Browsing 2012 MU dissertations - Freely available online by Thesis Department "Communication (MU)"
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Family communication about genetic disease risk : investigating factors promoting disclosure and individual well-being
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Throughout the last decade, genetic links have been found to some of the most common diseases in the United States (www.cdc.gov/genomics/gtesting/index.htm). While much research has investigated how families cope with these ... -
Let's talk about sex : the influence of a sexy media diet on college freshmen's endorsement of the hookup culture, peer influence, and behaviors regarding casual sex and sexual risk taking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)The present study examined the impact of college freshmen's sexual media diets (SMD) on the perception of their peers' sexual activity, endorsement of the hookup culture (EHC), hookup experiences, and sexual risk-taking ... -
The political storytelling system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This study theorized that a central element of Sandra Ball-Rokeach and colleagues' communication infrastructure theory-the concept of "storytelling community" and the "macro," "meso," and "micro" levels which engender a ...