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The Power of Perceptions: Homeless Assistance Providers and Their Perceptions of the Homeless
(2009-04-27)In the State of Michigan there were 79,940 people who experienced homelessness in 2007 (Benchmark Report 2007). This number was calculated through the collection of data from four hundred and fifty five organizations across ... -
The Power of Perceptions: Homeless Assistance Providers and Their Views of the Homeless Population
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2008)The following study is an examination of the views and perceptions individuals working in careers relating to homelessness in Michigan have about the population that they serve. Qualitative data was collected from ten ... -
The Power of Television : The Growing Media Consciousness of Blacks and Hispanics
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1989)The author worked as a production intern and an on-camera host in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Channel 65, a low power local access station that targets programming towards minority communities. Low power stations first came ... -
Power, Agency, and Sex Work Discourse
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)I seek to present, problematize, and complicate the ways in which academic discourse frequently constructs narrow arguments about sex work and the sex industry, with little regard for the voices of sex workers themselves. ... -
Power, Influence, and Decision-Making: Emergency Department Healthcare Worker's Responses to Pediatric Patients with Suicidal Ideation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2021-12-01)Suicidal ideation is the second leading cause of death in U.S. for citizens ages 1 0- 25 (CDC, 2018). It often impacts marginalized communities the most and has been exacerbated by the current COVID-19 pandemic. Current ... -
Power, Influence, and Decision-Making: Emergency Department Healthcare Workers’ Responses to Pediatric Patients With Suicidal Ideation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2022)Healthcare workers are in a unique position in that they can both be oppressed and take part in the oppression. This research focuses on the duality of healthcare workers treating suicidal ideation in this space: how ... -
Power: The Senegalese Woman's Experience as Related to Education, Marriage and Family Life and Economics
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)Through this commentary on Senegalese women's bases of power as related to education, marriage and economics, I hope to compliment already existing work on African women by focusing more specifically on Senegal. Encompassing ... -
A Preliminary Report on the Status of Women at Kalamazoo College
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1996)This project to uncover the status of women at Kalamazoo College was a very difficult project to undertake due to the fact that no one had previously attempted it. The very fact that no one had previously conducted such ... -
A Preliminary Study of the Fund for community Developments Strategic Planning componenta
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1992)It is the purpose of this paper to begin an analysis of the viability of strategic plan use by nonprofit development agents. This pilot study begins with a review of the definition, role and purpose of strategic planning; ... -
Preschool Children’s Play: The Reflection of Racial Attitudes and Preferences
(2002)Cultural diversity is an integral part of our society, and therefore it is important that we understand how racial attitudes develop. By the age of three, young children can recognize racial cues, which signifies that ... -
Primary and Secondary Education Finance Policy in the State of Michigan : The Present and the Future
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1988)The author reviews the issues around public school finance in the mid-1980s, explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the funding system in place at the time, and describing the goals of the school finance reform movement, ... -
Prison Health Care in Michigan: A Case Study
(2006)In this paper I will look at the current state of the Michigan prison health care system, in light of recent deaths that have taken place, as well as historically. I will examine the role the State of Michigan and ... -
The Pro-Choice Movement Analyzed through Social Movement Theory Frameworks
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)My SIP explored the Pro-Choice movement between 1973 and 1990, through the lens of Social Movement Theory. Through the exploration of Resource Mobilization Theory, Political Process Theory and New Social Movement Theory, ... -
The Pro-Choice Movement Analyzed through Social Movement Theory Frameworks
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)This paper explores the Pro-Choice movement between 1973 and 1990, through the lens of Social Movement Theory. The exploration of Resource Mobilization Theory, Political Process Theory and New Social Movement Theory offer ... -
The Professionalization of Childbirth in America
(2007)This paper discusses the role of medical professionalization in an American definition of childbirth. Using sociological theories, it articulates the connection between the construction of a profession and the establishment ... -
The Progress of a community: The Evolution of Agriculture in Pacayas, Costa Rica
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1986)As a Sociology/Anthropology major with a concentration in Latin American studies I chose to do my Foreign Study in Bogota, Colombia. That experience introduced me to life in a bustling Latin American metropolis and Latin ... -
A Promise Worth Keeping: The Kalamazoo Promise and its Impact on Educational Outcomes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2010)The Kalamazoo Promise offers location-based scholarships, and through these scholarships offers potential for vast economic and educational improvement in. Kalamazoo. The goal of this paper is to determine the extent of ... -
A Promise Worth Keeping: The Kalamazoo Promise and Its Impact on Educational Outcomes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2011-04)The Kalamazoo Promise offers location-based scholarships, and through these scholarships offers potential for vast economic and educational improvement in Kalamazoo. The goal of this paper is to determine the extent of ... -
Prosecuting Attorneys: A MertonianAnalysis of Deviance and the Criminal Justice System
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)I chose to study Prosecutors because they have a great deal of latitude in determining which defendants are prosecuted. In the American criminal justice system, the Prosecutor has the burden of proof in showing that a ...