MEDIA EFFECTS ON DIVORCE ATTITUDES: Breaking the Taboo

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dc.contributor.advisorNorthup, Temple
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJowett, Garth S.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberNealy, Robin
dc.creatorEype, Mansuereh Yvonne
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-7643-1865
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-04T00:01:33Z
dc.date.available2016-09-04T00:01:33Z
dc.date.createdMay 2016
dc.date.issued2016-05
dc.date.updated2016-09-04T00:01:34Z
dc.description.abstractThe taboo associated with divorce has decreased among young adults. What was once a silent issue has become a more casual topic of discussion, with some discourse transcending onto social media sites. Research has shown that media and the act of divorce have a positive measurable relationship. However, understanding the role of the media in the shaping of divorce perceptions and the weakening of taboos, should be a precursor to expanding the literature in this area. Using cultivation theory as a framework, this thesis found that while media's glamorization of divorce through television programs and celebrity news had an effect on divorce perceptions, overall television consumption yields a more significant correlation. It was supportively hypothesized that a high intake of television correlates to a more positive attitude of divorce.
dc.description.departmentCommunication, Jack J. Valenti School of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1492
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectDivorce
dc.subjectMass communication
dc.subjectMedia Effects
dc.subjectMedia
dc.subjectMass communication
dc.subjectCultivation theory
dc.titleMEDIA EFFECTS ON DIVORCE ATTITUDES: Breaking the Taboo
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentCommunication, Jack J. Valenti School of
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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