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Student Theses and Dissertations

2016

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Popular Culture In 1970s And 1980s Poland, Monika Jankowski May 2016

Popular Culture In 1970s And 1980s Poland, Monika Jankowski

Student Theses and Dissertations

The focus of this thesis is to analyze the popular culture in Poland during the 1970s and 1980s. The 1970s and 1980s were a crucial time for Poland which contained many political and cultural changes. For the citizens of Poland, the 1970s represented a time of economic prosperity and a time of adherence to the government. This contrasts the political unrest that occurred during the 1980s. The popular culture of the 1970s and 1980s reflects this shift. The popular culture of Poland during the 1970s will be analyzed by using music, magazines and comedy skits. It will portray propaganda that …


Do Millennial College Students At An Urban, Non-Residential University Believe That There Is A Link Between Material Wealth And Happiness?, Yustyna Yaremchuk May 2016

Do Millennial College Students At An Urban, Non-Residential University Believe That There Is A Link Between Material Wealth And Happiness?, Yustyna Yaremchuk

Student Theses and Dissertations

In my study, I tackle the question of whether students believe that having greater material wealth can bring them greater happiness. This is an important question to address and answer (that can potentially provide insight into the greater issue of whether money can lead to happiness) because if the students think that attaining material wealth can lead to greater happiness (even if it actually might not), then this will affect their judgments regarding the success of their own lives. Subsequently, if they deem themselves unsuccessful because of a lack of monetary wealth, they could judge or cause themselves to become …