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Showing 1 to 20 of 113 for “"Boomers"”.
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Aging among baby boomers
… and expressed by healthy, middle-aged Baby Boomers (N = 225). This exploration involved instrument development and model testing. Age was a delimiting factor. Only people born during the baby boom (i.e., June 1, 1946 to December 31, 1964) were eligible to participate. At the time of data …
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Affordable luxury resort residences for the Baby Boomers
The purpose of this thesis is to determine the business viability of Oasis Destination Club, the first destination club designed entirely for the upper middle income baby boomer. The baby boomer generation is the largest demographic group in the United States, numbering 78 million individuals, …
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Exploring the meaning of home for six baby boomers.
Baby boomers (those born c. 1945 to c. 1965) are entering later life. As a result, by 2035, almost a quarter of the UK population will be over 65. Current policy and practice in the UK is that people should, wherever possible, age at home, but there is no research into what home means to baby …
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Of Minutemen and Boomers: Fallout and Doing History in Imagined Space
<p>On October 23, 2077, the world as known to the average American ends abruptly with the onset of the Great War, transforming the United States into a nuclear wasteland and setting the stage for the Fallout series of role-playing video games by Interplay Entertainment and Bethesda Softworks. Set …
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Local travel habits of baby boomers in suburban age-restricted communities
… on private vehicles for nearly all travel needs, boomers face increasing mobility challenges as they age. Evidence suggests that walkable and social neighborhoods are important in sustaining independence and good health during later life. Age-restricted communities may offer a social and physical …
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The retirement planning process of African-American female, leading-edge baby boomers
… African-American, female, leading-edge baby boomers (AAFLEBBs) will join the retirement population. AAFLEBBs are members of the largest generation in the history of the United States. This generation's economic well being has been threatened by high unemployment rates, factory closings and …
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Customer-driven engineering for developing a "hit" product targeted at Leading Edge Boomers
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, February 2001.
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Female Baby Boomers' Perceptions of Dairy Foods and How Their Perceptions Influence Dairy Food Choices
Osteoporosis is a debilitating disease that afflicts an estimated 25 million Americans, especially women. Suboptimal intakes of calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D contribute to development of osteoporosis. Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) indicate …
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The Lived Experiences of the Aging of Hong Kong Chinese Baby Boomers Residing in the United States
… information about the aging of Chinese baby boomers. This qualitative study used a hermeneutic-phenomenological method to investigate the aging experiences of Hong Kong Chinese baby boomers who are residing in the United States. The findings of this study will possibly enhance the literature …
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The impact of urban form on older adults : focusing on neighborhood design and baby boomers' local behavior
… aging. This dissertation examines aging baby boomers' travel and social behavior resulting from neighborhood design. The body of the research consists of three interrelated essays: The first essay explores age-restricted neighborhoods that target persons 55 and over, providing agetargeted …
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A Study of Communication in Baby Boomers' Romantic Relationships and the Effects of their Children's Communication about the Relationships
… as they re-enter the dating scene. Although Baby Boomers' early years of dating (the 1960's, 1970's, and 1980's) occurred in a time of new-found freedom, especially in sexual relationships, the experience of dating several decades later brings many complications due to aging and children. The …
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What Comes After the Boom? Baby Boomers in Santa Maria, California a Market Study for People's Self Help Housing
<p>This Master’s Project is separated into two parts: the introduction and background informing an affordable senior housing market study, and a market study prepared for People’s Self Help Housing (PSHH). The introduction begins by providing current and future trends for seniors at the national …
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It's Personal and it's Professional: The meanings women Baby-boomers attribute to their ageing and 'working-out' with a personal trainer.
… and what actually transpires when 18 women Baby-boomers employ the services of a Personal Trainer. The numerous semi-structured interviews and verbatim transcriptions were subjected to on-going analysis, during which I recognised that in spite of the ‘richness’ of data, not all the subtleties …
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Over the Thrill Or Raging Against Aging: Persuasive Appeals in Advertising Messages Targeted to the Baby-Boom Generation
… was to assess the cognitive ages of the baby-boomers, to assess their underlying attitudes, and to discover the orientation of those attitudes, whether traditional, as held by the generation before them, or unique to their particular cohort. The researcher felt that targeting attitudes …
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Stuck in the middle: Generation Xers lived experiences in the workforce while navigating between Baby Boomers and Millennials, and perceived impact on their job satisfaction
… and are considered a much smaller cohort than Boomers (80 Million) and Millennials (78 Million). Gen Xers argue that they are overshadowed by the notable influence of the Boomers and a perceived anticipation of the Millennials to become "the next great generation" in the workforce and as such, …
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Forecasting 65+ travel : an integration of cohort analysis and travel demand modeling
Over the next 30 years, the Boomers will double the 65+ population in the United States and comprise a new generation of older Americans. This study forecasts the aging Boomers' travel. Previous efforts to forecast 65+ travel are lacking in key two respects: they have failed to incorporate …
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Examining the Impact of Human Resource Management (HRM) on Telework Participation Among US Federal Employees
… across Millennials, Generation X, Late Baby Boomers, and Early Baby Boomers. Generation X shows the most likelihood of telework participation compared to Millennials and Baby Boomers, with Early Baby Boomers displaying the least inclination. Chapter 4, the third manuscript, assesses the role …
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The Generational Impact in Virtual Teams
… differences between the Millennials and the Baby Boomers in the context of virtual teams in the engineering and construction sectors. This thesis consists of two studies. The first study broadly focuses on generational differences in regards to cultural, temporal, and technological issues faced in …
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