University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2011 The Culture of Mean: Gender, Race, and Class in Mediated Images of Girls' Bullying Emily Davis Ryalls University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. The Culture of Mean: Gender, Race, and Class in Mediated Images of Girls’ Bullying by Emily D. Ryalls A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy Department of Communication College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Rachel E. Dubrofsky, Ph.D. Elizabeth Bell, Ph.D. David Payne, Ph.D. Sharon Mazzarella, Ph.D. Date of Approval: July 8, 2011 Keywords: Aggression, Mean Girls, Phoebe Prince Copyright © 2011, Emily D. Ryalls Dedication I would like to dedicate this work to my mother who raised me with a feminist sensibility and who has shown unwavering support for my academic ambitions. I thank my mother and father for living lives that showed me how important it is to do work that makes the world a better place.