Gen Z Generalized Chloe Gerhart
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- Society & Culture
Gen Z Generalized is a podcast created to inform today's teens and young adults of pressing issues affecting the world around them. The host, Chloe Gerhart, is a teenager herself who wishes to inform people of all ages about the problems Gen Z is facing on a daily basis.
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The Second Wave of US Feminism
As a continuation from my last episode, I've decided to talk about the second wave of feminism which took place during the 60s and 70s in the US. This subject is very interesting to me and I love to share my knowledge of it! Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/feminism/The-second-wave-of-feminism https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/postwarera/1960s-america/a/second-wave-feminism https://dailyhistory.org/What_was_the_Second_Wave_Feminist_Movement%3F https://feminisminindia.com/2018/04/25/summary-second-wave-of-feminism/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-the-Sexes-tennis https://www.history.com/news/equal-rights-amendment-failure-phyllis-schlafly https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/politics/equal-rights-amendment.html
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The First Wave of US Feminism
Learning about the history of feminism and women's rights movements is something I've always loved, so I decided to share a little bit of my knowledge in honor of Women's History Month!! Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/womens-rights/seneca-falls-convention https://dailyhistory.org/What_was_the_First_Wave_Feminist_Movement%3F https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment-1 https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/alice-paul https://www.nps.gov/articles/woman-suffrage-procession1913.htm
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The Obesity Epidemic, Dieting Trends, and Eating Disorders
In this episode, I discuss the recent obesity epidemic in America as well as society's repsonses to the epidemic. Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/childhood.html
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/adult/causes.html
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/obesity-in-america-whats-driving-the-epidemic
https://www.health.com/weight-loss/diets-through-history-the-good-bad-and-scary
https://www.insider.com/most-popular-diets-from-the-past-2018-1#the-keto-diet-was-one-of-the-most-popular-diets-of-2018-36
https://anad.org/education-and-awareness/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders
https://www.macmh.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/18_Gallivan_Teens-social-media-body-image-presentation-H-Gallivan-Spring-2014.pdf -
Minimum Age Laws
For my second episode, I wanted to discuss the political, social, and scientific reasons behind various minimum age laws, such as those for tobacco use and drinking. I try to give a brief summary of each topic as well as my opinion on some of them. Please give it a listen! Episode Sources: https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/vaping-devices-electronic-cigarettes
https://daily.jstor.org/a-brief-history-of-tobacco-in-america/
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices-perspectives-fda-leadership-and-experts/achievements-tobacco-regulation-over-past-decade-and-beyond
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/health/cigarette-sales-age-21.html
https://www.lung.org/our-initiatives/tobacco/cessation-and-prevention/tobacco-21-laws.html
http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/frequently_asked_questions/
https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/minimum-legal-drinking-age.htm
https://one.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/research/FewerYoungDrivers/iv__what_caused.htm
https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/what-you-need-know-about-alcohol-and-developing-teenage-brain
https://www.britannica.com/event/Selective-Service-Acts
https://www.sss.gov/About/History-And-Records/Background-Of-Selective-Service
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/02/26/no-women-dont-have-sign-draft-yet-heres-whats-next.html
https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/the-26th-amendment
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-07-01/old-enough-to-fight-old-enough-to-vote-the-26th-amendments-mixed-legacy -
The Importance of Young Voters
For my very first episode, I decided to talk about one of the most important things Gen Z can do: vote! In this episode, I'll give a brief history of the minimum voting age and how its changed, and I'll give some statistics about youth voter turn out in the past 20 or so years. Episode sources: https://electionlab.mit.edu/research/voter-turnout
http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/demographics
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/04/22/2020-presidential-race-harvard-youth-vote/3538944002/
https://www.history.com/topics/united-states-constitution/the-26th-amendment
https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-07-01/old-enough-to-fight-old-enough-to-vote-the-26th-amendments-mixed-legacy