Delimiting democracy?: media representations of volunteerism

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dc.contributor.advisorTaras, David
dc.contributor.authorGrosenick, Georgina C.
dc.date.accessioned2005-08-16T17:00:37Z
dc.date.available2005-08-16T17:00:37Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 110-123en
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this thesis is to explore how one of the more powerful cultural discourses in society, the mass media, represents volunteerism. Volunteerism is a practice that is important to society and an essential component of democratic culture. An empirical study was conducted using content and critical discourse analysis to examine a sample of media reports about volunteerism from two national and two regional newspapers. An emphasis was placed on comparing media discourse surrounding service volunteerism and advocacy volunteerism. The study found that the media reports examined did not represent the full spectrum and role of volunteerism's contribution to society and that service and advocacy volunteerism were framed differently. This pattern of discourse has the potential to influence the sustainability of the voluntary sector and in tum, delimit our democracy.en
dc.format.extentx, 138 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationGrosenick, G. C. (2004). Delimiting democracy?: media representations of volunteerism (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/22022en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/22022
dc.identifier.isbn0612975215en
dc.identifier.lccAC1 .T484 2004 G76en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/41558
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleDelimiting democracy?: media representations of volunteerism
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunication and Culture
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1504 520492021
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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