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  • Clothing evaluative critieria : a cross-national comparison of Taiwanese and United States consumers

    Creator:
    Hsu, Hsiu-Ju
    Abstract:
    According to Engel, Blackwell, and Miniard (1993), evaluative criteria refer to "the standards and specifications used by consumers to compare different products and brands" (p. 51). Many studies have examined the importance of clothing evaluative criteria used by consumers in their decision making. However, few studies have compared the clothing...
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    also to the remaining members of my committee: Dr. Hal Koenig, Dr. Sally K. Francis, and Dr. Chris L

  • Differences between fashion innovators and non-fashion innovators in their clothing disposal practices

    Creator:
    Chun, Ho-kyung
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate differences between fashion innovators and non-fashion innovators in clothing disposal practices defined by the length of time for retaining the clothing item, the ways of discarding clothing, and factors underlying the discarding of clothing items. Information for the study was obtained with...
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  • The effect of music in fashion video advertisements on attitude toward apparel brand

    Creator:
    Hennessy, Karen E.
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    Products as diverse as soda-pop, fashion and automobiles are selling to the tunes of classic and current pop and rock music. The combination of MTV (Music Television), the latest audio-visual technology, and the replacement of movie stars by rock stars as the idols of contemporary youth (Beckett, 1985; Hartman, 1987),...
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    . Sally K. Francis, Head of the Department of Apparel, Interiors and Merchandising, for all of her

  • Perception of clothing clues by five-, nine-, and thirteen-year-olds

    Creator:
    Butzer, Peggy A.
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    The significance of dress in a first encounter situation has been demonstrated empirically: clothing serves as a vehicle for communicating information from one person to another. Thus, it is influential in affecting the formation of first impressions. This study was undertaken to explore the elements of dress that are most...
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    ; and Dr. Sally Francis, Department of Clothing, Textiles and Related Arts. In addition, the writer

  • Wardrobe expenditures of women employed full-time in five occupational categories

    Creator:
    Van Slyke, Ruth E.
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    The purpose of this study was to examine and compare annual work wardrobe expenditures, work wardrobe expenditure influences, and selected demographic characteristics of women employed full-time in five occupational categories: professional and technical, managerial and administrative, sales, clerical, and other. The survey questionnaire included an itemized list of 37 wardrobe...
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    this study. Appreciation is also extended to the other committee members, Dr. Sally Francis, Dr. Arlene

  • Effect of consumers' and salespersons' age on perceptions of salespeople

    Creator:
    Cho, Shi Jean
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    Physical appearance is one of the most important cues that an individual uses in forming an impression of another person. Researchers have found that perceptions of age are negatively related to perceptions of physical attractiveness. Because salespeople are influential in affecting a store's sales, especially for nondurable goods (Undell, 1972),...
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    , Dr. Harolod Koenig, Dr. Sally Francis, and Dr. Vicki L. Schmall, for their helpful advice and

  • Depression risk : an examination of rural low income mothers

    Creator:
    Guyer, Amy M.
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    This study used a multi-method approach to explore factors associated with high and low depression in a sample of rural mothers living in poverty. From a sample of 117 women with very high or very low CES-D depression scores, 40 cases were randomly selected for in-depth qualitative analysis. Qualitative comments...
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    my other committee members, Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic, Dr. Rebecca Warner, and Dr. Sally Francis for their

  • The Emerging Church Movement: An Exploratory Case Study of Its Environmental and Political Attitudes

    Creator:
    McKelvie, Loni M.
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    To date, no investigation of the Emerging Church Movement has made an effort to examine the environmental and political views of its members. Despite the vast research on the politics and environmental opinions of American evangelicals, little is known about where the majority of members of the Emerging Church Movement...
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    wisdom and advice that always seemed to put me at ease; and Dr. Sally Gallagher for your enthusiasm

  • Korean and U.S. college women's fashion information seeking

    Creator:
    Kwon, Kyoung-nan
    Abstract:
    The adoption process is an information seeking and information-processing activity (Rogers, 1983,p. 21). Fashion information which consumers receive from various sources directly affects their decision to adopt or reject a style (Sproles, 1979, p. 173). Research has shown that consumers vary in their use of fashion information sources during the...
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    Birkes, Dr. Sally Francis, Dr. Younhwa Chang, and Professor Richard George, for their help and guidance

  • Farm to All Tables: Understanding how Advocacy Coalitions Influence SNP-related Policies for Farmers' Markets

    Creator:
    Consedine, Meagan
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    This MPP essay examines how states expand access to nutritious food for low-income families, focusing specifically on policies related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and farmers’ markets. Coalitions made up of nonprofits focused on hunger, farmers, and health collaborate to impact relevant policies in their respective states. The...
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    Sally K. Gallagher Committee Member, Professor, Sociology Program, School of Public Policy, Oregon