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Item The impact of construed external image factors on sport management student perceptions of pride in a sport employer.(2014-06-11) Guo, Hua, 1984-; Magnusen, Marshall J.; Health, Human Performance and Recreation.; Baylor University. Dept. of Health, Human Performance and Recreation.This study examined whether the construed external image (CEI) factors of organizational reputation, familiarity, and social prestige have a positive and direct effect on sport management students’ levels of perceived pride in being employed by a professional sport organization. Pride represents an important outcome to explore in sport-based studies because employees who demonstrate pride in the organization employing them are less likely to leave (turnover) and more likely to demonstrate a greater level of organizational commitment. A total of 91 undergraduate sport management students from two different universities participated in this study. Results revealed that higher levels of familiarity and social prestige with a sport organization were associated with higher levels of pride in a hypothetical sport organization employer by sport management students. Organizational reputation was not found to impact students’ perceptions of pride. Implications for scholars and practitioners, study limitations, and suggestions for future research are also discussed.Item The influence of media use on religious individuals' attitude toward and knowledge of science.(2011-05-12T15:23:24Z) Collins, Billy W.; Owens, Bradley E.; Journalism.; Baylor University. Dept. of Journalism.Research indicates that mass media depictions of morally controversial scientific applications and new technologies have increased in frequency during the past decades. Therefore, researchers have become increasingly interested in how science is both viewed and understood by the public. One of the publics of primary interest to researchers is the highly religious, who may approach science and its applications via a unique perceptual filter determined by their religious commitment. Additionally, the mass media have been shown to moderate opinions about science. The present study makes use of nationally representative survey data to discuss the relationship that exists among media use, religiosity, and attitudes toward and knowledge of science variables. Data collected from two independent samples will also help pave the way for future trend studies of this phenomenon.Item Supreme Court decisions and public opinion concerning First Amendment religious liberties, 1947-2011.(2012-08-08) Cook, Tracy L.; Waltman, Jerold L., 1945-; Church and State.; Baylor University. Institute of Church-State Studies.It has often been noted that the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding prayer and Bible reading in public schools are inconsistent with public opinion. This is in contrast to the overall findings of congruence between the Court’s decisions and public opinion more generally. However, no study has provided a comprehensive view of the relationship specifically for the Court’s First Amendment religious liberty jurisprudence. This research analyzes the relationship between Supreme Court decisions and public opinion concerning the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause. Using nationally representative public opinion polls as evidence of public opinion, the results of this study are that, generally speaking, the Court has issued opinions that have been consistent with public opinion in a majority of its decisions dealing with the First Amendment’s religion clauses. In addition, trend analysis denotes the possibility that consistency is slightly higher. Further, when a clear public opinion expression is present (at least fifty-five percent of public opinion supports a position on an issue) the level of congruence between the Court’s decisions and public opinion is almost seventy percent. While the Court is inconsistent with public opinion on some issues, primarily regarding stand-alone displays of religious symbols on government property and prayer at school events, these issues appear to be the exception. Overall, the Court has shown a general level of agreement with public opinion in its decisions concerning the First Amendment’s religion clauses.