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The Perceptions of Chinese Students in the United States about U.S. Citizen's Attitude toward China and U.S. Media's Coverage of China: A Study on Dissonance Reduction

Zhou, Jiying
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1408013324

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2014, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
Festinger's (1957) cognitive dissonance theory suggests that people will experience cognitive discomfort when they are exposed to information that is inconsistent to their previous thoughts. International Chinese students who study and live in U.S. may find it hard to adjust to the social system and the media environment in U.S, and may, as a result experience cognitive dissonance. A focus group is done to study the perception of Chinese students of U.S. media and citizens, and how they reduce cognitive discomfort and maintain consistency. Study reveals that some Chinese students in U.S. experience cognitive dissonance from their consumption of information from U.S. media and citizens. Chinese students reduce inconsistency by changing a behavioral cognitive element, changing an environmental cognitive element and adding new cognitive elements. The role of cultural difference as a cause of cognitive dissonance is also explored.
Jatin Srivastava (Advisor)
Hong Cheng (Committee Member)
Yusuf Kalyango (Committee Member)
112 p.
Journalism
Chinese students; the theory of cognitive dissonance; US media; US citizen; negative reports; negative opinions

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  • Zhou, J. (2014). The Perceptions of Chinese Students in the United States about U.S. Citizen's Attitude toward China and U.S. Media's Coverage of China: A Study on Dissonance Reduction [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1408013324

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zhou, Jiying. The Perceptions of Chinese Students in the United States about U.S. Citizen's Attitude toward China and U.S. Media's Coverage of China: A Study on Dissonance Reduction. 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1408013324.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zhou, Jiying. "The Perceptions of Chinese Students in the United States about U.S. Citizen's Attitude toward China and U.S. Media's Coverage of China: A Study on Dissonance Reduction." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1408013324

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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