A B Becker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4404100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A B Becker |
| GIVEN NAMES | A B |
| FAMILY NAME | Becker |
| SIGNATURE | BECKER A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Towson University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 80 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights
Journal Article Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights: Reviewing 25 Years of Public Opinion Data Get access Amy B. Becker Amy B. Becker Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA Amy B. Becker (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, [email protected]) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland in Baltim…
Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights
Public Opinion about Stem Cell Research, 2002 to 2010
Analyzing available polling questions administered between 2002 and 2010, we review trends in public opinion about stem cell research. We specifically assess questions measuring public attention, knowledge, trust, and policy preferences. Across years, despite their consistently low levels of scientific knowledge and understanding, an increasing proportion of Americans supported government funding for embryonic stem cell research and viewed such r…
What About Those Interviews? The Impact of Exposure to Political Comedy and Cable News on Factual Recall and Anticipated Political Expression
The current study uses experimental data (N = 265) to assess the impact of exposure to interviews from political comedy and cable news programs on information recall and anticipated political expression. The results highlight higher recall rates for political comedy as opposed to cable news exposure. The study then considers the differential impact of exposure to two different types of comedy interviews, comparing how viewers evaluate the more st…
Determinants of Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Journal Article Determinants of Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage: Generational Cohorts, Social Contact, and Shifting Attitudes Get access Amy B. Becker Amy B. Becker Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA Amy B. Becker (PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies at Towson University in Towson, MD, USA. Her…
Getting Citizens Involved
This study tests the relative mobilizing effects of predispositional factors and attention to media content during a gubernatorial race that focused heavily on stem cell research as a salient campaign issue. Our analyses are based on a statewide telephone survey (N = 508 in June–July 2006) conducted prior to the midterm and gubernatorial elections in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. Results show that ideological predispositions and attention to both …
Age Differences in Health Effects of Stressors and Perceived Control Among Urban African American Women
Determinants of Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Journal Article Determinants of Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage: Generational Cohorts, Social Contact, and Shifting Attitudes Get access Amy B. Becker Amy B. Becker Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA Amy B. Becker (PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies at Towson University in Towson, MD, USA. Her…
What About Those Interviews? The Impact of Exposure to Political Comedy and Cable News on Factual Recall and Anticipated Political Expression
The current study uses experimental data (N = 265) to assess the impact of exposure to interviews from political comedy and cable news programs on information recall and anticipated political expression. The results highlight higher recall rates for political comedy as opposed to cable news exposure. The study then considers the differential impact of exposure to two different types of comedy interviews, comparing how viewers evaluate the more st…
Getting Citizens Involved
This study tests the relative mobilizing effects of predispositional factors and attention to media content during a gubernatorial race that focused heavily on stem cell research as a salient campaign issue. Our analyses are based on a statewide telephone survey (N = 508 in June–July 2006) conducted prior to the midterm and gubernatorial elections in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. Results show that ideological predispositions and attention to both …
Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights
Journal Article Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights: Reviewing 25 Years of Public Opinion Data Get access Amy B. Becker Amy B. Becker Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA Amy B. Becker (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, [email protected]) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland in Baltim…
Age Differences in Health Effects of Stressors and Perceived Control Among Urban African American Women
Age Differences in Health Effects of Stressors and Perceived Control Among Urban African American Women
Getting Citizens Involved
This study tests the relative mobilizing effects of predispositional factors and attention to media content during a gubernatorial race that focused heavily on stem cell research as a salient campaign issue. Our analyses are based on a statewide telephone survey (N = 508 in June–July 2006) conducted prior to the midterm and gubernatorial elections in the U.S. State of Wisconsin. Results show that ideological predispositions and attention to both …
Determinants of Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Journal Article Determinants of Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage: Generational Cohorts, Social Contact, and Shifting Attitudes Get access Amy B. Becker Amy B. Becker Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA Amy B. Becker (PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies at Towson University in Towson, MD, USA. Her…
What About Those Interviews? The Impact of Exposure to Political Comedy and Cable News on Factual Recall and Anticipated Political Expression
The current study uses experimental data (N = 265) to assess the impact of exposure to interviews from political comedy and cable news programs on information recall and anticipated political expression. The results highlight higher recall rates for political comedy as opposed to cable news exposure. The study then considers the differential impact of exposure to two different types of comedy interviews, comparing how viewers evaluate the more st…
Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights
Journal Article Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights: Reviewing 25 Years of Public Opinion Data Get access Amy B. Becker Amy B. Becker Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland, 4501 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210, USA Amy B. Becker (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, [email protected]) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Loyola University Maryland in Baltim…
Employment Discrimination, Local School Boards, and LGBT Civil Rights
Public Opinion about Stem Cell Research, 2002 to 2010
Analyzing available polling questions administered between 2002 and 2010, we review trends in public opinion about stem cell research. We specifically assess questions measuring public attention, knowledge, trust, and policy preferences. Across years, despite their consistently low levels of scientific knowledge and understanding, an increasing proportion of Americans supported government funding for embryonic stem cell research and viewed such r…
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