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Series VII. Studies in American Youth Culture

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Contents Note

0.5 linear feet, arranged chronologically. This series documents Carl Withers' work for the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The papers include an outlined study for a pilot study of American youth culture and several articles and journals that focus on related topics.

A Sociopsychological Study of Adolescent Conformity and Deviation, published by the U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, and notes, Oct 1958 - Oct 1959

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Outlines for planned study of American youth culture, undated, inclusive

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The American Journal of Sociology, Jul 1960

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Explorations in Creative Thinking in the Early School Years: XI. Changing Reactions of Girls in Grades Four Through Six to Tasks Requiring Creative Scientific Thinking, by E. Paul Torrance, Aug 1960

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Explorations in Creative Thinking in the Early School Years: XII. Social Stress in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups, by E. Paul Torrance, Aug 1960

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Factors Affecting Creative Thinking in Children, draft symposium paper prepared by E. Paul Torrance, Sep 1960

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The Sexual Dilemma of the Caribbean Adolescent, J. Herbert Fill, M.D., Apr 1961

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Why Students of the Natural Sciences Abandon Careers in Science, Carl Nordstrom and Edgar Z. Friedenberg; Why Students Leave Science; Commentary Report by Edgar Z. Friedenberg, Jun 1961 , undated, inclusive

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"Youth, The Cool Generation," The Saturday Evening Post, Dec 1961

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