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The City in the Western Tradition
Author(s): Peter Halvorson, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Ellen Cromley
This text is designed for a course titled “The City in the Western Tradition.” The course surveys the broad sweep of the history of Western Civilization through the development of cities at different stages in that history. At least three broad sets of issues should be discussed at the outset for re...
Social Support and Stress Buffering During End-of-Life Communication: The Role of Messages in Alleviating Concerns When Death is Imminent
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Abstract Social support within the realm of health communication has been studied quite extensively. However, there seems to be a dearth of research related to the role of social support from family members and friends when one is facing imminent death. This case study focuses on the role of comm...
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Digitally Mediated Composing and You: A Beginner's Guide to Understanding Rhetoric and Writing in an Interconnected World
Author(s): Stephanie Hedge, Courtney Cox
Digitally Mediated Composing and You: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Rhetoric and Writing in an Interconnected World is centered on the idea that contemporary writing is always already embedded in digital contexts and mediated through digital technologies and that this writing is always already...
Genderlect Theory: Applications to Public Relations
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Sample Defined as “a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics” (Elliott, 2012), the public relations process revolves predominantly around the practitioners’ communication skills that enable the development and maintaini...
Psychotherapy as Human Science Duquesne
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"A masterful survey, Psychotherapy as a Human Science provides a critical and clinical introduction to the core themes and influential thinkers that helped to shape contemporary human science approaches to psychotherapy. Daniel Burston and Roger Frie present an excellent and concise journey through ...
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Managing Social Media: Responding to Critics on Twitter
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Abstract Ten minutes before Montague walked in his office at 9:30 this morning, popular sports blog Kissing Shelly Kohler already had 275,000 views on their Flanders’ Twitter story. The Buckhorns media and public relations office had been deluged with requests for comment. Massaging his temples w...
Informational and Affective needs: Considering Media Dependency Theory in the Context of Twitter and Natural Disasters
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Sample In a relatively short period of time, social media has emerged as a critical resource in the ways in which people make sense of the world around them. Platforms like Twitter and Facebook allow for the production of user-generated content, allowing individuals to broadcast publicly-availabl...