Peggy J Kreshel
Biographic Data
| ID | 299368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peggy J Kreshel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peggy J |
| FAMILY NAME | Kreshel |
| SIGNATURE | KRESHEL P J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
State Versus Professional: A Case Study of How Chinese New Media Construct Elite Female Athletes
In this case study, the authors examined media representations of two Chinese female athletes—state athlete Ding Ning and professional athlete Li Na—in China, a nation undergoing social transformation and a sport-reform initiative. Analyzing stories from two Chinese web portals (i.e., Sina and Tencent), the authors analyzed how (a) gender, (b) nationalism, and (c) the individualism–collectivism continuum entered into media representations of thes…
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning challenges readers to think analytically about ethical situations in mass communication through original case studies and commentaries about real-life media experiences. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical principles of ethical philosophies, facilitating ethical awareness. It introduces the Potter Box, with its four dimensions of moral analysis, to provide a framework for expl…
Sources of Slavery-Destinations of Slavery: The Silences and Disclosures of Slavery Heritage in the UK and US
Lighting Up: Young Adults' Autobiographical Accounts of their First Smoking Experiences
In this study, the authors explored young adults' autobiographical memories of their first consumption experiences with cigarettes using a form of life history. We collected and analyzed 276 first-person essays to discover the significance of conditions and factors associated with the first act of smoking. For the study's participants, the first-use experience was a symbolically significant and enduring life event. Participants were able to provi…
“I'm an American Girl … Whatever That Means”: Girls Consuming Pleasant Company's American Girl Identity
The American Girl collection of dolls, accessories, and books was introduced by Pleasant Company in 1985. The collection, created to “bring history alive” and “provide girls with role models,” has been an unqualified financial success: 5 million dolls and 50 million books have been sold. Using in-depth interviews with girls who own American Girl dolls and their mothers, this paper links representation, consumption, and identity, examining how gir…
Negotiating Femininity: Girls in Early Adolescence Read Teen Magazines
Early adolescent girls' interaction with textual images of femininity were assessed through in-depth interviews with ten participants, ages twelve and thirteen, who are regular readers of Teen, Seventeen, Sassy, and YM magazines. The two primary findings represent different dimensions of the same phenomenon: girls' use of outside authorities in formulating personal standards— in this case, standards of behavior and appearance. In particular, girl…
Negotiating Femininity: Girls in Early Adolescence Read Teen Magazines
Early adolescent girls' interaction with textual images of femininity were assessed through in-depth interviews with ten participants, ages twelve and thirteen, who are regular readers of Teen, Seventeen, Sassy, and YM magazines. The two primary findings represent different dimensions of the same phenomenon: girls' use of outside authorities in formulating personal standards— in this case, standards of behavior and appearance. In particular, girl…
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning challenges readers to think analytically about ethical situations in mass communication through original case studies and commentaries about real-life media experiences. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical principles of ethical philosophies, facilitating ethical awareness. It introduces the Potter Box, with its four dimensions of moral analysis, to provide a framework for expl…
Lighting Up: Young Adults' Autobiographical Accounts of their First Smoking Experiences
In this study, the authors explored young adults' autobiographical memories of their first consumption experiences with cigarettes using a form of life history. We collected and analyzed 276 first-person essays to discover the significance of conditions and factors associated with the first act of smoking. For the study's participants, the first-use experience was a symbolically significant and enduring life event. Participants were able to provi…
Negotiating Femininity: Girls in Early Adolescence Read Teen Magazines
Early adolescent girls' interaction with textual images of femininity were assessed through in-depth interviews with ten participants, ages twelve and thirteen, who are regular readers of Teen, Seventeen, Sassy, and YM magazines. The two primary findings represent different dimensions of the same phenomenon: girls' use of outside authorities in formulating personal standards— in this case, standards of behavior and appearance. In particular, girl…
“I'm an American Girl … Whatever That Means”: Girls Consuming Pleasant Company's American Girl Identity
The American Girl collection of dolls, accessories, and books was introduced by Pleasant Company in 1985. The collection, created to “bring history alive” and “provide girls with role models,” has been an unqualified financial success: 5 million dolls and 50 million books have been sold. Using in-depth interviews with girls who own American Girl dolls and their mothers, this paper links representation, consumption, and identity, examining how gir…
Lighting Up: Young Adults' Autobiographical Accounts of their First Smoking Experiences
In this study, the authors explored young adults' autobiographical memories of their first consumption experiences with cigarettes using a form of life history. We collected and analyzed 276 first-person essays to discover the significance of conditions and factors associated with the first act of smoking. For the study's participants, the first-use experience was a symbolically significant and enduring life event. Participants were able to provi…
Sources of Slavery-Destinations of Slavery: The Silences and Disclosures of Slavery Heritage in the UK and US
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning
Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning challenges readers to think analytically about ethical situations in mass communication through original case studies and commentaries about real-life media experiences. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical principles of ethical philosophies, facilitating ethical awareness. It introduces the Potter Box, with its four dimensions of moral analysis, to provide a framework for expl…
State Versus Professional: A Case Study of How Chinese New Media Construct Elite Female Athletes
In this case study, the authors examined media representations of two Chinese female athletes—state athlete Ding Ning and professional athlete Li Na—in China, a nation undergoing social transformation and a sport-reform initiative. Analyzing stories from two Chinese web portals (i.e., Sina and Tencent), the authors analyzed how (a) gender, (b) nationalism, and (c) the individualism–collectivism continuum entered into media representations of thes…
Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Media, Gender, and Advertising (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works)