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Back to the Future: Globalization and Modernization in Costa Rica; How The Attitudes Among Costa Ricans in Response to the Current Transnational Social, Political, and Economic Issues Affecting the Nation Demonstrate the Struggle Between Traditional and Modern Views Toward Development
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)This paper is an in-depth analysis of the coverage of the current social, political, and economic issues in Costa Rican and Central American newspapers and the specific attitudes and opinions that develop in response to ... -
Backpacking Tourism : Identity Formation and the Commodification of Experience
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2016)Tourism is a worldwide industry with a long and complex history that has far-reaching effects in every corner of the planet. Backpacking tourism, while once considered a marginalized activity only a select few engaged in, ... -
Balancing Present with Past: Contemporary Native American Life as Studies through the Phoenix Indian Center
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)Contemporary Native American Life: it is often hard to identify, much less define. Something about Native America evokes thoughts of simplicity, nature, strong cultural ties, and if nothing else, tradition. While ... -
A Beacon Of Hope : A Critical Look at the Development of an NGO and a Community
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2017)Non-governmental organizations play a vital role in society by providing public services to communities in which they operate. Research has analyzed the impact these organizations attain on communities and the amount of ... -
“A Beacon of Hope”
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Non-governmental organizations play a vital role in society by providing public services to communities in which they operate. Research has analyzed the impact these organizations attain on communities and the amount ... -
Behavior Management Techniques in Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2000)The behavior of seriously emotionally disturbed children can be improved with techniques such as positive reinforcement, modeling behavior, "away time", processing incidents and child-centered counseling. By using these ... -
Behavior-Based Safety Observation: What are the Varying Effects of Providing Information, Observing, and Giving Feedback on Performing Office Work Safely?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2002)Workplace injuries are a serious problem in the United States. They cost businesses billions of dollars a year in workman's compensation and employee absenteeism. The workers suffer from chronic disorders that are not ... -
Behind the Smile: Alcohol Abuse and Deviant Behavior among Contemporary Urban Russian Youth
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999)In 1991 the Russian people, unified under a new federation, bid farewell to communism and turned the page onto a new era of Russian history. A history they all believed to be filled with the wonders of democracy: freedom ... -
Beso Con Brown Baba: Queering Familial Space Through the Poetics of Mariposa Consciousness
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)Beso con Brown Baba: Queering Familial Space through the Poetics of Mariposa Consciousness is a telling of stories from my familial upbringing. It invokes the human condition where there is love and violence. ... -
A Better Place to Be: The role of peer-focused support groups for parents coping with and managing their child's emotional stability following the child's cancer diagnosis
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)The purpose of this paper is to determine the role of peer-focused support groups for parents coping with and managing their child's emotional stability following the child's cancer diagnosis Social theories of support groups ... -
Beyond the Big Chill : Societal Reflections in the Films of the Sixties and the Eighties
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1988)Using film as a medium, the author compares and contrasts the values and social trends which were prominent during the 1960s and the 1980s in the United States. Special note will be taken of the continuity of values and ... -
Bias in the News Media: The Media's Portrayal of the India and Pakistan Crisis
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2002)"In America the President reigns for four years, and journalists govern for ever and ever,"1 wrote Oscar Wilde, an Anglo-Irish playwright. Journalists have an unmistakable influence on the general population that involves ... -
Biased Discipline & Predisposition within American Public Schools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2016)On September 23rd, 1954 the decision to force desegregation of America’s public schools, made it unconstitutional to have racially separate schools. However, literature today suggests the Brown v. Board of Education ... -
Bilingual Education: A Study of the Students' Needs and Hardships
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1991)With the growing number of people immigrating to the United States of America, the importance of bilingual education has increased. There are more and more families bringing young children into the schools. If the ... -
BIPOC Educational Spaces: An Analysis of Personal Experiences Working in Kalamazoo Public Elementary Schools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2023)BIPOC Educational Spaces: An Analysis of Personal Experiences Working in Kalamazoo Public Elementary Schools is a telling of stories from my time as a childcare worker in Kalamazoo Public Schools. It includes anecdotes ... -
Blessed are the Peacemakers on Earth : A Study of the Theory and Practice of Nonviolent Resistance
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1992)This paper will attempt to answer the following questions: Under what conditions is nonviolence an effective means of social change? Under what conditions is it not effective? Why, in each case, is this so? The author ... -
Body Concept as Barrier to Organ Donation and the Proposed Role of Financial Incentives
(2003)This study explores the role an individual's concept of the body plays in contributing to opinions about the ethical use of financial incentives to increase organ donation in the United States. It examines how professional ... -
The Body of Christ: A Sociological Perspective on Current Membership of the Roman Catholic Church in America
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)Taking an objective and critical look at the current state of the Catholic Church in the United States, this paper attempts to show how a conservative image of the church affects membership. It first sets out to prove ... -
Breaking Away: A Study of Successful Mexican-American Females
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1993)The Senior Individualized Project is designed to be the culmination of four years academic work and the interests one has developed during that time. When I began thinking about a "SIP" there were several ideas guiding ... -
Breaking the Silence: How Mothers in a Small Ecuadorian Community are Making a Change
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)This project was created out of a life long interest that 1 have bad working with people and helping people who are in need. My goal was to help women who are trying to make an advancement in their lives and to break the ...
