Browsing Communication electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2008 Spring"
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Communication and sensemaking during the exit phase of socialization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)This study examined communication during the three phases of exit: preannouncement, announcement/actual exit, and post-exit. Data from both interviews and questionnaires were collected from employees who had voluntarily ... -
Life after work : identity, communication, and retirement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Retirement is an important phase of life that may be viewed using two processes: identity and socialization. The purpose of this study is to explore the evolution of identity in communication about retirement. Eighty-four ... -
Little bits and pieces : the process of revealing sexual information in close mother-daughter relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)Sexual communication between parents and adolescents is believed to be challenging. Ample research has examined parent-adolescent sexual communication, but has been limited. The current study was designed to overcome some ... -
Reality TV and interpersonal relationship perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)The objective of this research was to understand the relationship between viewer motives for watching reality TV, reality TV exposure, and interpersonal relationship perceptions. The interpersonal relationship perceptions ...