California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 5-2021 THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM IS OUR SILENCE: NARRATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF SILENCED ADULTS Rebeccah Avila CSUSAN BERNARDINO Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Communication Commons Recommended Citation Avila, Rebeccah, "THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM IS OUR SILENCE: NARRATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF SILENCED ADULTS" (2021). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 1267. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/1267 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM IS OUR SILENCE: NARRATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF SILENCED ADULTS A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Communication Studies by Rebeccah M. Avila May 2021 THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM IS OUR SILENCE: NARRATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF SILENCED ADULTS A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Rebeccah M. Avila May 2021 Approved by: Brian Heisterkamp, Committee Chair, Communication Studies Julie Taylor, Committee Member Thomas Corrigan, Committee Member © 2021 Rebeccah M. Avila ABSTRACT Using muted group theory and communication privacy management theory as the theoretical framework, a deeper examination of adults who have experienced a childhood traumatic experience who now exhibit silencing behaviors as adults will be reviewed.