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University of Tennessee, Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Masters eses Graduate School 8-2010 An examination of parental aitudes toward children's advergaming: A parental socialization perspective. Nathan Joseph Evans University of Tennessee - Knoxville, [email protected] is esis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters eses by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Recommended Citation Evans, Nathan Joseph, "An examination of parental aitudes toward children's advergaming: A parental socialization perspective.. " Master's esis, University of Tennessee, 2010. hps://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/705

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University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleTrace: Tennessee Research and CreativeExchange

Masters Theses Graduate School

8-2010

An examination of parental attitudes towardchildren's advergaming: A parental socializationperspective.Nathan Joseph EvansUniversity of Tennessee - Knoxville, [email protected]

This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information,please contact [email protected].

Recommended CitationEvans, Nathan Joseph, "An examination of parental attitudes toward children's advergaming: A parental socialization perspective.. "Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2010.https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/705

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To the Graduate Council:

I am submitting herewith a thesis written by Nathan Joseph Evans entitled "An examination of parentalattitudes toward children's advergaming: A parental socialization perspective.." I have examined the finalelectronic copy of this thesis for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partialfulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, with a major in Communication andInformation.

Mariea G. Hoy, Major Professor

We have read this thesis and recommend its acceptance:

Ronald Taylor, John Eric Haley

Accepted for the Council:Dixie L. Thompson

Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School

(Original signatures are on file with official student records.)

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