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“Dominicanidad” in Short Stories by Aurora Arias and Rita Indiana Hernández
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)The dominant ideology in the Dominican Republic celebrates their European past, denies their African past and emphasizes whiteness and Catholicism. “Dominicanidad” or dominicanness is a myth-like term that encompasses the ... -
Double Up Food Bucks : Incentivized Alternative to Industrial Agriculture
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)This thesis was largely developed from preexisting literature and the author’s experience with a food assistance incentive program, Double Up Food Bucks, as an intern at the Kalamazoo Farmer's Market. The research explored ... -
Downtown Kalamazoo : A Study of D. K. I. and Growth Management
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1990)In today's society, the terms urban revitaliz~tion, redevelopment, renovation and renewal have become a commonplace reference for the cities of the United States. Cities are considered to be "dead" or as some have ... -
Dreams, Drugs, and Dissatisfaction: Problems of Sustainability in Hippie Communes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2000)My main purpose of this project is to determine what creates and hinders stability in a commune. My methodology entails looking at the 60s communes and their raisons d'etre, and discussing the main reasons so many of ... -
The Drug Court Race: A Study of Graduation Rates Among Caucasians and African Americans in the Office of Drug Treatment Court Programs of the 9th Circuit Court, Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)Drug treatment courts have received great praise since 1989, when the first drug court was established. Hundreds have sprung up across the United States, as well as in other countries. However, numerous drug courts are ... -
Ecomonic Practice, Social Consequence Motivations and Methods of Zoning in American Communities
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009)Euclidean zoning, the dominant form of American land use zoning, has functioned on the separation of land uses with the purpose of reducing the negative effects of certain types of uses on others. As a result, communities ... -
Education and Workforce Outcome: A Qualitative Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)Education is one of the key driving forces in determining social and economic success in a country. Costa Rica’s education system very specifically aims to close the gap between the rich and the poor and improve the overall ... -
Education Reform Past and Present: What's Happening to American Schools?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)This paper primarily discusses education reform in America both past and present. First, it takes a brief look at the history of American education then looks as how reforms have swung back and forth between liberal and ... -
The Effect of Advertising On Society's Most Vulnerable Members
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2010)This study focuses on advertising's latent exploitation of two groups of individuals in particular: children and people struggling with personal problems (or, more specifically, those susceptible to buying prescription ... -
The Effect of Advertising On Society’s Most Vulnerable Members
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2011-04)This study focuses on advertising’s latent exploitation of two groups of individuals in particular: children and people struggling with personal problems (or, more specifically, those susceptible to buying prescription ... -
The Effect of Physicians' Social and Demographic Characteristics on Sexual Counseling
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1991)Due to the increased prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) during the 1980s, there has been increased appreciation of the need to educate the public about STDs. One recommendation is to change physician behavior ... -
The Effect of Varying Parental Attitudes on the Personality Development and Attitudes of the Handicapped Child
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1965)When I began my project I had one general purpose in mind: To investigate the effects of parental attitudes on the attitudes of the handicapped child towards his disability and on his own performance and goals. I also ... -
Effecting Political Equality: A Moral Dilemma
(1974)The purpose of this paper is to examine the idea of equality, specifically political equality in a number of different contexts. First, its historical foundations, those directly relevant to the American situation. ... -
The Effectiveness of Urban Renewal Efforts in 3 Major Cities at Stemming Urban Decline and Instituting Positive Urban Renewal: What Can Be Learned?
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2007)This paper examines urban renewal efforts in Boston, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Portland, Oregon. More specifically it examines the ways in which Boston was served in the 80's and 90's by a very progressive ... -
The Effectiveness of Urban Renewal Efforts in Three Major Cities at Stemming Urban Decline and Instituting Positive Social Change: What Can Be Learned?
(2008)This paper seeks to make connections between three major cities and their urban renewal efforts in the recent past. Portland (OR), Minneapolis, and Boston are each examined for their unique approach or solution to urban ... -
The Effects of a Movement Therapy Program on the Motor Patterns, Self-Concept and Body Awareness, and Social Interaction of the Emotionally Disturbed Child
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1978) -
Effects of Acute Stress on Working Memory in Morris Water Maze
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)Stress has been found to affect spatial working memory in both negative and positive directions. Some experiments have shown that an acute stressful event has the potential to facilitate a working memory task when it ... -
Effects of Course Management Systems on Student Courses Evaluations
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)The effects of using course management systems (CMS) on course evaluations were examined in two studies. In the first study, researchers used four years of archival data on undergraduate and graduate student evaluations ... -
Effects of Methamphetamine in the Motor Striatum of Mice
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)Determining the mechanism by which methamphetamine effects striatal functioning is an important goal in attaining further insight for the neuronal effects of methamphetamine and exact processes by which neurotoxicity ... -
The Effects of Parental Adoption Beliefs and Marital Relations on the Adjustment of Transracially Adopted Children
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)Since the 1940's, transracial adoption has gained popularity as an alternative family form. Research in this area has yielded contradicting findings concerning adoptee and familial adjustment. Many researchers have ...
