Letters to the editor in the "war on terror": A cross-national study

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The analysis of discursive patterns in a cross-national sample of letters to the editor from the 12 months following the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon is reported. The analysis reveals marked similarities in the discursive strategies employed in the letters, but significant cross-national differences in the level of state support expressed by the authors.

Public affairs, Police Protection, Terrorist Control, Security Mgmt-Kidnapping & Terrorism, Terrorism, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001

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The relations between television viewing and the values orientations of Japaneses students

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The television viewing habits of Japanese students are examined to determine if their value types, as individuals and as a collective, are influenced or structured according to the values promoted by various television program genres. Based upon data collected, researchers were able to predict value type based upon television genre.

Japan, Psychological aspects, Research, Models, Socialization, Values, Values (Philosophy), Japanese students

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Commercial humor enhancement of program enjoyment: gender and program appeal as mitigating factors

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This article discusses the relationship between television program appeal and humor in commercial advertising. Topics include the theory of excitation transfer, gender influence, and mood.

Statistical Data Included, Evaluation, Television advertising, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Television viewers, Television audience ratings, Humor in advertising, Humorous advertising

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