Browsing College of Fine Arts & Communication by Author "Communication"
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AFTER SIX YEARS... : AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ABOVETHEINFLUENCE CAMPAIGN ON ITS INITIAL TARGET AUDIENCE
Moore, Leslie (East Carolina University, 2011)In November 2005, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) implemented a new form of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign (NYAMC). The AboveTheInfluence campaign targets 12-17 year olds, with a specific ... -
Beliefs About and Attitudes Towards Menstruation Among American Youths and Their Suggestions to Improve Early Menstrual Communication
Pun, Insha (East Carolina University, 2023-04-27)Menstruation is a crucial event for over half of the people in the world. Young people report being ignored, confused, stressed, embarrassed, and stigmatized during their early menstrual conversation (EMC). The strained ... -
Breaking Barriers in Provider-Patient Relationships : An Analysis of Perceived Intercultural Communication Competence among Nursing Students
Deal, Kelley Paynter (East Carolina University, 2014)Communication can be particularly challenging for community college nursing students during their labor and delivery clinicals as there is an influx of Latino patients at the local medical facilities due to Migrant and ... -
CAN'T FIGHT THE MUSIC : UTILIZING IMPROVISATIONAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE TO COMMUNICATE WITH CHILDREN ON THE TOPIC OF BULLYING
Smith, Kristin E. (East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis examines the utilization of improvisational music techniques as a form of communication to address bullying in the Pitt County Community Schools and Recreation after-school program at Wintergreen Intermediate ... -
Passively Ever After : Disney's Cinematic Abuse in Beauty and the Beast
Lederer, Erin Michelle (East Carolina University, 2012)This thesis examines the manner in which Disney's Beauty and the Beast cultivates stereotypes and gendered behaviors consistent with domestic violence and thereby encourages viewers to accept and tolerate abuse against ... -
PERFORMANCE FOR ETHNOGRAPHY, DIALOGUE, AND INTERVENTION : USING ACTIVATING THEATRE TO EXPLORE THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES FACING KENYAN ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Kimaiyo, Purity J. (East Carolina University, 2014)This thesis explores the utility of using performance, specifically activating theatre, both as a reproductive health intervention and as an ethnographic tool for exploring the reproductive health worldview of 17 adolescent ... -
RED AND BLUE IDEOLOGY : A FANTASY-THEME ANALYSIS OF BARACK OBAMA'S POLITICAL DISCOURSE
Jarrell, Kelly Elizabeth (East Carolina University, 2011)This thesis will examine the rhetorical style of Barack Obama throughout the 2008 presidential campaign and his contentious push for health care reform, in order to provide insight into Obama's post-inaugural political ... -
STIGMA AND DISCLOSURE : THE HEALTH COMMUNICATION OF GAY AND BISEXUAL COLLEGE MALES.
Chambers, Branden (East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis examines what it means to be a self-identified gay or bisexual male college student, and how stigma and disclosure relate to health. Qualitative research was conducted to explore the reasons some patients ... -
The Effect of NFL Protest for TV Viewership
Phillips, Austin (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Two things have significantly impacted the National Football League (NFL) in the last year: First, there was a decrease of viewership of around 9.7% in the last Nielsen ratings of 2017 (Rovell, 2018). Second, the protests ...