As introduced in the last post, my project examines the discourse of personal control in published newspaper articles from 1979 to 2019. I am interested in 1) exploring the different life aspects in which people discuss sense of control and their variation in prevalence over time; 2) concepts that people consider similar or related withContinue reading “More on Discourse of Personal Control in Newspaper (1979-2019)”
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Examine Discourse of Personal Control in Newspaper
Project Background: Demonstrating strong control over one’s own life is morally encouraged and sometimes required by American society. Potent as this tenet shapes individual behaviors, it can only remain strong through repeated instantiations in our daily lives. To understand how the value of having control is woven into American’s mainstream individualistic culture, I explore itsContinue reading “Examine Discourse of Personal Control in Newspaper”