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Preface
Get PDFThis volume, like Volume 11, focuses primarily on presenting peerreviewed scholarly articles developed from the selected proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Hate Studies. Themed “The Pursuit of Justice: Understanding Hatred, Confronting Intolerance, Eliminating Inequality,” the conference was co-organized and hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Hate Studies, the Gonzaga School of Law, and the Washington State Task Force on Race and the Criminal Justice System. Presenters and attendees from two dozen countries worldwide came to Spokane, Washington for four days in April 2013, in order to concentrate on how fear and ignorance of the “other” manifest in hatred, intolerance, and inequality, and thus affect the pursuit of justice for all
When Words Do Things: Perlocutions and Affordances for Social Action
Get PDFWhen my spouse once asked me ‘Where’s the milk?’ I thought that my answer ‘In the refrigerator’ was fine. Turns out, I was less helpful than I thought I was. The intended effect of my utterance turned out to be different from what it actually brought about. This feature of utterances is especially salient in discussions of perlocutionary acts, which are utterances that cause an effect in others (Austin 1975: 101). On the one hand, an utterance is produced by the speaker and so facts about the speaker’s mental life should play an important role in understanding what perlocutions are. On the other, perlocutions are what they are because they bring things about in the world, whether the speaker likes it or not
Identity Construction And Group Response: A Consideration Of The Rhetoric Of American Folk Music
No full textThe standard fundraising model for evangelical outreach ministries typically requires each individual to raise their own support. Under this model, the parent organization will provide no financial support. While this model can be effective it has an over-reliance on soliciting funds from within physical social networks and lacks a blueprint for purposefully integrating technology into the fundraising process. These deficiencies place many volunteers as a disadvantage when it comes to individual fundraising. To help address this problem, a fundraising campaign was developed. With its foundation in the communication theories of social judgment, media ecology and dialogics, the campaign drew from existing research and literature on organizational fundraising best practices. The completed project was a proposed fundraising campaign guide that emphasized identifying donors from across both physical and virtual social networks, gauging donor latitudes, and relationship building. The campaign can be easily used and adapted to fit the specific needs of individual donors
Facebook & Text Messaging: The Effects On Single Family Communication Dynamics
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate how two communication mediums, Facebook and text messaging, influence the ways in which single parent families communicate. This study adds to our understanding not only how communication mediums aid in communication dynamics, but also how single parent families communicate amongst themselves. Research was conducted by a thorough investigation of current literature, a survey study taken by 30 participants, and five face-to-face interviews. After the study, it was determined that single parent families utilize Facebook and text messaging to communicate with family members. While these two mediums may not be their primary source for communication, this study showed that they benefit their communication strategy
The Collapse of Sensemaking at The Pennsylvania State University
No full textThe Pennsylvania State University (PSU) has generated billions of dollars from collegiate licensing of products and corporate sponsorship due largely to the success of their football program. Therefore, significant economic consequences exist if the PSU brand sustains damage to its image and reputation. This thesis examines events and communication among key actors at PSU who had knowledge of allegations, or who were directly involved with the investigation of Jerry Sandusky, the former PSU football defensive coordinator, for improper sexual contact with minors dating back as far as 1998. Two reports published following independent investigations of this incident provide detailed accounts of this communication and testimony of individuals directly involved. Significant discussions and debate have followed the management and structuring of decisions related to this scandal. Sensemaking theory expanded by Weick (1988) and several critical scholarly perspectives on hegemonic cultures provide the theoretical framework for this study. A thorough examination of these concepts is provided in the literature review. Because research relied heavily upon the examination of historical events, a qualitative research methodology was utilized. Ultimately, this study wishes to contribute to crisis communication research in two areas. First, it examines the structuring of decisions by key stakeholders during a specific scandal to determine if this process was devoid of sensemaking. And second, it explores the impact of centralized leadership upon the decision-making process. After an exploratory interpretive analysis of the PSU sex abuse scandal, the findings reveal sensemaking collapsed due to the existence and dependence upon centralized leadership at the institution
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Communication Training for Air Force Leadership
No full textOver the past year, members of the U.S. Air Force have participated in small-group sexual assault prevention training focusing bystander intervention techniques. Although well developed, these programs lack a focus on leadership communication training. This project examines current methods of sexual assault prevention training programs across the United States and provides a communication training curriculum and training aids for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) to use during training sessions focused on educating company grade officers. The project is grounded in the philosophical basis of Jürgen Habermas’ discourse ethics (Griffin, 1994) and the theoretical basis of Gerry Philipsen’s (1992) “Speech Codes Theory.” Through the implementation of specific communication training program aimed at junior leaders, the leaders will have the ability to lead the shift in a negative cultural ideology
Meeting Constituent Needs through E-governance
No full textGovernment agencies are adopting e-governance projects at an incredible pace to increase transparency, constituent participation, and collaboration. Although these projects have the potential to improve the relationships between constituents and their governments, there are major barriers to the successful implementation and management of such initiatives, including limited resources, the inherently inflexible nature of bureaucracy, and the involvement of politicians and public managers with minimal understanding of e-governance. To assist government agencies in overcoming these barriers, a project management model and set of best practices have been developed by applying the uses and gratifications communication theory to a synthesis of available research and reports on federal e-governance. This guidebook is designed to provide practitioners with the information and tools necessary to efficiently and effectively plan, implement, and manage e-governance projects to better serve their constituencies
Servant-Leadership Priorities within American and South Korean Cultures
Get PDFAlthough servant-leadership is not a fundamentally new idea, it has received more attention in the last few decades. While the concept has a number of proponents in the Western world, there is a paucity of research on how acceptable its tenets are for Asian audiences. Certain studies (Winston and Ryan 2008; Trompenaars and Voerman 2010) purport that servant-leadership is a leadership style that can be applied globally in various cultural contexts. However, on the face of it, this seems to contradict the central idea of culturally endorsed implicit leadership theories put forward by the venerable GLOBE study (House et al. 2004), which states that people from differing cultures expect different things from their leaders. This research aims to explore how the various aspects of servant-leadership behavior appear through the differing value systems of a Confucian Asian culture such as South Korea and a more individualistic culture such as the United States