Progressive Transmission: Intergenerational Persistence And Positive Adaptation Of Counterculture Values

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dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Natalie Carter
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-07T16:05:44Z
dc.date.available2019-11-07T16:05:44Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description155 pages
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/24991
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectGeneral Social Scienceen_US
dc.subjectCounter Cultureen_US
dc.subjectIntergenerationalen_US
dc.subjectValue Transmissionen_US
dc.subjectThe Oregon Country Fairen_US
dc.subject1960sen_US
dc.titleProgressive Transmission: Intergenerational Persistence And Positive Adaptation Of Counterculture Values
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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