Patrice Oppliger
Assistant Professor, Communication at Boston University
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Boston University
Dr. Oppliger teaches mass communication theory and research methods. She is particularly interested in persuasion and mass media effects theories. Oppliger’s research focuses on the influence of the media and popular culture on adolescents’ development, using a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods. She has published two books: Wrestling and Hypermasculinity (2004) and Girls Gone Skank: The Sexualization of Girls in American Culture (2008). She has also published articles and book chapters on humor and is an active member of The International Society for Humor Studies.
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Plays put struggles of teenage girls on center stage
December 26, 2015
Boston Globe (subscription required) Patrice Oppliger, College of Communication Grappling with life-threatening illness as a teenager. Adjusting to a new high school after a sexual episode went viral online… Expert quote: “It makes good drama because of all the adversity they have to overcome. It’s trying to understand what’s happening to the adolescent girl, and […]
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Rockport High School bans yoga pants
February 9, 2014
WFXT Patrice Oppliger, College of Communication Rockport High School bans yoga pants because they are not part of the dress code… View video interviewing expert Patrice Oppliger
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Mainstreaming of mean: Our age of nastiness, deceit and malice
November 15, 2013
Toronto Star Patrice Oppliger, College of Communication Two nurses are fighting on my TV… Expert quote: “I feel like it used to be if one of our friends fell down, we’d wait to see if they were OK before we laughed. I feel like we just laugh now.” View full article
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How to counter online bullies
October 30, 2013
CNN.com Patrice Oppliger, College of Communication In middle and high school in Mauldin, South Carolina, Simpson was an early adopter of AOL Instant Messenger and other chat programs, and she used them to needle and taunt her friends and classmates… Expert quote: “I left the movie wanting to be a mean girl. Everybody was mean […]
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Men finding new hobbies to help relax, socialize
February 4, 2013
Boston Globe (subscription required) Patrice Oppliger, College of Communication On a recent Tuesday afternoon, following a morning of throwing elbows and running suicide sprints, professional soccer players Matt Reis, Kelyn Rowe, and Chris Tierney left their field with plans to, as Reis put it, “go unwind.”… Expert quote: “Since men are marrying later, they tend […]
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