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Babes In Toyland: Gender-specific toys and the gender socialization of children
(2002-04-01)The present study set out to determine whether toys given to children during their youth are in fact related to the gender identity (femininity/masculinity) that each particular child develops later in life. In order to ... -
Communication As A Motivational Tool For Business And Industry
(1983-04-01)The purpose of this paper is to present an historical discussion of the various motivational approaches that have been employed throughout the United Stated in business and industry, and to determine the effect of internal ... -
Communication Media Manipulation Of American-Japanese Relations
(1987-04-01)America’s initial diplomatic encounter with Japan proved to be a prophetic view of the relationships that would follow between the countries. In the mid-1800s, international understanding was hindered because America’s ... -
Compliance-Gaining Strategies: Resistance In The College Classroom
(1991-04-01)The focus of this project is the study of compliance-gaining communication strategies used by college instructors within the classroom environment. In order to effectively illustrate the relevance of compliance-gaining ... -
Conflict And Communication: The Role Of Third-Party Mediation Of International Conflict
(1987-04-01)The central focus of this paper is to suggest that understanding how third-party mediation works and does not work in managing and resolving international conflicts is crucial given the destructive nature of today's ... -
Death and Communication: An in-depth analysis of the intemal/extemal communication on the Thirtymile Fire Incident
(2004-04-01)Using the Thirtymile Fire Incident of 2001 in Washington and the Cramer Fire Incident of 2003 in Idaho as case studies, I investigate the communication between crews on each fire. I focus on the Thirtymile Fire Incident ... -
Electronic Mail at Carroll College: Factors Which Contribute to Use and Satisfaction
(1994-04-01)This thesis investigates the ways in which electronic mail (e-mail) has affected communication at Carroll College, a small undergraduate institution in Helena, Montana, and the level of satisfaction with this mode of ... -
Enhancing Patient/Surgeon Relations: Examining the Delivery and Reception of Diagnosis
(1999-04-01)Health communication is a fairly recent and currently growing area of the medical field. The diagnostic phase of many medical encounters can be the making, or breaking point of future relationships for the physician and ... -
Gender Communication: An Impact in American Management
(1992-04-01)Among recent studies in communication research, several experts have analyzed contrasting communication between men and women. Most research presents consistent and valuable information about the dichotomous communication ... -
Gender Communication: Barriers to Women in Business Management Positions
(1990-04-01)This paper explores the various aspects of gender communication through social, cultural, and linguistic viewpoints to reach an awareness of the present-day communication barriers facing women in business management ... -
“Ha ha ha, very funny”: An Ethnographic Study of Conversational Humor among College Students
(2014-04)In this paper we take up the topic of conversational humor by analyzing instances of teasing, joking, irony and banter in everyday settings in which these integral forms of talk play a part. This paper comes from an ... -
A Headline is Worth a Hundred Words: An Analysis of Syrian Opposition and Government Media
(2023)With about thirteen million displaced Syrians worldwide, the Syrian refugee crisis remains one of our most significant global challenges. In 2015, images of Alan Kurdi, a Kurdish-Syrian two-year-old refugee, lying dead on ... -
Images of a Western Daughter An Analysis of the letters of Elizabeth Chester Fisk 1867-1892
(2003-04-01)Elizabeth Chester Fisk of Vernon, Connecticut arrived in Helena as a new bride in 1867. Seeking to describe her new life to her mother, Elizabeth began a 26-year correspondence with her mother that lasted until the time ... -
Intercultural Uncertainty Reduction: Synthesis And Strategies
(1992-04-01)Information transfer is faster and easier than it was five years ago and it is more likely that people from different cultures will meet each other. Most aspects of our lives, from business to television are affected by ... -
"Knowing Me, Knowing You" Self-Disclosure: Gender Gap Analysis
(1992-04-01)Self-disclosure, the unique sharing of information about oneself which would not otherwise be known, is examined in the following discussion. While knowledge of same-sex and mixed-sex disclosures are valuable, this research ... -
Law and Order: SVU applying rape myths to victim representation
(2014-04-01)This study analyzed the portrayal of rape victims in seasons eight through twelve of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. This study sought to determine how rape victims are framed in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit ... -
Little Girl Big Miracle
(2014-04-01)This documentary is the true account of a little girl who was unexpectedly diagnosed with a rare bone disease. McLain Thornquist found out that she had Ewings Sarcoma when she was only eight years old. Her world was quickly ... -
Marketing Montana Beef in Japan: An Analysis of Communication Theory and Marketing Practices in the Japanese Beef Market
(1990-04-01)This paper examines the necessity of effective communication in the practice of marketing beef products into Japan. Initially examining Japanese agricultural history since the Meiji Restoration (1880), the research develops ... -
Mentoring in the Workplace: A Look at Unsuccessful Mentoring Relationships and their Effect on Women
(2004-04-01)Mentoring has been used as a tool by organizations for over four decades. Mentoring addresses organizational needs such as socialization, education and training. The mentoring relationship between the mentor and protege ... -
News on the Wire: Exploring and Evaluating the Content of Newspaper Coverage of the O.J. Simpson Case
(1996-04-01)The amount of bias in news stories covering the preliminary hearings of the O.J. Simpson trial is measured by analyzing articles printed in the New York Times and the Independent Record and applying the Hayakawa-Lowry ...