An Exploration of Male Adolescents' Body Image Perceptions

There has been an increasing concern among researchers and the general population of our culture's increasing emphasis on "ideal" physical attractiveness-for both females and males. Despite this growing concern, research on body image has focused primarily on women and girls, with little research aimed specifically for males. Prior research (Grogan & Richards, 2002; Hargreaves & Tiggemann, 2006) stated that body image was a "feminine" or a "gay" issue, according to men and boys. The present study investigates this issue, particularly within the theoretical framework of multiple selves and gender theories. This exploratory case study involved semi-structured interviews with six male adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 years. Researcher's fieldnotes were taken after the interviews. Content analysis of the interviews and fieldnotes revealed that for these six male adolescents, body image is not relevant to them, as they think about and discuss their issues of physical appearance with family and close peers. Traditional stereotypic notions of masculinity and what it means to be an adolescent male for the participants are discussed within the context of developmentally appropriate and gender-inclusive curriculum

Digital Communications and Society: Student Proceedings from the 2018 Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference: Communications Web et Société: Actes des Communications Étudiantes du Colloque Annuel de l’Association Canadienne de Communication 2018

It is our privilege to publish this special section of the current issue of Stream: Inspiring Critical Thought devoted to publishing the student proceedings from the Canadian Communication Association’s 2018 Conference at the Congress for the Social Science and Humanities held at the University of Regina. In its third year, these proceedings sought to provide a space for graduate students in communication studies across the country to publish their works. C’est un privilège pour nous de publier une section spéciale du numéro actuel de Stream: Inspiring Critical Thought, consacré à la publication des actes des communications étudiantes du colloque de l’Association canadienne des communications 2018, colloque organisé dans le cadre du Congrès des sciences humaines à l’Université de Régina. Pour une troisième année de suite, cette publication vise à fournir un espace aux étudiants et étudiantes de deuxième et troisième cycle en communication à travers le pays leur permettant de publier leurs travaux de recherche

Public Sphere(s), Public Narratives, and Counter Public(s): Student Papers at the 2017 Canadian Communication Association

It is with enthusiasm that we present this special issue of Stream devoted to the student conference proceedings from the 2017 Canadian Communication Association annual meeting during the Congress for Social Science and Humanities held at Ryerson University. As current graduate students, we understand and appreciate the challenges that graduate students face and having a medium like the annual CCA-ACC conference provides the kind of professionalization that graduate students need to continue a career as academics

Investigation of high capacity public transport in Metro Manila

Transportation has always been a major part of people\u27s everyday lives, and it has a very high demand in the urban areas, especially around Metro Manila. Different people travel in different ways, and these differences are a result of their preferences in choosing which mode to travel. Transport facilities should also be evaluated to see how well they perform. This study aims to evaluate the operations of two rail transits, LRT and MRT, and compare the characteristics of bus and MRT operations and passengers. This study is conducted through timing rail transit operations and presenting surveys for both MRT and bus riders. Data collections for the study were conducted during the morning and afternoon rush hours, where very high number of commuters for both transits is present. The study resulted to MRT having a more reliable operating performance compared to LRT. There were samples for LRT that showed a great amount of delay to the traveling individual as shown in the headway. Passengers who took the MRT ranged from 20 to 30 years old, while the bus passengers were from 26 to 40 years old. For transits, most of their passengers take the jeep before and after riding the transit, and they usually came from home in the morning to work and vice versa in the afternoon. In getting the time/cost saving between Bus and MRT those who took the non air-conditioned bus definitely saved in terms of cost, the air-conditioned bus passengers got to save cost traveling a short distance, and for the MRT passengers, they saved both time and cost when traveling farther compared to the air-conditioned bus

Self-identified childhood shyness and perceptions of shy children: Voices of elementary school teachers

Childhood shyness plays an important role in terms of learning and socialization and can have profound effects on individuals’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can carry over into adulthood. The present study investigated how self-identified childhood shyness might influence elementary school teachers’ current perceptions of shyness among their students. Participants were 14 elementary school teachers. Interviews were conducted over the telephone and transcribed for content analysis. Analysis revealed themes of social factors, personal factors, and relating to shyness that contributed to childhood shyness. Moreover, these experiences of childhood shyness appeared to contribute to teachers’ current perceptions of shyness (among teachers who self-identified as shy children). Implications for future research and holistic educational practices are discussed