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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"cultural messages"”.
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The Effects Of Exposure To Feminist Ideology On Women's Body Image
… of interpreting the many appearance-related messages they experience. This study sought to determine if exposure to feminist theory of body image may act as a buffer – a filter through which cultural messages about thinness and beauty are challenged. This feminist schema may provide an …
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A Library for Alexandria
… of information, but also of the town's unique cultural messages and values. The Thesis Search: How to make a building that emphasizes the architectonic qualities of Old Town? How to integrate a large and complex public building into the fabric of an intimately scaled town?
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Some things never change : myth and structure in Pulitzer Prize feature stories, 1997-2012
… by examining patterns in structural elements and cultural messages communicated in each story. This study found myth is inseparable from the feature story and subjective writing. In these narratives, myth was observed to influence the version of reality authors conveyed. Mythic elements found in …
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Satellite broadcasting and young people in Saudi Arabia
… channels and programmes contain cultural messages and images from the originating countries that, it may be argued, are incompatible with Saudi Arabia's Islamic cultural values. No qualitative study, to-date, has investigated the satellite channel viewing habits of the Saudi …
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Value Driven: An Analysis of Attitudes and Values Via BET Programming Past and Present
… Americans. This study looks to see if the cultural values at BET have changed via its programming since Viacom’s purchase. This study utilized social media to survey 100 participants who were born prior to 1984 who identify as African American or mixed African American and are familiar with …
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Parents' Experiences with Sociocultural Messages: Qualitative Theory Informing Prevention of Childhood Weight-Related Problems
… receiving, making meaning of, and applying sociocultural messages about children's health and nutrition. Individual interviews were conducted with parents from 16 very low-income Early Head Start families. Interview transcripts, field notes, documentary evidence, and follow-up participant checks …
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Giles High School Graduates at Virginia Tech: Investigating the Relationship between Appalachian Identity and the College Experience
… when attending college; however, dominant cultural messages still influence the identity of Appalachian students. Further research should be conducted to confirm the results and analysis.
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Cultural values and parental socialization of coping in Latine families
… their well-being. Latine parents often pass on cultural messages such as familismo (loyalty to family) and respeto (obedience, deference to authority), which have been associated with better mental health. Further, parents’ socialization of coping (SOC) messages about how to manage or think …
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Migrants Reading Māori Television: mā rātou, mā mātou
… the extent to which its programming provides cultural resources for relatively recent migrants to understand a Māori world and navigate issues of identity and national belonging. I have used a combination of both qualitative and quantitative methods, including surveys, focus group discussions …
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AN EXPLORATION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING AND SELF-CARE STRATEGIES OF BLACK WOMEN: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND PRACTICE.
… of Oppression on Mental Health, Socio-Cultural Messages about Self-Care and Help-Seeking, New Perspectives about Self-Care and Help-Seeking Strategies, and Messages about Professional Counseling. Each theme was reflective the influencers of mental health for the Black women participants …
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South African boys in New Zealand: Immigrants' retrospective accounts of adapting to life in a new country during adolescence
… be how to deal with mass migration. The dominant messages from the mass media and politicians are dominated by ‘political correctness’, but fail to focus on the main issue of how newcomers and their children will function in their new location after arrival. Whilst the discourses of assimilation …