In this essay, I seek to read the rhetorical theories set forth by Belgians Chaim Perelman and Paul de Man as responses to the Holocaust. To accomplish this aspiration, I draw from Dominick LaCapra's framework for the analysis of trauma and its expression in historical and theoretical texts. Reading the rhetorical theories of Perelman and de Man,…

While librarians are concerned about copyright and intellectual property, the extent of their compliance with ethical guidelines and copyright laws is unclear. This study examines, through content analysis, libraries' approaches toward copyright concerns in three countries (Israel, Russia, and the United States), and suggests a model of library…

The presence of cultural basis within undergraduate general chemistry textbooks is examined by assessing the extent to and manner in which people of color are represented in textbook photographs. It is proposed that the images that students look upon in the textbooks help in their perceptions of chemistry as a whole.

Contemporary literature on shyness has made steady progression over the last 20 years in theoretical, methodological, and clinical sophistication; however, little research has investigated how shyness is experienced by shy individuals. The purpose of the present study was to gain a more in-depth understanding of shyness as experienced by shy…

Illustrates that the Moscow trials of 1936-38 tarnished the image of the Soviet Union in liberal American journals such as the "Nation" and "The New Republic." (RB)

This manual describes a method for the content analysis of written story-productions evoked by a standard set of pictures. The introduction sketches briefly the model of curiosity developed by Beswick (1965), the system of content analysis derived from it, and the reliability and validity of that system of analysis. It also describes a revised…

Investigated fixations of the psychosexual stages in Freud's Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious. Results indicate that the one fixational area which seems quite repressed in Freud's unconscious is anality. This finding is related to the hypothesis that anal drives are by necessity repressed in productive individuals in order to allow for…

Identifies major trends in children's film production of last four years noting quality, cinematic technique, and content, with examples from recent children's films. Portrayal of family relationships, empathy for those who are different, nonstereotypic sexual role models, and films available in video are discussed. Addresses of 10 distributors…

Analyzed 65 advice books for the elderly to assess their romantic and sexual content. Results indicated that sexual activity is encouraged now more than in the past for the elderly, suggesting a trend which stresses activity rather than disengagement. However, little support for remarriage and dating was found. (Author/JAC)

Finds that weekly and daily newspapers tend to carry similar proportions of content, but differences in proportions of content are associated with circulation of the community newspaper. (Author)

Briefly discusses theories and techniques of humor. (MH)

Describes results of a content analysis of 1160 library and information science (LIS) articles published between 1993 and 1998 to examine the use of theory in LIS research. Findings imply that differences exist in the use of theory in LIS that are associated with the broad disciplinary content of the research. (Author/LRW)