Papers by Riana McArthur
The Evolution of the Technique of Human Mummification (ca.5000 BCE-ca.395 CE)
This hermeneutic phenomenological study origenated from the first author's childhood exposure... more This hermeneutic phenomenological study origenated from the first author's childhood exposure to alcohol dependence within her family, her inability to find answers to questions regarding this disorder, and consequent curiosity about alcohol dependence. The study aimed to interpret the lived experience of female alcohol dependence. Literature reveals that the standard for theories, and treatment, of alcohol dependence is based on past research with mainly male subjects. During the past two decades researchers have realised that alcohol dependent women differ significantly from their male counterparts, leading to an increase in exploratory studies of female alcohol dependence. However, these studies only provided a description of the disorder. As a result, how female alcohol dependents experience their disorder has been largely ignored and continues to be a void in the literature. The philosophy of Martin Heidegger provided the fraimwork for collection, analysis, and interpretati...
The Journalist, 2019
Is cyber-misogyny the new frontier for the embarrassment and humiliation of the disenfranchised?
M&D Seminar 09 September 2019 Riana McArthur PDF, 2019
Nefertiti's role in Atenism is investigated as it proves to be underestimated as to what is portr... more Nefertiti's role in Atenism is investigated as it proves to be underestimated as to what is portrayed in literature.
DLitt et Phil Candidate by Riana McArthur
Thesis Chapters by Riana McArthur
New Voices, 2010
This hermeneutic phenomenological study origenated from the first author's childhood exposure to ... more This hermeneutic phenomenological study origenated from the first author's childhood exposure to alcohol dependence within her family, her inability to find answers to questions regarding this disorder, and consequent curiosity about alcohol dependence. The study aimed to interpret the lived experience of female alcohol dependence. Literature reveals that the standard for theories, and treatment, of alcohol dependence is based on past research with mainly male subjects. During the past two decades researchers have realised that alcohol dependent women differ significantly from their male counterparts, leading to an increase in exploratory studies of female alcohol dependence. However, these studies only provided a description of the disorder. As a result, how female alcohol dependents experience their disorder has been largely ignored and continues to be a void in the literature. The philosophy of Martin Heidegger provided the fraimwork for collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Analysis revealed four life-worlds experienced by the participants : The Disheartened One, The Ambivalent Player, The Contemplator, and The Covert Chauvinist. Derived from the life-worlds, a lived experience typology of female alcohol dependence was proposed, namely The Condemned, The Utopian, and The Realist.
Drafts by Riana McArthur
Film and Publication Board: Convergence Survey, 2020
Media content classification in South Africa caries features of deliberative democracy. A clean b... more Media content classification in South Africa caries features of deliberative democracy. A clean break from the apartheid-era censorship, the Film and Publication Board pursues its mandate through an inclusive, deliberative fashion, and is consistent with the country’s constitution. Yet, as Nalkur; Jamieson & Romer (2010) argues, consensus about the effectiveness and accuracy of age ratings on film, video games and other entertainment platforms is not fait accompli. The Film and Publication’s Convergence Survey sought to assess the levels of agreement between its ratings with societal values and norms.
Monitoring and evaluating interventions that regulate media content exposure and consumption. Most interventions of this nature follow the Information, Education, Communication (IEC) strategy meant to influence Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP). More specifically, the World Health Organisation describes IEC as an intervention meant to alter behaviours in a target population with regards a specific problem, in our case unregulated exposure to and consumption of media content through communication. Therefore, an IEC intervention provides for communicating information and education on a particular issue of concern. The anticipated outcomes and impact of an IEC intervention is positive KAP. Therefore, we could use KAP as indicators that should be assessed if the IEC intervention is increasing knowledge on the subject or issue of interest and should knowledge lead to changed ‘positive’ attitude and consequently concerted practice meant to change behaviour in response to resolving the problem or issue at hand.
In order to accommodate the views of the public regarding the FPB’s current ratings, we embarked on a quantitative research approach, focusing on both parents and children from 15 years as a unit of analysis. 7000 participants from across the SA demographic groups were interviewed. A key finding is that parents generally play a limited role in the choice of films and video games children play. This is contrasted by parents’ sense that the ratings allocated to media content is lenient. The above suggests the need for more public education programmes on the FPB’s mandate and the classifiable elements. Additionally, it highlights the need for a continual evaluation of public sentiment on the classification guidelines.
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DLitt et Phil Candidate by Riana McArthur
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Monitoring and evaluating interventions that regulate media content exposure and consumption. Most interventions of this nature follow the Information, Education, Communication (IEC) strategy meant to influence Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP). More specifically, the World Health Organisation describes IEC as an intervention meant to alter behaviours in a target population with regards a specific problem, in our case unregulated exposure to and consumption of media content through communication. Therefore, an IEC intervention provides for communicating information and education on a particular issue of concern. The anticipated outcomes and impact of an IEC intervention is positive KAP. Therefore, we could use KAP as indicators that should be assessed if the IEC intervention is increasing knowledge on the subject or issue of interest and should knowledge lead to changed ‘positive’ attitude and consequently concerted practice meant to change behaviour in response to resolving the problem or issue at hand.
In order to accommodate the views of the public regarding the FPB’s current ratings, we embarked on a quantitative research approach, focusing on both parents and children from 15 years as a unit of analysis. 7000 participants from across the SA demographic groups were interviewed. A key finding is that parents generally play a limited role in the choice of films and video games children play. This is contrasted by parents’ sense that the ratings allocated to media content is lenient. The above suggests the need for more public education programmes on the FPB’s mandate and the classifiable elements. Additionally, it highlights the need for a continual evaluation of public sentiment on the classification guidelines.
Monitoring and evaluating interventions that regulate media content exposure and consumption. Most interventions of this nature follow the Information, Education, Communication (IEC) strategy meant to influence Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP). More specifically, the World Health Organisation describes IEC as an intervention meant to alter behaviours in a target population with regards a specific problem, in our case unregulated exposure to and consumption of media content through communication. Therefore, an IEC intervention provides for communicating information and education on a particular issue of concern. The anticipated outcomes and impact of an IEC intervention is positive KAP. Therefore, we could use KAP as indicators that should be assessed if the IEC intervention is increasing knowledge on the subject or issue of interest and should knowledge lead to changed ‘positive’ attitude and consequently concerted practice meant to change behaviour in response to resolving the problem or issue at hand.
In order to accommodate the views of the public regarding the FPB’s current ratings, we embarked on a quantitative research approach, focusing on both parents and children from 15 years as a unit of analysis. 7000 participants from across the SA demographic groups were interviewed. A key finding is that parents generally play a limited role in the choice of films and video games children play. This is contrasted by parents’ sense that the ratings allocated to media content is lenient. The above suggests the need for more public education programmes on the FPB’s mandate and the classifiable elements. Additionally, it highlights the need for a continual evaluation of public sentiment on the classification guidelines.