Research Proposal(Gossip and Rumor as a comunication act)

Gossips and rumors seem to interest everyone. This is one of the mysteries that dwell in the world of communication.

This research is designed to explore and explain the reasons why people are unbelievably in to gossips and rumors, why do they make these stories, and the other remarkable effects of this act to people. This research is relevant to the study of communication, because the discovery of the factors which make people listen to it religiously, can lead to its application to other means of communications making it more effective.

References

Printed:

• Rumor and Gossip Research by Ralph L. Rosnow and Eric K. Foster | Volume 19: No. 4, April 2005
  
• Baumeister, R. F., Zhang, L., & Vohs, K. D. (2004). Gossip as cultural learning. Review of General Psychology, 8, 111-121.

• Bordia, P. (1996). Studying verbal interaction on the Internet: The case of rumor transmission research. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 28, 148-151.

Net:

• http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1460-2466.1977.tb01812.x
• http://www.mngt.waikato.ac.nz/ejrot/cmsconference/2007/proceedings/talkpowerandorganisational/waddington.pdf
• http://www.tbuckner.com/Rumor.htm
• http://www.blogger.com/post-create.do
  

Methodology:

February:

1st week - gather related articles about the topic and interview students, teachers, and others.

2nd-3rd week - conduct a survey

4th week - analyze the gathered data

March:

1st week - start forming the term paper and constant revising