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Authoritarian successor parties and political protest in Asia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
How does an authoritarian successor party (ASP) interact with civil society in East and Southeast Asia? Does an ASP's control over the executive and legislature increase or decrease protest movements? Do ASPs effectively ...
Mizzou weekly, volume 27, number 08 (October 13, 2005)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. University Affairs. Publications and Alumni Communication., 2005)
It is what you know : changes in the structure and role of entrepreneur networks in an industry over time
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Previous research investigating the relationship between social capital and entrepreneurship has generally focused on the entrepreneur's own capacity to work their way into existing networks. There still remains a gap in ...
Smart, sultry and surly : a textual analysis of the portrayal of women scientists in film, 1962 - 2005
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the portrayal of women scientists on film and what kinds of messages these films are sending about a woman's ...
Embodying critical consciousness in higher education : a pilot RCT of a mindfulness-based intervention for college students of color
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The purpose of this study was to understand the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention for students of color who experiences a low sense of belonging. An embedded mixed methods design including a quantitative ...
The culture wars & political polarization in perspective : why polarization and its perturbations are a persistant [i.e., persistent] puzzle in political science
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
Political polarization in the American electorate has received a great deal of attention in recent years with most of the research focusing on social issues and their impact on electoral outcomes. However, scant attention ...
Castor oil and orange juice: how John H. Johnson fed news to black America
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
about African Americans in all walks of life, all across the country. Ebony's journalistic style was indeed uplifting, but sacrificed some of the serious political and social commentary news in order to maintain that perspective....
Mizzou, volume 103, number 2 (2015 Winter)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2015)
Talking turkey : visual media and the unraveling of Thanksgiving
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Standing at the core of American culture, Thanksgiving is an invented tradition celebrated by millions of Americans. This dissertation examines contemporary representations of Thanksgiving in "the media of everyday life" ...
Culture, sex-role, mutual social support and adult attachment as predictors of Korean couples' relationship satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
This study examined the relationships among adult attachment, caregiving, perceived social support, seeking social support and couple satisfaction of Korean college students, and the moderator effects of cultural variables ...
Evolution of environmental news and the 'coconut wireless' : a study of the communication methods and strategies of environmental nonprofits on Kau'i
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Catastrophic environmental news bombards us on a regular basis, yet, issues from human impact persist. Despite the number of environmental ...
Partisan media effect in new context: considering influences of multi-party system, cultural and social factors, and national identity on affective polarization in South Korea
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The main goal of this study is to examine partisan media and its effects on affective polarization in a new cultural and political context, specifically incorporating the case of South Korea as a comparison to the U.S. ...
Mizzou, volume 104, number 3 (2016 Spring)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 2016)
Playing their game : changing American students' attitudes and sterotypes toward Palestinians and Israelis through video game play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The current study investigated the effects of video game role-play on the change in explicit and implicit evaluations of national groups using a video ...
Colorado residents trusted sources of agricultural, biotechnology, and food information
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2016)
This research examines the trusted sources for information related to agriculture, biotechnology, and food quality, nutrition, and safety. We use correlation analysis and differences in means tests to explore trust levels ...
Ushering in the Post-Oil Era: A Functional Finance Approach to Development, Diversification and Sustainability in Saudi Arabia
(2023)
The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the social, economic and financial structures and the growth potential of Saudi Arabia as a fixed exchange rate country. Saudi Arabia has had its currency pegged to the US ...
Motivational use of Twitter
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Internet social networking devices like Twitter have increased in popularity between 2005 and 2010. Often tweets have hyperlinks to other Web sites. This thesis employs an experiment to determine what motivates Twitter ...
The influence and implications of national culture on entrepreneurial activity : a contrastive investigation of Sweden and the United States
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-08-17)
In recent years, both academic scholars and policy makers have embraced the notion of the entrepreneurial economy. While no country completely lacks entrepreneurial activity there are major differences in the level of ...
Elite purges in dictatorships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
or revolution also shapes whether dictators purge elites, who to target, and when to do so. With an original global cross-national quantitative dataset on elite purges, I show dictators are more likely to purge elites when there are reduced threats from foreign...
Online mental health advocacy groups social support, stigma management and advocacy messaging, and audience reactions to this messaging
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Mental health concerns continue to be stigmatized in traditional media, in spite of -- or perhaps contributing to --high prevalence rates of mental health diagnoses globally...