Communication Studies articles from September 2002

Communication Studies archives from September 2002

"Do all things with counsel" (1): Benedictine women and organizational democracy.(structures, processes and foundations)
September 22, 2002... Whenever an important matter is to be undertaken in the monastery the abbot should call the entire community together and should set forth the agenda. After hearing the various opinions of the brothers, he should consider all and then do what...

Practicing "sorority rush": mockery and the dramatistic rehearsing of organizational conversations.
September 22, 2002... Similar to other organizations, sororities need to find new organizational members to replace those that leave. Each year's graduation ceremony marks the organizational exit of approximately one-quarter of each sorority's membership. Thus, the...

You never leave your family in a fight: the impact of family of origin on conflict-behavior in romantic relationships.(interpersonal conflict)
September 22, 2002... Interpersonal conflict occurs whenever there is a disagreement, difference, or incompatibility between partners (Cahn, 1992). Communication behaviors associated with conflict vary greatly and are crucial in shaping and guiding ongoing...

The adaptation of complaints to participation frameworks.(computer-mediated communication)
September 22, 2002... Goffman's (1981) analysis of footing during interaction showed that participants often produce messages for multiple hearers, only a subset of which are the actual targets. Often the arrangement of participants is done strategically by the...

Sarah Roberts and the early history of the "separate but equal" doctrine: a study in rhetoric, law, and social change.
September 22, 2002... In the fall of 1855, some of Boston's leading African-American citizens celebrated what they considered to be a momentous victory. In April of that year, an alliance of black militants and white abolitionists--William Lloyd Garrison, William C....

Presidential television advertising and public policy priorities, 1952-2000.
September 22, 2002... Do presidential candidates adapt their spot messages to the public's interests? This study conducts a computer content analysis of the texts of presidential television spots from 1952-2000. Public opinion poll data on the most important issues...