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Effects of Social Media on Self-Image of Emerging Adults
Floyd M. Curry, Jr.
Jan 01, 0001
This project extends previous research on social media and self-image and focuses on the developmental phase of emerging adulthood. We measured individuals' reports of feeling of being in the emerging adult developmental period...
Published by: Ursinus College
Detection of Cyberbullying in SMS Messaging
Bryan W Bradley
Jan 01, 0001
Cyberbullying is a type of bullying that uses technology such as cell phones to harass or malign another person. To detect acts of cyberbullying, we are developing an algorithm that will detect cyberbullying in SMS (text)...
Published by: Ursinus College
Living Proof: Autobiographical Political Argument in We are the 99 Percent and We are the 53 Percent
Doron Taussig
Jan 01, 0001
People often cite life experiences as evidence in political arguments, though personal experience is far from generalizable. How do these arguments work? In this paper, I consider the rhetorical dynamics of "autobiographical...
Published by: Ursinus College
An Evaluation of Blogging as an Educational Tool for Interprofessional Education as Part of University Experiential Learning
Kelley Robb
Jan 01, 0001
Since the inception of the Internet, much of our society's communication has become paperless and instantaneous. The speed at which information can be disseminated has not only changed the way in which we communicate with each...
Published by: Winthrop University
Latent Semantic Indexing in the Discovery of Cyber-bullying in Online Text
Jacob L Bigelow
Jan 01, 0001
The rise in the use of social media and particularly the rise of adolescent use has led to a new means of bullying. Cyber-bullying has proven consequential to youth internet users causing a need for a response. In order to...
Published by: Ursinus College
Patchwork of the Religious Self: An Analysis of Identity and Expression
Elspeth C Sarro
Jan 01, 0001
Social media, mobile technology, and other innovations now expose the religious identity of communities and individuals to a global audience. While these innovations do not replace face to face interaction within religious...
Published by: Ursinus College
Miracles Happen: An Exploration of Girlhood and Celebrity
Sarah Thompson
Jan 01, 0001
Throughout the 2000s and early 2010s, many children's programs were about fame and featured female protagonists while being written and produced by men. Despite being written by men, these shows clearly interpellate a young...
Published by: Ursinus College
The Rise of the Alt-Right Movement
Ryan T Summers
Jan 01, 0001
The alt-right was once seen an obscure subculture festering on sites like Reddit and 4chan. They were written off as a bunch of trolls and racists too scared to organize, and media outlets saw them as a fringe movement with...
Published by: Ursinus College
Can a Politician's Platform Understand Systemic Racism in 280 Characters ... or Less?
Maggie Frymoyer
Jan 01, 0001
The use of social media has shaped the landscape of how voters use and intake media. Social media services like Twitter give political platforms to issues that are traditionally ignored by mainstream televised media. Social...
Published by: Ursinus College