Novek, Eleanor
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Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:
The use of gender identified managerial communication skills in male and female human resources managers : a comparative study, 1999
Item — Call number MU Thesis All
Identifier: b2195836
Abstract
The study of the perceived existence of gendered communication styles among male and female managers has been the focus of much organizational communication research. With a growing number of women occupying middle and upper management positions, feminist scholars are working to dispel the myth that female managers use ineffective communication styles compared to their male counterparts.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the gender-identified communication styles used by male...
Dates:
1999
Understanding the communication dynamic between doctors and female patients in women's health care settings, 2002
Item — Call number MU Thesis Sam
Identifier: b2195701
Introduction [excerpt]
Numerous studies have shown that, if given an option, female patients will choose to see a female physician rather than a male .... During the last twenty years, women physicians have been gaining acceptance in the previously all-male medical field of obstetrics and gynecology, and many female patients are switching to women doctors....
The purpose of this research study was to explore the origins of this phenomenon from the female patient's perspective, using subjects' personal...
Dates:
2002
Where can I find that guy? : the role of soap operas in cultivating unrealistic expectations about marriage, 2003
Item — Call number MU Thesis Cor
Identifier: b2271238
Introduction [excerpt]
The participants in this study have grown up watching soap operas. They have watched them as young as grade school, through high school and then in college. Now these fans are young, single adults between the ages of 20-30 years. They have experienced romantic relationships and they have thought about marriage. Are their ideas about marriage affected by all the soap operas that they have watched? This is an important question because the answer may affect the future of the fan's romantic...
Dates:
2003
Wholly misrepresentational : Batman as mythic American hero and marketplace villain, 2007
Item — Call number MU Thesis Mai
Identifier: b2195709
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Communication program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Arts degree.
Dates:
2007
Wired : the survival of interpersonal relationships in a pervasively mediated digital culture, 2001
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ben
Identifier: b2195830
Abstract
The aim of this study was to explore the quality and credibility of personal relationships in a CMC environment, as well as examine the emergence of information overload as a byproduct of interpersonal communication that takes place in a virtual atmosphere, namely through the pervasive use of e-mail. Through its use and acceptance, communication behavior in the 21st Century looks completely different than it did 50 years ago. Basic to the research is an understanding of the differences...
Dates:
2001
With a little help from my friends : how participation in a peer leadership program affects attitudes toward drug use, 2004
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ame
Identifier: b2195835
Introduction [excerpt]
In this study, I set out to understand how communication among peer education program participants affected participants' attitudes toward drug use. Peer education typically involves "training and supporting members of a given group to effect changes in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among members of the same group." In a drug abuse prevention peer education situation, peer leaders attempt to persuade their peers not to use drugs. Specifically, I sought to learn...
Dates:
2004
Women's soccer participation and media coverage in USA Today, 2000
Item — Call number MU Thesis New
Identifier: b2233266
Introduction [excerpt]
Past studies have shown that the media are an extremely powerful entity. As the media becomes more and more prevalent in our society, understanding its effects is extremely important. Therefore, this paper will attempt to examine this phenomenon by exploring one possible impact on society. Specifically this study will explore a possible relationship between media coverage on women's soccer and participation rates of women's soccer.
Dates:
2000