Browsing Master's Theses--UW-Whitewater by Author "Welch, S.A."
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The blending of standard English with African American ebonics : accommodating to each other
Holloway, Laura (2011)This study investigates the perception of speaking Ebonics in situations in a classroom, at work and at an informal social event. Using communication accommodation theory, this investigation into African American communication ... -
Cognitive dissonance theory and alcohol awareness messages : college student reactions
Mettille, Thomas (2008-09-02)College students spend more money on alcohol than they do on books, coffee, tea, juice and soda, combined (Wechsler & Wuerthrich, 2002). Recent studies have shown that binge drinking rates range from 34 to 44% of college ... -
Uncertainty reduction and game communication : how does uncertainty reduction theory come into play?
Costa, Carolyn (University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2015-12)The goal of this study was to test whether uncertainty reduction theory could be applied to a game environment by examining how players used the information seeking strategies of the theory: passive, active, interactive, ... -
Web-based amateur critical reviews in comparison to traditional television counterparts
Kelley, Jonathon (University of Wisconsin--Whitewater, 2015-12)Since 1907 film criticism has been a part of the mass media. In the 1970s film criticism made a leap from the pages of the local newspaper to television programming in the form of Sneak Previews hosted by Gene Siskel and ...