the conservative movement and its leader, Barry Goldwater, can be viewed as, respectively, a full-fledged social movement and social movement …
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ORGANIC IS MORE OF AN AMERICAN TERM--WE ARE TRADITIONAL FARMERS': DISCOURSES OF PLACE-BASED ORGANIC FARMING, COMMUNITY, HERITAGE, AND SUSTAINABILITY
… practices. The study draws on environmental communication theories, the theory of the Coordinated Management of Meaning, and Actor Network Theory to construct a communication-based framework through which to view farmers stories about sustainability and visions for the future of their farming …
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Risk Perceptions of Adults in the Town of Unicoi, Tennessee, Regarding the Possible Building of a Uranium Enrichment Plant.
… are discussed in light of risk perception and communication theories.</p>
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Apologia in Coaches' Post-game Rhetoric
… place of sports apologia in terms of established theories and pioneering conjectures. The study begins by considering how sports apologia relates to established communication theories and then continues to determine why and how sports apologia serves as a discrete field. Through examining …
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Women's Work: Stitching New Identity Narratives in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings
<p>Here, I bring communication theories into conversation with peace and conflict scholarship. Specifically, I explore how the ways in which women narrate their experiences of violent conflict through sewing collectives can inform conflict transformation work. I engage in this exploration within …
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Can You Hear Me Now: A Cross-National Analysis of Media, New ICTs, Press Freedoms and Sociopolitical Instability, Conflict, and Democracy.
… levels, and media and new information and communication technologies (ICTs) penetration rates and press freedoms. I conducted similar analyses regarding all non-democracies, looking at various types of political instability and media/ICT penetration rates. The results of this research add …
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Understanding Masculinity: The Role of Father-Son Interaction
… gender is accounted for in various family communication theories, no theory specifically accounts for gender formation within the context of family interaction. The purpose of this study is to examine sons' narratives of their recollections of father-son interactions. Studying the …
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Identity Verification and Conflict in Distributed Teams
… self-verification theory, other identity related theories and communication theories were used to develop the hypotheses and to analyze the results. The hypotheses subsequently were tested using Partial Least Squares models. Participants of this study were members of one of the collocated or …
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"Do you like my body?": an interpersonal approach to the growth of bikini competitors on YouTube
… videos of bikini competitors. I utilize three communication theories—social identification theory, parasocial interaction theory, and narrative theory—to explore why the fitspiration YouTube content of bikini competitors is becoming more popular. The findings indicate that all three theories …
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Nurse Manager Communication Associated with Staff Nurse Satisfaction or Retention
<p>Background: Nursing communication is a significant part of a nurse's job, especially when communicating with their patients, patient's families, and the healthcare team. Communication is the center of attention of many studies, and the way nurse leaders relate massages can influence an …
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Replicating the Kaepernick Effect: The Power of Polarizing Frames to Make or Break Consumer Loyalty
… created with the intent to fill a current gap in communication research, providing original data and addressing the influence that external factors, specifically media frames and political orientations, hold over an audience's perception of spokespeople and the brands they later endorse. This was …
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Forms and Fragments: Enactment of Cultural Identification in an Online Community of Chinese Living Overseas
… Wenxuecity.com. The study draws on intercultural communication theories of identity proposed by Carbaugh, Collier, and Hecht, as well as on my own integrative framework for the analysis of cultural identity, to explore the self-other interaction in identity enactment, the multidimensionality of …
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Blogging: Public, Private or Social Rhetoric?
… in our lives. Utilizing several interpersonal communication theories, including Boundary Management and Parasocial Framework, to better understand how people navigate public, private, and social boundaries in communications.</p><p> Chapter One examines the evolution of self-representational …
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Characteristics of Face-to-Face Communications in Agriculture Marketing and Customer Service
<p>As communication forms evolve, it is important for business leaders to not only follow the trends, but to be data-driven and make calculated decisions that are beneficial for their businesses. In this qualitative study, the researcher sought to describe how Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation used …
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The role of communication in promoting green energy in the King Cetshwayo District
… many advantages for rural dwellers. From a communications perspective, this study analysed how communications theories could be utilised to stimulate interest in renewable energy. The feasibility of using renewable energy as a source of electricity for households was considered, while the …
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