In this ethnographic dissertation, I develop a spatial framework, emphasizing the intersections of the symbolic and material, to contextualize and fragment our understanding of whiteness. Marrying race with space complicates ...

This study presents a critical discourse analysis of how three major British tabloid newspapers -

After more than 20 years of mass mediated discussion, with no United States legislative action on global warming, the discourse used in the debate about warming does not appear to be spurring people to action. The continued ...

An online survey of undergraduates explored the effects of recalled parent-child interaction regarding media on their critical thinking skills, beliefs about alcohol and sex and current reports of risky behaviors. Students ...

This dissertation proposes a theoretical model regarding the role of local mass media in realizing safe and healthy communities. Despite a rich body of theoretical and empirical work in mass communication, few studies to ...

HIV/AIDS has been regarded as one of the most stigmatized diseases in the world. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are routinely perceived as responsible for contracting their illness thus they should be blamed for the ...

The present study aims to investigate the issue of global racism in the country other than U.S through the lenses of critical race theory. Specially, focusing on the multicultural families which is consist of Korean husbands, ...