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    Progressive Transmission: Intergenerational Persistence And Positive Adaptation Of Counterculture Values
    (University of Oregon, 2019) Alexander, Natalie Carter
    This thesis examines the intergenerational transmission of 1960s counterculture values, considered in the framework of pre-exiting theories about the intergenerational transmission of values. I consider how the celebration of alternative lifestyles, experimentation, community, equal rights, and self-expression in the counterculture affects the process of transmission across generations and cohorts. I use the Oregon Country Fair as a case study. Using a mixed methods approach, I combine results from a preliminary survey and follow up focus groups to identify themes and factors relating to the process of transmission. I conclude that counterculture values are transmitted to younger generations through parents and older mentors. Community is also critical factor in the persistence of the counterculture. Motivated by an intention of having a positive influence on the word, counterculture families model a form of progressive transmission, contributing to persistence and positive adaption of counterculture values.
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    The PSU Student Strike: A Legacy of Collaboration and Nonviolent Protest
    (University of Oregon, 2024) Wittmann, Sarah; Beda, Steven
    Although an important and crucial aspect of Oregon’s history, there is a lack of academic attention devoted to the antiwar movement at Oregon campuses. This thesis is an in-depth analysis of the antiwar movement at Portland State University from 1967 to 1971. Over those five years, multiple student organizations formed on campus with the goal of ending the war. Although ideologies varied among and within groups, a level of collaboration existed at Portland State that was unseen on a national scale, due in large part to the small size of PSU’s antiwar movement. As the antiwar movement fell apart, and growing frustrations led many to consider violence, activists at Portland State committed to working together despite ideological differences. This resulted in a nonviolent movement, incredibly significant at the time and today. This thesis utilizes oral history interviews, newspaper articles, and contemporary literature to tell the story of this movement.