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Creator:: Carron, Ashley A.
Abstract:: The rise of social networking is more prevalent in today's society than ever before. Of the existing social networking platforms, Twitter is widely recognized as operating within the social networking elite. With this rise in social networking comes the challenge to develop new strategies of navigation when presenting one's identity...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of such construction(s) are introduced by the new technologies? How do people routinely engage

Creator:: Foxworth, Teela
Abstract:: Employees from two different organizations, a public university and a hospital in Oregon, were asked to take part in an interview to assess their perceptions of how race is discussed in their workplace, if racial humor is used in their workplace, if this humor offers an opportunity to discuss race...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Chapter 2: Literature Review Humor The fundamental goal of a joke is to produce humor. “[H]umor is

Creator:: Mills, David B.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether clothing influenced perceptions of personality characteristics often associated with success in business environments. Specifically, the study investigated the effect of clothing on (a) perceptions of task-oriented abilities of employees in a business setting, (b) perceptions of relationship-oriented abilities of employees in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Thornburg, Kori A.
Abstract:: More women compete in sports currently than ever before. However, the historical tensions which relate to their participation--as athletes and as females--remain. Mixed martial arts (MMA) has proven to be the most visible introduction of females into sports that have traditionally been considered exclusively for men. Gina Carano and Cristiane...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: illustrate perceptions of the time; he explains, “When I was a boy in the 1950’s and early 1960’s, sports

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