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P. Sphinx Teen
<p><em>P. sphinx teen</em> is a novel and creative dissertation that can be classified as a descent narrative, or katabasis, employing various literary forms–––poems, short prose, essays, journal entries, interviews, and illustrations –––to tell one story: the death, from pneumonia, of my mother’s …
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Sense and Sexuality: From Teen to Teen Mom: Redefining the Label
AbstractAfter becoming a teen mom my senior year, I worked my way through college while being a mom, wife, student, and worker. Throughout my studies and life experience, I realized that there was a lack of teen parent literature, for or by teen parents, and a lack of teen parents being open about …
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Teen opinions of the influence of parental technology use on teen technology use
… purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teens' opinions of the influence their parents' technology practices have on teens' technology practices. There is an absence of research in the area of parental influence over teens' technology practices (Ito, 2010; Yu, Yuen, & Jae, 2012). Few …
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Teen ages: Youth market romance in Hollywood teen films of the 1980s and 1990s
This thesis examines the differences between teen romantic comedy films marketed to Generation X teenagers in the 1980s and Generation Y teenagers in the 1990s, focusing on the presentation of gender roles, consumptive behavior, and family. The 1980s films are discussed within the social context of …
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Designing for Teen Open Space Needs: A Study of Adult and Teen Perceptions in Roanoke, Virginia
… and restated the needs and preferences of teenagers, as an understudied group, in public open spaces, with an emphasis on neighborhood parks. Utilizing a neighborhood park in Roanoke, Virginia, the study developed findings that can influence the design of public open spaces, with the goals …
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Adolescent Sexuality and Gender Discourses in Seventeen, Cosmo Girl, and Teen: A Frame Analysis of Online Teen Magazines
This research examines the role of online teen magazines in the production of gender ideologies by analyzing the representation of teenage sexuality from a critical perspective. Informed by theories of representation, citationality, and ideology, I used Pan & Kosickis frame analysis to analyze …
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EXPLORING THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF TEEN IDOLS
Exploring the Visual Representation of Teen Idols investigates the meaning of North American teen idols and their depiction in mass media and contemporary art. Young celebrities and entertainers, especially those in the popular music industry and produced by the Disney Company, are regarded as teen …
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Targeting the Male in Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Study Objectives: To examine demographic characteristics and contraceptive habits of young men.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted utilizing data analyzed from three waves of the National Survey of the Adolescent Male (NSAM) administered in 1988, 1991, and 1995. The first wave consisted of …
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The Parent Role in Teen Digital Citizenship
… children’s digital lives. Research shows that teens are using technology at a rapid rate and there is a need for positive digital citizenship among youth. Research studies have been conducted on adolescents, teachers, media specialists, and administrators regarding digital citizenship. There is …
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Clothing problems of the teen-age boy
The sample was composed of 111 teen-age boys and one parent of each boy from the Blacksburg, Virginia area. Data were collected in the spring of 1960 and have been tabulated, summarized and analyzed. Boys' clothing was evaluated according to likes and dislikes for style, color and comfort. The …
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Hooked on Nico-Teen: The Youth Vaping Epidemic
Between 2014 and 2018, the nicotine consumption market was irreversibly transformed with the boom of electronic cigarettes. Although these devices initially hit the market as a safe alternative to cigarettes that would help current smokers to quit, the product quickly spread to middle and high …
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Some status factors in teen-age club groups.
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University
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Calm teen : lo mejor de ti, en tu espacio
… y seguridad. Dado lo anterior, nace “Calm Teen”, cuya diferenciación será la cercanía siguiendo la tendencia mundial para desarrollar actividades colaborativas como el co-working y/o coliving, con foco en niños y jóvenes en edad escolar, atendiendo una necesidad que hoy se satisface de …
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Spatial Analysis of Teen Births in North Central Texas
The United States has the highest teen birth rate among western industrialized countries and the highest levels of pregnancy among adolescents (Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1994). While the rate of teen births is high throughout the country, considerable variations exist between and within regions. …
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Teen Perceptions of Cellular Phones as a Communication Tool
… and changed the way we communicate today. Teens make up the fastest growing market of current cellular phone users. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to determine teen perceptions of cellular phones as a communication tool by Midwest suburban middle students.</p><p>Foundational to …
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News Media Framing of Gay Teen Suicide and Bullying
… framing in newspaper articles that mention gay teen suicide, gay bullying, and the "It Gets Better" campaign. A content analysis of randomly selected newspaper articles from 2009-2011 was performed. After presenting the frequency of content themes, emergent patterns are discussed. The most …
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Self-Improvement and Teen Magazines: A Matter of Fashion and Beauty: A Content Analysis of Sassy, Seventeen and YM--Teen Magazines for Adolescent Females
This research is a content analysis of three teen magazines: Sassy, Seventeen and YM. It replicates an earlier study by Evans, Rutberg, Sather and Turner, to determine if teen magazines targeting a young, female audience still promote self-improvement through fashion and physical beautification. …
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