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The Language of Humanness : Migrant and Refugee Experiences of Mexicans and Venezuelans in Chicago
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2019-09-01)There has been a global migration. The United States has been seen as the promised land of opportunities. Many people arrive in the U.S. after being forcibly displaced from their country of origin. Their displacement can ... -
Leadership, Gender and Empowerment: Female Student Experiences at Kalamazoo College
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2010)Previous research has shown the challenges and complexities of females in leadership, specifically because our societal conceptions of leadership are rooted in masculine understandings and practices because men have most ... -
Leaving No Stone Unturned: The Importance of Background Checks in Youth Sports and a Competitive Analysis of Service Providers
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)Volunteering and civic engagement are the cornerstones of a strong nation, however what happens when volunteers weaken the nation by posing as a threat to youth athletes? When it comes to providing a safe environment for ... -
Lending the Self to a Community An Exploration of an Individual's Development of Commitment, Responsibility and Loyalty
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)The following compilation of research examines developments which take place within the lives of ten individuals as they participate in a community based committee that has been founded through the support of a local ... -
Lending the Self to a Community: An Exploration of an Individual’s Development of Commitment, Responsibility & Loyalty
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009-04-27)Paul Loeb eloquently speaks of the power of citizenship within his work, Soul of a Citizen, further encouraging hope, and community within our lives. He states, “Community involvement... is the mirror that best reflects ... -
Life in Xilosirti through the Women's Eyes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1987)The following transcripts are the result of my attempt to comprehend the position of women in a Greek village. The project consists of four oral interviews of women in the ,· ~ Greek village of Xilosirti on the island ... -
Linking Brazil's Persistent Economic Problems to Inefficient Government Policy
(1999)Throughout the first half of this century, and until the mid- to late 1960s, the Brazilian economy was generally perceived as a dynamic, vital force that attracted large volumes of foreign capital. Industrialization ... -
Lived Experiences of Intersectional Inequality amongst Female Identifying Athletes and Coaches: The Construction of Gender and Athletic Subjectivities in Hyper-Masculinized Spaces
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020-11-01)The author interviewed 19 student athletes and three coaches to address her research question. “As a woman, I feel empowered by sport, but I also struggle with the “win at all cost” mentality and the “No pain no gain” ... -
Living in the Borderzone in Cusco, Peru
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2006)The following qualitative study will examine how local, national, and international changes in perceptions occur due to tourism using a case study of Cusco, Peru. While Cusco shares many standard traits of a bustling ... -
Living The Experience: Exploring the Drug Subculture Using Social Constructionist Theory
(2002)SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM is a theory that was composed by sociologists Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann in 1966. Essentially, the theory sought to explain how people construct the idea of what reality is in order to ... -
Living within Invisibility : an Analysis of the Construction of Undocumented in the US : Case Study of Los Angeles
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2017)This research follows the history of the social, political, and economic structures that allow for the construction of undocumentedness as a racialized sociopolitical condition in Los Angeles. Where Undocumentedness has ... -
Living Within Invisibility An Analysis of the Construction of Undocumented in the U.S: Case Study of Los Angeles
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)This paper is not attempting to capture the one authentic undocumented Latinx labor experience in Los Angles, instead I recognize that the choice to migrate is not an individual one. It is forced upon by state factors ... -
Locating Youth Between Power and Marginality: The Limits of Photovoice in Youth Empowerment
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)I grew up in Holyoke. I loved my house, my neighborhood, my school, and my community. Or at least the community I understood as an eight-year-old when I moved to Northampton, just one town over. I didn't understand the ... -
Long-Term Residential Treatment: Giving Addicted Adolescents a Better Chance
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1991)During my SIP quarter I researched adolescent addiction and also had some first hand experience in counseling chemically - dependent boys between the ages of 13-18. I worked with the Brian's House organization, an ... -
A Look at Global Youth Leadership
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)Studying the youth is an integral aspect of humanity, culture and developing social issues. This paper examines the relationship between modernity and agency in the context of youth leadership programs. The author connects ... -
A Look At Global Youth Leadership
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)Studying the youth is an integral aspect of humanity, culture and developing social issues. My thesis examines the relationship between modernity and agency in the context of youth leadership programs. The efforts to prepare ... -
A Look at Social, Economic and Structural Determinants that Shape and/or Influence Attitudes and Perspectives about the Environment in Highland Park, Los Angeles
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2017)This research paper analyzes results from my research conducted in Highland Park, Los Angeles that had 22 respondents. The goal going into this project was to focus on the perspectives and attitudes towards climate change ... -
Looking Cross-Cultural at Systems of Care for the Developmentally Disabled
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2003)Systems of care for people with developmental disabilities exist in every culture. There are a variety of systems and they reflect the values of the culture where they exist. This paper explores four important areas ... -
Looking cross-culturally at the systems of care for the developmentally disabled
(2004)•Developmentally disabled people have an important place in our society as friends, family members, volunteers and co-workers. •We see and interact more with disabled people in public, on the streets, at the movies and ... -
Looking to Cleveland’s Economic and Social Past to Understand its Future
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2012)The titled “Rust Belt” cities have long been a source of concern and curiosity to economists, sociologists, and politicians. Throughout history, these cities have come to represent the essence of industrialization, ...
