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Strangers in a Foreign Land: A Study of Culture as Illustrated by Americans Living in Cairo
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)It seemed inevitable that, at some point in my education in anthropology, I would have to return to Egypt. I began this project with the desire to revisit this culture and country which have been so prevalent' in my ... -
Structural and Cultural Barriers to Contraceptive Use Among Hispanic Immigrants
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2010-04)Hispanics are currently the fastest growing minority group in the United States, resulting from an influx of immigration and high fertility rates. Due to health inequalities and cultural attitudes and beliefs, there ... -
Structural Inequities in Healthcare Access
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020-11-01)The Commonwealth Fund reports, “more than one-quarter of U.S. adults report they have ever been diagnosed with two or more chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or hypertension during their lifetime ... -
Structural Inequity in the Chiapas Education System
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020-11-01)The topic of race and racism is one that to this day is seldom addressed in Mexico’s public spaces. In school, students learn about race and racism as phenomena foreign to Mexico and of the country’s past, promoting a ... -
The Structure and Function of the Institucion Particular de Educacion Especial y Rehabilitacion (I.P.E.E.R.), an Agency for Mentally
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1991)The author describes her internship in Ecuador and the structure and function of the first institution for mentally retarded children in Quito, Ecuador. The agency, lnstitucion Particular de Educacion Especial y Rehabilitacion ... -
Study Abroad: The African American Experience
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2018)Through the use of participant interviews, I highlight that African Americans experience many similar issues as white Americans, including feeling like an outsider, language barriers, being away from emotional support, ... -
A Study of Attitudes about Crime in the Stuart Neighborhood, Kalamazoo, Michigan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1987)So far as my own goals were concerned, this project was slightly unusual. On my transcript this S.I.P. is registered not as a "Thesis" but as "Research." What I wanted to emphasize was not so much proving or disproving ... -
A Study of Dropouts in Caldwell, Idaho
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1966)The purpose of this study is to provide the Caldwell, Idaho School District #132 with information concerning the early educational development of a number of dropouts from the system's public high school. By examining ... -
A Study of Kibbutz Living: Experiencing Jewish Community and Analyzing Jewish Identity
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 1979)This study examines the modern striving of the Jewish people in the new State of Israel. It was my privilege to be accepted for a work-study program (Ulpan) at Kibbutz Merchavia for the time period between July 1978-November ... -
A Study of Marx's Solutions for Mankind and the World
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A Study of Object Relations In Mentally Ill Children
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A Study of Thai Celadon Wares Found in the Southem Philippine Islands
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)This study focuses on a group of Thai celadon bowls and sherds that are part of both the Guthe and Robinson Collections at the University of Michigan, Museum of Anthropology. The first section of this paper will discuss ... -
A Study of the Atlantic Avenue Baptist Church and Christian Center and the community Which It Serves
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1964-05-05)This paper is largely based upon my actual experience as I worked in the Church and the Christian Center. I have had to rely heavily upon the word of the minister and of long-time members of the church where sufficient ... -
A Study of the Characteristics of Families on the Aid to Dependent Children Program
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1964)The study described in this paper constitutes a sample of Aid to Dependent Children case records in the St. Joseph County Department of Public Welfare, South Bend, Indiana. The information collected was centered around ... -
A Study of the Decision Making Process and Social Controls Involved in Methcathinone Use in the Upper Peninsula.
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)In researching methcathinone use in the Upper Peninsula, my goal was to complete interviews with a small population of individuals who had previously used methcathinone, also called "cat". In doing so I hoped to better ... -
A Study of the Freshmen of 1970: Why Did They Come to Kalamazoo College?
(1971)This paper presents a study which focussed on Kalamazoo College's newest students, the freshmen and transfer students of September, 1970. Like many institutional self-study projects, this particular study was designed to ... -
A Study of the Goals and Objectives of the Northside Tutorial Project as Interpreted by the Project Administration and the Community It Serves
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1966)I embarked on the study of the effectiveness of the Northside Tutorial Project with the idea that the trial period for the tutorial program was over, and that having demonstrated its worth, it was in the best interests ... -
A Study of the Negative del Carchi Culture and its Ceramics
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1992)The culture of Negative del Carchi existed approximately five hundred years before Christ in what are today the Ecuadorian provinces of lmbabura, Carchi, Pichincha, and the Colombian territory of Nariiio. The people ... -
A Study of the Relationship between Two Community Agencies Dealing with Juvenile Deliquency
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1965)This paper is an attempt to discover the relationship, if any, between the Juvenile Court and the Child Guidance Clinic in Saginaw, Michigan. An evaluation of the relationship will be made in terms of whether or not the ... -
A Study of the Relationships Between Student and Family in Kalamazoo's Foreign Study Program in Germany
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1965)The author had a list of twenty-two families in Munster from the Fall-Winter Program of 1964-65. Of these, sixteen were contacted in a three week period. The six families not contacted were no longer with the program, ...