Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Our Music Department. Among the important work done during the year 1916-17 will long be remembered the Music Department, under the able direction of Professor Gerrit de Jong, Jr. He successfully imparted some of his enthusiasm to the student of...
Like the ancient people who found joy
and satisfaction in gathering together their
valuable jewels and relics, we too have
found similar pleasure in gathering to-gether
these valuable possessions of the
Branch Agricultural College.
That this, our...
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NO PIRATES, NO PRINCESSES: RAISING CHILDREN WITH VALUES AND
RESPONSIBILITY IN A CONSUMER CULTURE
A thesis presented to
the faculty of the Communication Department
at Southern Utah University
In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirement for the...
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No pirates, no princesses: Raising children with
values and responsibility in a consumer culture
Ellen Treanor
Dr. Kevin Stein, Thesis Supervisor
ABSTRACT
Since 75% of households have children living at home with at least one parent,
families...
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Chapter 1: Introduction
A mother of five children shared her ―October Surprise‖ on the first crisp, fall day.
Each of her children wanted her to buy a costume which had been advertised on television.
When she...
No pirates no princesses 2
consumerism into children‘s lives. Parents‘ careful communication to their children about
values, responsibility, and money provide a buffer to the overwhelming power of advertising.
The title of this project: ―No...
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Literature Review
This literature review covers some of the pertinent academic writings in the area of
family communication. The social cognitive theory of Bandura (2000) is summarized as a
theoretical framework and was...