Social Information Processing Theory and a Case Study of Idealized Perceptions and Misrepresentation Within an Online Community for Alcohol Addiction

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Abstract Our understanding of health-related online communities can be aided by the use of theories that have been developed by scholars who study social media, computer-mediated communication, online relationships, and the like. Social Information Processing Theory has emerged as an important th...

Excelonomics: Teaching Economics with Excel-Teaching Excel with Economics, Vol 2: Macroeconomics

Author(s): Tyler Watts

Beyond Stress: Strategies for Optimal Living

Author(s): Maria Napoli, DAVID ROBERT SHETZEN

Beyond Stress: Strategies for Optimal Living is a comprehensive journey guiding the reader toward moving from stress to establishing homeostasis and balance. Each reader creates an individual footprint as one develops strategic changes and ways to design a lifestyle based on the reader's individual ...

Creating Spaces for Intercultural Dialogue

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Sample In a world where members of different cultural groups find it hard to avoid contact, intercultural dialogue is essential. As a result, politicians and diplomats frequently call for intercultural dialogue, naming this as the way the world will avoid conflict and achieve peace between the ma...

Move Breathe Connect: Exploring Wellness Through Your Yoga

Author(s): TARA MACCHIONI, EMILY PAULY

Move, Breathe, Connect will be your guide as you experience and define your yoga.  Parts of your journey will trace the paths that existed long ago, but you will also be encouraged to forge new trails that are uniquely yours. Along the way, you will discover that yoga is a journey toward wellness th...

Sports vs. Church: The Dilemma of Choosing Sides

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Abstract Firing someone is never easy. But when it’s your best head coach, whom everybody loves, and who is claiming discrimination for not being allowed to attend church, things get downright messy. *** “I want to thank you all for being here tonight,” Tom said. “As you know, we have a tou...

In Search of Our Brown Selves: A Transdisciplinary College Reader

Author(s): Enrique C Orozco, Silvia E. Toscano

In Search of Our Brown Selves: A Transdisciplinary College Reader offers students an opportunity to (re)examine a wide spectrum of perspectives that situate the importance of foundational texts central to shaping Chicano thought, behavior, and identity, such as El Plan de Aztlán and “I am Joaquin.” ...

Social Media Crisis in the Global Age: Lessons from the Siemens "Refrigerator Gate" in China

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Abstract In September 2011, a Chinese blogger, Luo Yonghao, posted a complaint on Weibo (China’s equivalent of Twitter) about a Siemens refrigerator door being difficult to close. Siemens underestimated the groundswell a single “tweet” could generate and failed to respond. This quickly evolved in...

I Hurt

Author(s): Gary Morais

Who do know that is struggling in relationships, personal challenges, addictions, or just “feeling stuck” in life? This book provides life transforming solutions in an easy to read, practical format.  It is designed to give you tools that have already helped thousands of people to actually change th...

Bonding Apart: Building Mediated Relationships Among Fulltime Teleworkers

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Sample This chapter focuses on how full-time teleworkers use mediated communication to initiate and maintain remote workplace relationships. Research has shown that informal communication is an important communicative process for initiating and maintaining relationships in workplace environments ...