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Infiltrating the Boys’ Club: The Portrayal of Women in Popular Crime Dramas
Get PDFThe present study examines whether there has been a change in the portrayal of female criminal investigators over the past two decades. Cultivation theory suggests that media profoundly influences the views of the larger society, thus indicating significant implications of this portrayal. Five popular shows (Chicago P.D., Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Hawaii Five-0, and Law & Order: SVU) were explored, with 200 episodes examined between the series using a mixed-methods approach. The main characters in each show’s first season and most recent season were coded and analyzed. Characters were coded for depth, authority, helplessness, and sexualization, among other variables. The percentage of women as main characters across the shows increased from 27.59% to 37.84% between 1998 and 2022. More specifically, 0% of characters who led the fictional investigative teams in the first seasons were women, but 40% in the later seasons were women. These findings suggest that the representation of women in crime dramas has improved as the years have progressed, though women are still seen as subordinate to their male counterparts. The improvement in the representation of female investigators demonstrates to young girls that they can join the law enforcement profession and fosters more respect for the work of female investigators currently in the investigative field
Psychosocial Student Adaptations to COVID-19 in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Approach to COVID-19 through the Theoretical Framework of Anomie
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic affected individuals and social institutions because of an abrupt and expansive change to norms and values, which are key characteristics of an anomic state. The purpose of this exploratory and descriptive study was to understand how students enrolled at a residential university perceived educational and societal pressures associated with COVID-19. This research applied a mixed-methods approach and relied upon three phrases of research: (1) pilot questionnaire (n = 54), (2) qualitative interviews (n = 14), and (3) quantitative questionnaire (n = 253). Findings suggested similarities in how university students responded to COVID-19 and how communities had responded previously to other forms of natural disasters. Students indicated experiencing worsening mental health and loss of social connection to others within the community. This project concludes with a discussion of the implications of natural disasters, such as COVID-19, for individual and group responses to strain through resilience, coping mechanisms, and adaptation. Keywords: COVID-19, anomie, natural disasters, mental health, educatio
Populism: A Comparative Study of the Rise of the Alt-Right in Germany and the United States
Get PDFThe far-right extremist movements in Germany and the United States have gained attention and proved concerning, manifesting in the forms of terrorism, nationalism, and xenophobia. The radical right often utilizes populism to undermine liberal institutions, with a proneness to discrimination and violence. Right-wing populism in Germany has been a movement founded on fear, which has expanded to include governmental and political institutions. In the United States, populists often criticize the political elite for catering to the needs of minorities. The influence of the economic crisis on the lower-income, blue-collar areas of the country has been impactful enough to allow for populist rhetoric to gain a foothold in America. Populism is successful only if accompanied by effective propaganda and rhetoric tactics. In Germany, far-right populist parties focus on the political elites’ disrespect for German nationalism. In the United States, Donald Trump was able to push rhetoric through an unconventional campaign and build a following that will continue to grow quietly, despite the ending of his term of presidency, through hateful ideologies that portend a cataclysmic event. This event may be necessary for far-right wing extremism to be collectively rejected from American society with as much enthusiasm as seen with the rejection of Nazism following WWII and the Holocaust
Misophonia Development from Onset to College Age
Get PDFMisophonia is a newly recognized disorder, defined as the hatred of specific trigger sounds and characterized by extreme negative emotional responses upon hearing trigger sounds (Webber, Johnson, Storch 2013). Although some studies have suggested that misophonia worsens with age (Rouw & Erfanian, 2018), little is yet known about this progression. The purpose of the current study was to examine how misophonia develops from onset until college, what sounds specifically trigger college-aged students, and how misophonia relates to sound-related skills such as playing instruments, taking music lessons, and speaking multiple languages. An online survey was conducted through Butler’s SONA system and included two parts. The first part asked the participants about their background, knowledge of misophonia, and trigger sounds. The second part was the Duke Misophonia Questionnaire, a diagnostic test for level of severity of misophonia. Of 71 participants, 5.6% were male- and 94.3% were female-identifying. The results of the study showed that participants who noted their misophonia changing as they aged currently have higher levels of misophonia impairment. Additionally, participants who took music lessons had higher rates of self-diagnosing for misophonia, but did not have significantly higher impairment scores. The significance of the results show that participants whose misophonia did change over time were significantly more impaired by their misophonia in their everyday lives. Additionally, there may be a connection between studying music and misophonia. These findings add to the belief that misophonia does develop as we age, and when it does change, it tends to become more debilitating
Heads Up: Concussion Safety
Get PDFConcussions are one of the most common sports injuries, especially with contact sports such as football and soccer. They are defined as a mild traumatic brain injury that affects brain function. Common symptoms include headache, dizziness, nausea, light or noise sensitivity, mood changes, imbalance, sleep disturbances, and memory issues. Health professionals can conduct neurologic and cognitive tests to properly diagnose an athlete. Although the concussion itself cannot be treated, there are ways to manage the symptoms and speed up recovery. Physical and cognitive rest remain the mainstay of treatment, but progressive aerobic training programs are gaining popularity. In addition, medications can be used to treat certain symptoms such as sleep disturbances and headaches. Cold therapy and deep breathing exercises are newer concussion recovery approaches being considered