Essays and Research Papers on Theories & Theorists

This 6 page paper provides an overview of the connection between language and culture as it defines communication and methods for instruction for immigrant populations. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page research paper that examines the role that saving face and facework play in Asian culture shows that this aspect of communication behavior is interwoven into the societal fabric of many Asian countries to a greater degree than one finds in Western cultures. While this is beneficial to social interaction in some ways, ...

This 5 page paper explains Stuart Hall's theories of encoding and decoding of communications, and uses this model to analyze the Geico gecko advertising campaign. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page report discusses the National Basketball Association (NBA) team, the Sacramento Kings. Different communication theories and frameworks are used to consider the effectiveness of the team’s Internet site. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an analytical overview of Edward T. Hall's book Silent Language. This paper relates the components of Hall's book and assesses the correlation between the book and social theory regarding the impact of non-verbal communication on human interaction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page research paper uses an excerpt from an episode of Modern Family to discuss nonverbal communication. Phil provides examples of how affect, facial expression and illustrative behaviors convey a profound message. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page research paper that describes the importance of listening skills and comprehension to interpersonal communication. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of theories on human communication as they can be applied to understanding varied perspectives and cultural views of immigrants. This paper considers the views of Stephen LittleJohn regarding the social construction of self and the ethogony process from an immigrant perspective. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

Approximately 3 pages of information on this communications theory which basically examines the social roles that constrain audience needs, opportunities, and choices. Part of this file is a "working" (annotated) bibliography.

This 10 page paper relates the facial feedback hypothesis, a central theory of social theorist William James, as the basis for this study. This study demonstrates the basic premises behind the facial feedback hypothesis, the views of non-verbal communication relative to emotions and the specific ways of assessing this hypothesis through an observational study ...

This 6 page paper evaluates communication theory with a focus on Expectancy Violations Theory. Questions are answered and the final portion contains a short essay regarding what would happen if the public owned the media. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper is the third for another student and reports the findings of the literature review conducted for the research study. This section discusses the findings relative to the impact of culture and demographics on specific forms of non-verbal communication – kinesics, proxemics, haptics, oculesic and paralinguistics. The writer also notes that these ...

This 5 page paper evaluates poststructuralism and compares it to modernism. Poststructuralism theory is critically examined in respect to modernism. Examples of how these theories are applied within academic writing on the media are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of the impact of each of these theorists on the educational process and curriculum design. This paper emphasizes that there has been an evolution over time in the way we view both the cognitive process and the educational approach. Bibliography lists 4 sources. PPedCur2.rtf

A 4 page discussion of the variations that can be noted in the way individuals in western cultures communicate. This paper describes this phenomena in relation to speech codes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page report discusses advertising and the ways in which it adds to or perpetuates old ways of thinking in America such as constantly directing virtually all advertising efforts toward white, heterosexual, middle-Americans. To make the assumption that the target audience for any marketing effort does not have unique distinctions based on gender, age, race, education (and many other characteristics of ...

This 18 page paper uses a fictitious case of an industrial accident causing pollution in Thailand to explore how a PR campaign may be developed. The writer considers different theories of PR and propaganda and then uses these to develop a campaign to restore confidence in the government both nationally and internationally. The bibliography cites ...

(10pp). "Scrambling" in linguistics is examining the word order in a sentence. Meaning or understanding ay be distorted by inappropriate word order. In an analytical overview of this unique area of language studies it would appear that not much research, has been completed in this field. That which has been ...

(10pp). "Scrambling" in linguistics is examining the word order in a sentence. Meaning or understanding ay be distorted by inappropriate word order. In an analytical overview of this unique area of language studies it would appear that not much research, has been completed in this field. That which has been ...

A 10 page paper discussing the AFL-CIO's web pages supporting and arguing for increase in the minimum wage. The paper includes discussion of economic concepts of supply and demand and what can be expected to happen after raising minimum wage. The AFL-CIO site combines questionable numbers with statements that violate all of the ...

(5pp) We as humans always claim that we are concerned with values. Largely this centers around the "value" of things, or the "best value" in relationship to cost, time and energy. German theorist Robert S. Hartman took the concept of value much farther than we might be prompted to do today. However ...

A 3 page paper discussing performance studies and cultural studies as they relate to and seek not only to describe, explain and predict social phenomenon, but also to reform or change the society in which we live. The paper uses examples of Sophocles’ and Shakespeare’s plays. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper showing how communication, both verbal and non-verbal, can regulate behavior. The example used is that of a student dance demonstration, in which the young dancers are all either positively or negatively influenced by their mothers prior to their performance; the paper suggests that this influences the way they perform. No additional ...

A 5 page paper which examines Kenneth Burke's book, Terministic Screens, to determine how the film The Hunt For Red October supports the Burkean position. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10 page paper provides statistical data regarding the health issues related to smoking. A historical perspective of legislation and public opinion is provided and the emotional and economic costs that have been linked to the effects of smoking are discussed. The essay concludes with possible actions that will be taken in the near future ...