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  • Awareness of Aging in Taiwan and the United States : An Examination of Ageism among College Students using Stereotypes and Future Self-views

    Creator:
    Allen, Pamela M.
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    Ageism in the context of global population aging could lead to increasing human and economic costs. Age stereotypes tend to be negative (Hummert, 1990) and ubiquitous (Nelson, 2002) there are a variety of well documented detrimental consequences of negative age stereotypes on older adults' physical, cognitive and psychological outcomes (Hummert,...
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    growing importance especially in Asia, where most of today’s older people reside (United Nations, 2012

  • Perceptions of residential grab bars among community dwelling seniors

    Creator:
    Thrall, Patti L.
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    Despite the perceived importance of grab bars to facilitate aging-in-place and healthy aging, many community-dwelling older adults do not have them installed. The aim of this study was to investigate predictors of grab bar installation among well-educated community dwelling seniors. Data was collected quantitatively through an electronic survey of Oregon...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , 2010). Housing tenure among households headed by older people indicate that 20% are renters and 80

  • Aging in place : a contemporary social phenomenon

    Creator:
    Lee, Megan
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    Most aging individuals prefer to remain in a self-determined home environment, and generally aging adults want to remain in the same home or same community. The benefits of remaining in a self-determined private home environment while aging have been established. Because individuals present a diversity of needs, it takes interdisciplinary...
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    users of the AIP concept. The second research study titled, The Current State of Older Women Aging in

  • Homeownership : still the American Dream? Perceptions of homeownership in the post crisis era

    Creator:
    Micek, Thomas P.
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    "The American Dream" is an expression familiar to all Americans and the realization of the American Dream is tied closely to homeownership (Clinton, 1995). The recent financial crisis, with the housing and financial markets at levels not seen since the Great Depression, has resulted in widespread unemployment, continually dropping home...
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    population of interest for this study was college students in the United States who are members of the echo

  • Effect of consumers' perceptions of political figures on source credibility and attitude toward apparel

    Creator:
    Stewart, Lauren M.
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    Throughout history, there have been many examples of political figures who have influenced fashion: from Theodore Roosevelt to Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama. Companies have taken advantage of the influence that political figures have as fashion opinion leaders, even going so far as to purchase keywords such as "Michelle Obama"...
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    companies take advantage of this influence. These public figures include such people as movie stars

  • Public Perception of Police Responses to Homelessness: Results from a Factorial Survey

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    Monyhan, Jordan
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    Visible homelessness is a complex and enduring issue that remains salient in policymaking and political realms. In response to homeless individuals living their lives in public spaces, many cities have enacted civility codes or laws that address quality of life concerns in an attempt to remove visible signs of homelessness...
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    Capstone Project
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    14 Effects of Public Opinion on Public Policy

  • Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

    Creator:
    Steward, Judith A.
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    Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
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    by environmental policy, government agency relations, public opinion, the high cost of land and

  • Understanding how Vietnamese make career decisions in the United States

    Creator:
    Do, Vinh The
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    This research explores the lived experiences and career decision making styles of three Vietnamese refugees in the United states. Since this study involves the lived experience of the participants pertaining to their everyday activities (i.e. living, making decision, and working in the United States), the phenomenological approach (Van Manen, 1990;...
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    United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Vinh The Do for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Person-environment fit and adaptation : exploring the interaction between person and environment in older age

    Creator:
    Lien, Laura L.
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    The ability to independently age in place requires an appropriate match between a person and the environment, or P-E fit. The person-environment interaction helps describe the adaptation processes employed in older age to achieve P-E fit, but is little understood. Therefore, the objective of this two-part study was to gain...
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    people and their environments, successful interventions that allow older adults to age well in place

  • College students perceptions of the influence of their black high school educators

    Creator:
    Hooper, C. Michelle
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    The student perspective is a largely ignored element of educational research. This study used the college student viewpoint to assess the influence Black high school educators have on their pupils. Given today's reality of racism in this society, the existing literature addressing this topic is inadequate. Using an open-ended questionnaire,...
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    United States brought together groups of people with a common national identity, many of their social