Abstract

Nurses interested in impacting the formation of policy must understand the multiple factors which influence the process. Mass communication is one important factor because it influences the creation and transmission of political realities. Rhetorical criticism was the methodology used to analyze the persuasive powers of the mass communication, and thereby provide insights into the policy formation process. The purpose of this investigation was to explore the rhetorical strategies of mass communication regarding the issue of infant mortality. The strategies were illuminated within the political context of Indiana's 1988 and 1989 legislative years, and related to legislative activities surrounding legislation which expanded Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and children (Senate Enrolled Act 449 of 1989 or SEA 449).

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9202093; ProQuest document ID: 303907896. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Joanne Rains Warner, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Omicron Upsilon

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Infant Death, Media, Public Nursing

Advisor

Beverly Flynn

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

Indiana University

Degree Year

1990

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2019-03-15

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