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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"symbolic convergence theory"”.
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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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Thalhimers Department Store: Story, History, and Theory
… store through the lenses of story, history, and theory. It first introduces the intertwining narratives of the author's paternal family and the store's history, then shares the author's personal story of Thalhimers. The second half outlines the master narrative of the American department store …
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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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The Sex Pistols: Punk rock as protest rhetoric
… for their 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. …
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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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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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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
Postcolonial theory has been critiqued for essentializing the North and being too theoretical. Yet it has also been described as essential for the ongoing decolonization of our world. Scholars in a range of disciplines have therefore suggested the need to 'examine specific practices and devises in …