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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Young Americans"”.
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Providing Cultural Balance for Young Americans
… and other personal electronic devices at very young ages. Due in part to this, the entertainment industry now has a near ubiquitous presence in America compared to cultural arts. Its influence on the development of children is almost impossible to ignore. My thesis will study an approach to …
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Relationship between independent living skills and quality of life outcomes for young Americans with mild disabilities
Item marked as restricted to the 'UIUC Users [automated]' Group (id=2) by Howard Ding (hding2@illinois.edu) on 2011-05-07T14:34:33Z Item is restricted indefinitely.
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The antidote to willfulness: Manufacturing dissent, KONY 2012, and propaganda as a technology of governance
… Invisible Children, which was founded by three young Americans in order to inform the American public about the crimes of the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. Within a few days of its release on the internet, KONY 2012 had become the most viral video of all time up to that point, garnering almost …
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Tailoring a Web-Delivered Health Intervention for Northern Plains American Indian Public University Students
… Objective: Determining how to tailor Project Young Americans Eating and Active for Health (YEAH), a web-delivered health-maintenance tool, to be culturally relevant to Northern Plains AI (AI) public university students. Methods: Focus groups (N=15) and in-depth interviews (N=11) were conducted …
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Putting It Gently: The Other Side of a Peace Corps Volunteer Experience
… Corps is a transformative experience for many young Americans. The majority of volunteers have worthwhile services they remember fondly; however, these experiences are not always positive. The Peace Corps is a Cold War initiative that uses soft power techniques to further American …
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Masculinities and Femininities: Romance and Authenticity on American Dating Apps
… through discourses of authenticity. How do young Americans construct their social worlds through everyday actions and interactions on dating apps? How is romance re-conceptualized through dating apps, and what are the consequences of dating apps on gender identity and courtship? A …
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Leadership Traits of School Health Coordinators in Tennessee
… leadership traits. The health challenges facing young Americans today are different from those of past decades and child health is a major federal and state policy platform. SHCs work at the nexus of 2 highly regulated and political entities: healthcare and education. Thus, it is critical for …
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“I hear music when I look at you”: Teenage agency, mass media, and Frank Sinatra in World War II America
… leaving a gap in regards to those experiences of Americans that were too young to contribute to the war in the most emphasized ways, namely by serving in the military or entering the workforce. This dissertation aims to reveal how American youth, and teenage girls in particular, navigated their …
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“An Exercise in International Extortion”: Operation “Intercept” and Nixon’s 1969 War on Drugs
… the United States “decimating a generation of young Americans.”</p> <p>True to his word, Nixon moved aggressively after his election victory to refocus the federal drug enforcement bureaucracy on drug source control, blaming Mexico as the main culprit. On September 21, 1969, Nixon officials …
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An Examination of Celebrity Endorsement Used to Promote Branded Food and Beverage Products to American Children, Adolescents and Young Adults to Inform Policies to Promote Healthy Food Environments
… the United States (US) do not adequately protect young Americans from celebrity endorsement that promotes energy-dense and nutrient-poor food and beverage products. This PhD dissertation describes four studies that examine the nature, extent, and perceived influence of celebrity endorsement used …
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Applying Curriculum Treatments to Improve STEM Attitudes and Promote STEM Career Interest in Fifth Graders
… we as a nation must increase "opportunities for young Americans to gain strong STEM skills" (Office of Science and Technology Policy, 2013, p.1). Economically, these skills expand beyond those that make good doctors, professors, and engineers; there is a world of jobs going unfilled because our …
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From Social Welfare to Social Control: Federal War in American Cities, 1968-1988
… the mass incarceration of marginalized Americans by illuminating the process that gave rise to the modern carceral state in the decades after the Civil Rights Movement. The dissertation examines the development of the national law enforcement program during its initial two decades, from …
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A Study of the Opinions of Alabama Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding Selected Factors Related to Chemical Dependency.
A questionnaire survey was mailed to all Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in Alabama in order to ascertain their opinions regarding selected factors related to their risk of chemical impairment, and ultimately to determine a future course of action for a newly formed committee on chemical …
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Under Age: Redefining Legal Adulthood in 1970s America
… deal of faith in eighteen- to twenty-year-old Americans’ ability to make mature, responsible decisions for themselves, and marked a significant departure from the traditional practice of treating young people as legal adults at the age of twenty-one. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, …