Gender and ethnic differences in the relationship between body esteem and...

The Journal of Psychology;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......increasingly interested in the dynamics underlying body esteem. The term body esteem refers to the affective component of body image...body (Franzoi & Shields, 1984). Research on body esteem is important because low body esteem has been...

The Reality of the Mass Media

The American Journal of Semiotics;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Niklas Luhmann, The Reality of the Mass Media (Cambridge: Polity Press; Stanford, CA...and the nature of social systems. The mass media is identified as one of the discrete...self-observation of the social system. The mass media, in Luhmanns terms, is a key cognitive...

Teachers must not pass along popular "myths" regarding the supposed...

High School Journal;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......that time devoted to the study of the mass media to beat up on the press or to frighten...stories which exaggerate the power of the mass media industries. At the same time the potential enormous impact of the contemporary mass media must not be ignored. This means that...

The clergy and the mass media.(Opinion & Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  May 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......power and influence being wielded by mass media at the Vatican. Noting that last Sunday...social communications, the Pope said mass media could serve as a double-edged sword that...be evil. The Pope called on members of mass media to exercise personal responsibility...

Journal of Dance Education: "Dancers' Body Esteem, Fitness Esteem, and...

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science;  January 1, 2005 ;     155 words ......Clabaugh, and B. Morling, Dancers' Body Esteem, Fitness Esteem, and Self-Esteem in...self-report survey design, dancers' body esteem, fitness esteem, and self-esteem (an...different contexts. Dancers rated their body esteem, fitness esteem, and self-esteem the...

Cultural variations in body esteem: how young adults in Iran and the...

The Journal of Social Psychology;  August 1, 1998 ;     610 words ......perception. In the present study, the Body Esteem Scale (BES; Franzoi & Shields, 1984...respectively; higher scores indicate positive body esteem, F(1, 94) = 3.9, p [less than] .05...01. The U.S. women had the lowest body esteem, M = 102.38, followed by the Iranian...

Body Esteem and Mood Among Sedentary and Active Breast Cancer Survivors

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  February 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Objectives: To assess mood states and body esteem in 2 groups of breast cancer survivors...activity, and questionnaire measures of body esteem and mood. Analyses were repeated after...particularly older women) reported higher body esteem and better mood than sedentary breast...

China's Mass Media Sharpen Edge with Internet

Xinhua News Agency;  February 28, 2001 ;     327 words ...Mass media in China, combined with high-tech means...people, said Yu Guoming, a professor of mass media with the People's University of China...the competitive edge of its traditional mass media in the global market. China Internet...

The Mass Media and the Education of Students in a Democracy. Some Issues...

The Social Studies;  November 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...The importance of the mass media in a democracy, in this case the...with studying and teaching about the mass media in a democracy and argue that it...educational levels to engage with the mass media. Further, I believe that it is the...

Religion and Mass Media: Audiences and Adaptations

Journal of American Culture;  October 1, 1997 ;     469 words ...Religion and Mass Media: Audiences and Adaptations. Daniel...95 paper; $48.00 cloth. Religion and Mass Media are two extremely influential dimensions...the interrelationship of religion and mass media, all too often, has been heated, but...

Russia May Restrict Foreign Ownership of Mass Media

Xinhua News Agency;  April 7, 2001 ;     196 words ......strict limits on foreign ownership of its mass media by passing a relevant law in the near...restrictions on foreign ownership of Russian mass media organs," Andrei Klimov, leader of the...becoming founders or co- founders of Russian mass media organs. The draft will also impose a...

Mass media moves.

Broadcasting & Cable;  May 17, 1999 ;     222 words ...Susan Fox, mass media and cable adviser to FCC Chairman William...become a deputy chief in the agency's mass media bureau. According to industry sources...Kennard's inner circle in the bureau. The mass media shop's other top staffers-including...

Healthy print media dominated by big company groups.(Mass Media)

Indonesian Commercial Newsletter;  November 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......of the old government to control the mass media. The media industry was in euphoria with...SPS) even said that only three of 695 mass media companies publishing newspapers, weekly...country recorded good growth. Unlike other mass media companies, almost all or 90% of 1,100...

Christianity and the Mass Media in America: Towards a Democratic...

Journal of Church and State;  September 22, 2005 ;     476 words ...Christianity and the Mass Media in America: Towards a Democratic...Schultze's Christianity and the Mass Media in America, M. R. Grant observed...interplay between Christianity and the Mass Media with the American mass media as backdrop...

Mass media programs for the general public. (includes related articles)

Population Reports;  September 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Mass Media Programs for the General Public Mass media information and education programs for the general public...tone of messages have varied widely. Experience shows that mass media education programs can teach the public about AIDS. It...