<p>This essay examines the novel <em>Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture</em> by Douglas Coupland in an attempt to show how it is heavily postmodernist. Postmodernism is explained briefly to give an understanding of how it might be applied to the analysis of the novel. Then the analysis is divided into five different categories: characterization, language and style, setting and society, storytelling and thematic focus. Postmodernist literary theory is applied to various parts of the novel and the postmodernist features are highlighted and discussed. The conclusion is that <em>Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture</em> is indeed a heavily postmodernist novel.</p>

This essay examines the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland in an attempt to show how it is heavily postmodernist. Postmodernism is explained briefly to give an understanding of how it might be applied to the analysis of the novel. Then the analysis is divided into five different categories: characterization, language and style, setting and society, storytelling and thematic focus. Postmodernist literary theory is applied to various parts of the novel and the postmodernist features are highlighted and discussed. The conclusion is that Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture is indeed a heavily postmodernist novel.

Some school districts are exploring mentorship to help teachers enact more effective classroom practices that lead to higher student outcomes. The Good to Great study, by the National Network of State Teachers of the Year outlined the professional growth opportunities that state teachers of the year (STOYs) perceived as contributing to their success in the classroom. Although the STOYs noted that mentorship was a key factor, the original study did not examine how different generations of educators may respond differently to mentorship based on their generational cohort identity. The purpose of this nonexperimental, causal-comparative study using Good to Great data was to examine how STOY Baby Boomers and Gen Xers perceived specific attributes of official and unofficial mentorship. Strauss and Howe's generational cohort theory and Zachary's mentoring theory provided the theoretical foundation. The research questions examined whether there was a significant difference between STOY Baby Boomers' and STOY Generation Xers' perceptions of (a) official mentors' and unofficial mentors' levels of empathy, (b) the alignment of personality to the mentee, and (c) their ability to offer support. In a secondary analysis of the existing data, Hotelling's T2 tests indicated that Baby Boomers and Gen Xers did not show a significant difference in their overall perceptions of official nor unofficial mentoring factors. However, a post hoc analysis indicated that Baby Boomers had a significantly higher (p = .01) perception of official mentors' personality alignment to the mentee. The positive social change implication of this study is the potential to increase student learning by designing more effective mentorship programs to meet the needs of different generations of teachers.

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Risky alcohol use increases the risk of certain crimes such as drunk driving, spousal abuse and fighting. Around 60% of an individual’s alcohol use is attributable to genetic influences, however little is known regarding the specific genes that are involved in increasing the risk of risky alcohol use. Recent theories posit that some genes are so called susceptibility genes, meaning that carriers of certain genes or alleles are more susceptible both to positive and negative environments. The aim of the present study was to examine main and interaction effects of a possible susceptibility gene (ANKK1, which in previous research has been found to be related to risky alcohol use), and victimization as a negative environmental factor and parent-child relationship as a positive factor. Data were drawn from the RESUME project, and in the present study, 1.800 participants were included (47% males; 53% females; mean age of 22.15 years). Results showed no statistically significant main or interaction effect for ANKK1, but a statistically significant main effect was found for victimization and parent-child relationship. In conclusion, future research should include a larger sample size and use participants diagnosed with alcohol dependency. In addition, the susceptibility properties of ANKKI needs to be further examined, as the results from the present study indicate that ANKK1 is not a susceptibility gene. / Riskfylld alkoholkonsumtion kan öka risken för att vissa brott begås, såsom rattfylleri, partnervåld och slagsmål. Forskning har visat att omkring 60% av en individs alkoholkonsumtion kan förklaras av genetik, men det finns lite forskning kring just vilka gener som ökar risken för alkoholism. Nya teorier tror att vissa gener är så kallade sårbarhetsgener, vilket innebära att individer som bär på dessa gener eller särskilda alleler är mer sårbara för både positiva och negativa miljöfaktorer. Syftet med den nuvarande studien var att undersöka huvud-och interaktionseffekter av en potentiell sårbarhetsgen (ANKK1, som tidigare forskning visat har en påverkan på riskfylld alkoholkonsumtion), med utsatthet som den negativa faktorn och barn-föräldrarelation som den positiva faktorn. Data i form av enkätsvar och DNA prov från RESUME studien användes för den nuvarande studien, där 1,800 deltagare inkluderades (47% män; 53% av kvinnor; medelålder = 22.15). Resultaten visade inte på någon statistiskt signifikant huvud-eller interaktionseffekt för ANKKI, men det fanns en statistiskt signifikant huvudeffekt för utsatthet och barn-föräldrarelation. Slutsatsens som dras är att framtida studier bör fokusera på att ha ett större urval och använda sig av deltagare som är diagnosticerade med alkoholmissbruk. Utöver det bör framtida forskning fortsätta undersöka om ANKK1 är en sårbarhetsgen, eftersom resultaten från denna studie visar att den inte är en sårbarhetsgen.

This paper investigates the perception of dark posts in influencer whitelisting (IWL) and their impact on consumers’ trust compared to other forms of sponsored content on social media. The study employed a mixed-methods approach involving a survey with open-ended questions to gather data from participants across different generational cohorts - GenZ, Millennials and Gen-X. The findings indicate that dark posts are generally perceived as undisclosed advertisements, negatively impacting message trustworthiness and source credibility. Lack of authenticity and transparency from the social media influencer (SMI) and the brand were identified as key factors contributing to this perception. On the contrary, factors positively influencing consumers’ trust in dark posts included familiarity with the SMI, the brand, or the product, simple sponsorship disclosure, permanent content showcasing the product on the SMI’s feed, and authenticity in the influencer’s tone of voice and wording. The study contributes to the existing literature on influencer marketing and emphasises the importance for brands to find a balance between effective marketing strategies and consumer trust, particularly in the context of influencer whitelisting. Brands should consider factors of familiarity, authenticity, and transparency to impact source credibility in influencer whitelisting campaigns positively. / I den här artikeln undersöks hur dark posts uppfattas i influencer whitelisting (IWL) och hur de påverkar konsumenternas förtroende jämfört med andra former av sponsrat innehåll på sociala medier. Studien använde en blandad metod med en enkät med öppna frågor för att samla in data från deltagare i olika generationskohorter - Gen- Z, Millennials och Gen-X. Resultaten visar att mörka inlägg i allmänhet uppfattas som hemlig reklam, vilket har en negativ inverkan på budskapets trovärdighet och källans trovärdighet. Brist på autenticitet och transparens från influencern (SMI) och varumärket identifierades som nyckelfaktorer som bidrar till denna uppfattning. De faktorer som däremot hade en positiv inverkan på konsumenternas förtroende för dark posts var kännedom om SMI, varumärket eller produkten, enkel information om sponsring, permanent innehåll som visar produkten i SMI:s flöde samt autenticitet i influencerns tonläge och ordval. Studien bidrar till den befintliga litteraturen om influencer-marknadsföring och betonar vikten av att varumärken hittar en balans mellan effektiva marknadsföringsstrategier och konsumenternas förtroende, särskilt i samband med vitlistning av influencers. Varumärken bör ta hänsyn till faktorer som förtrogenhet, autenticitet och transparens för att påverka källans trovärdighet positivt i vitlistningskampanjer för influencers.

The aim of the study was to explore the differences between generations X and Y in the military by exploring whether belonging to a particular generational cohort influences perceptions of job satisfaction and emotional intelligence (EI). Data on generational groupings, job satisfaction and EI was drawn from a convenience sample of 187 members from the Human Resources (HR) Division in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Descriptive statistics, correlations and t-tests for independent samples were used to analyse the data. Analysis revealed that job satisfaction has a significant positive relationship with EI. Furthermore, the empirical study also yielded evidence to support a difference between Gen X and Gen Y in relation to two job satisfaction facets, namely promotion and supervision. The findings, however, did not support a difference between Gen X and Gen Y in terms of overall job satisfaction and total EI. The leadership of the SANDF may be able to use the study’s findings to guide effective organisational policies and processes to maintain and retain a loyal and productive human resources pool working in cohesion despite underlying differences. / Industrial and Organisational Psychology / M. Com (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)