Susan B. Barnes Abstract This paper examines Mead’s role in media ecological studies and will explore his relationship to media ecology from an interpersonal communication perspective. Included in this discussion are Mead’s concepts of self, symbolic interactionism, and the relationship between symbolic interactionism and media ecology. Examples from Internet research are used to illustrate how...

UNLABELLED Nurses' role and image as portrayed in young children's literature were described and analyzed. DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 30 children's books (pre-kindergarten through grade two audience) written in English were chosen using progressive theoretical sampling. Included were books, both fiction and non-fiction and with varying years of publication, that mentioned nurses and/or wer...