Graduate Theses and Dissertations
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Item A Burkeian Analysis of Three Organizations According to General Systems Theory(1975-08) Carpenter, Hellen I.; Salem, Phil; Gabbard-Alley, Anne; Stedman, AlexNo abstract prepared.Item A Course of Study in Speech for Beginning Students in the Senior High Schools, Houston, Texas(1940-08) Brandstetter, John W.; Seabury, Hugh F.; Rogers, J.L.; Wiley, E.O.No abstract prepared.Item A Descriptive Analysis of Speech Communication in an Organization: The Texas Department of Public Safety as a System(1975-08) McCraw, Linda Ward; Porter, M. ErinNo abstract prepared.Item A Hissing and Reproach Among Her People: The Radical Abolitionist Rhetoric of Maria W. Miller Stewart(1996-05) Aikin, Kelly; Burkholder, Thomas R.; Mandziuk, Roseann M.; Bell-Metereau, RebeccaNo abstract prepared.Item A Perspective on Jurgen Habermas's Universal Pragmatics as Used for Rhetorical Methodology(1986-12) Holley, Tracey M.No abstract prepared.Item A Rhetorical Analysis of Some of the Senate Speeches of Ralph W. Yarborough(1971-12) Adams, Donald E.No abstract prepared.Item A Rhetorical Analysis of the Final Summation Argument Delivered by Racehorse Haynes at the T. Cullen Davis Trial(1981) Chamberlain, Norlene; Benjamin, James; Salem, Philip; Smith, MiltonNo abstract prepared.Item A Rhetorical Evaluation of Radio Messages Directed Toward the Mexican American Population of San Marcos, Texas(1976-08) Conoley, Catherine Ellen; Gabbard-Alley, A.; Gratz, Robert; Miller, DamonNo abstract prepared.Item A Rhetorical Study of President William Jefferson Clinton: The Creation of Whiteness and Blackness in Political Communications(2001-05) Mahoney, Daniel PatrickNo abstract prepared.Item A Rhetorical Study of Third-Party Radicals in Presidential Elections(1998-08) West, Hollis Marshall; Burkholder, Thomas; Mandziuk, Roseann; Burnette, AnnNo abstract prepared.Item A Rules Perspective on Interpersonal Communication Between Mothers and Daughters(1981-12) Bolner, Suzanne R.; Salem, Philip; Benjamin, James; Cheatham, RichardNo abstract prepared.Item A Study of the Application of Implicit Communication Theory to Teacher Immediacy and Student Learning(1991-08) Butland, Mark James; Beebe, Steven A.; Cheatham, T. Richard; Shields, PatriciaTeacher immediacy has surfaced as an important instructional communication variable, and yet little is known about how it functions to effect learning. To provide a theory that explains why teacher immediacy functions to facilitate learning, implicit communication theory is investigated. Subjects consisted of 625 undergraduate students who completed questionnaires later subjected to regression analyses. Previous findings for teacher immediacy's effects on learning were replicated. Teacher verbal and nonverbal immediacy significantly effects cognitive and effective learning. To provide a cleared explanation of why teacher immediacy functions to increase student learning, implicit communication theory was investigated. Findings indicate that implicit communication theory significantly explains learning. Specifically, the dimensions of pleasure and arousal accounted for over half of learning variance. Further, implicit communication theory is significantly related to the teacher immediacy construct. Pleasure and arousal mediate the effects of teacher immediacy on learning and aid in the identification of low-inference immediacy behaviors that effect learning. Results suggest that the integration of implicit communication theory with learning in general and instructional variables such as teacher immediacy in specific is appropriate and fruitful.Item A study of the effects of differential amounts of information on small group conflict(1974-08) Wilson, Bonita Gail; Gratz, Robert; Abernathy, Elton; Houston, RalphNo abstract prepared.Item A Vision of a Modern Future: A Fantasy Theme and Rhetorical Vision Analysis of the New York World's Fair of 1939(1992-12) Barrington, Thomas M.; Mandziuk, Roseann; Burkholder, Thomas; McGee, JonNo abstract prepared.Item Advertising to the Modern Female Athlete(2017-12) Taylor, Brooke L.; Kaufhold, William; Nolan, Dave; Craig, ClayThis two-part study examined portrayals of women in social media posts (Instagram) from four top athletic apparel companies: Nike, Reebok, Lululemon and Jolyn. Interviews were conducted with gatekeepers – decision makers – who place the models who appear in these posts and ads to gauge the evolution of the portrayal of women in athletic clothing ads; and three diverse focus groups of female college athletes (synchronized swimming, basketball and golf) were conducted to measure their attitudes about how women were portrayed in the ads – specifically whether the portrayals objectified women. The gatekeepers both reported an evolution from the athletic wear ads featuring thin, traditional models in the 1990s to showcasing more athletic women, in more athletic poses, today. A structured sample of the seven most recent posts from each brand was collected and focus group participants were asked their opinions of the brands before and after exposure to the posts. Responses diverged between the various teams, with the golfers finding the posts the least objectifying and the basketball players reporting the most objectification. Discussion includes implications going forward for companies intending to advertise to the modern female athlete.Item African-American women's cosmetic conformity: An ideological analysis of 1920's advertising of hair straighteners and skin whiteners(2000-05) Crayton, Kahala; Mandziuk, Roseann; McKinney, Audrey; Burnette, AnnNo abstract prepared.Item Am I not Japanese enough? Socialization of Hafu people in Japan and their mental health(2023-05) Nagatsuka, Kirara; Austin, Jasmine T.; Eger, Elizabeth K.; Pokharel, ManusheelaNo abstract prepared.Item An Analysis of Theatrical Criticisms of Plays Presented in the Grand Opera House, San Antonio, Texas, 1886-1896, Excluding Operas, Operettas, and Variety Shows(1972-08) Carroll, Vernon HillionNo abstract prepared.Item An Investigation of Self-Perceived Competency: A Comparison Between Individual Events Competitors and Public Speaking Students(2002-05) Dowdy, Leigh-Anne R.; Hoffman, MaryNo abstract prepared.Item An investigation of the importance of immediacy behaviors, job relevance, and active participation in the training context(1999-05) Koval, Renee S.; Beebe, Steven A.U.S. companies spend billions on training employees each year, yet there is relatively little research investigating what makes this training effective. In order to investigate this relatively unexplored area, several variables will be borrowed from instructional communication and adult learning theory. Subjects consisted of 188 United States Automobile Association employees who participated in a variety of training sessions offered by the Leadership and Organizational Development department. Using stepwise multiple regression analysis, job relevance and active participation were found to be predictors of affective learning than verbal and nonverbal immediacy. Job relevance was the only significant predictor of behavioral learning. Additional support was found for emotional response theory. Results suggest that communicating job relevance and encouraging active participation are important trainer behaviors.