http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/impression-management Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:04:28 -0400 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:04:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/575/begging-for-change-a-comparative-analysis-of-how-the-media-frames-domestic-and-international-poverty By Lauren M. Krizay - Today, approximately 50% of the world, over three billion people, lives on less than $2.50 U.S. dollars a day. Despite poverty’s wide reaching affects, little research has been conducted that compares the framing of international and domestic poverty in United States media, and applies these comparisons to agenda setting and policymaking. This study will contribute to the current body of literature by conducting a content analysis of one year’s worth of Time articles on both international and domestic poverty. Through both quantitative and qualitative research, this project found dehumanizing... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:17 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/575/begging-for-change-a-comparative-analysis-of-how-the-media-frames-domestic-and-international-poverty http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/553/impression-management-considering-cultural-social-and-spiritual-factors By Ashley R. Norris - According to Sinha (2009), "Impression management is an active self-presentation of a person aiming to enhance his image in the eyes of others" (p.104). A symbolic interaction theorist, Erving Goffman, coined the term impression management in 1959 and from then on, sociologists and theorists have been adding insight and importance to the concept. According to Newman (2009), impression management is an “act presenting a favorable public image of oneself so that others will form positive judgments” (p.184). Impression management is a fundamental and universal process that involves a... Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/553/impression-management-considering-cultural-social-and-spiritual-factors