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Sunny Days Summer Program: A Case Study and Evaluation of a Day Camp for Homeless Children
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999)The issues faced by homeless mothers are multiple as are the factors initially leading to homelessness. Many service organizations offer housing that at least offers respite from the streets. Some offer additional services ... -
Supplying Training Capital to Rural Costa Rican Women: Understanding Their Constraints on Participation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1986)This thesis is a culmination of an eleven week study that took place in the province of Cartago,Costa Rica. I had the opportunity to study two development programs that supply training and capital to rural business women. ... -
A Survey of Bilingual Education Literature with Respect to the Theories of Berger andLuckmann, Collins and Marx
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1985)Bilingual education serves varying purposes in different countries. With English fast becoming the language nations use to communicate with one another, an English-dominant country like the United States may see no ... -
A Survey of the Potentiality of Juvenile Offenders Becoming Conficted Felons
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1966)This paper represents a statistical survey of the number of children with juvenile records who became felony cases in the adult court. The work is primarily a comparison of the percentage of juvenile cases in the Juvenile ... -
The Survival of the Island of Vieques : Resilient Agriculture and Community Solidarity
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2019-09-01)The island of Vieques has been a US colonial territory for centuries. This paper will examine the colonial violence of the United States in Vieques, Puerto Rico, in particular, looking at the realities of the occupation ... -
Surviving a Broken System: A Qualitative Study of African American Women Coping with Food Insecurity
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2014)People in the United States of America find themselves going hungry in a country of plenty. Government and local agencies have stepped forward in an attempt to resolve this issue, but what happens when the services available ... -
The Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)Throughout the course of history, children have been subjected to numerous forms of abuse, including physical abuse, verbal or emotional abuse, and neglect. All of these are terrible abuses that no child deserves to ... -
Sustainable Development, Millennials, and the Pursuit of Happiness
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2011)The current direction of human society is unsustainable, if we continue on our current path it will inevitably lead to civilization's collapse. In order to avoid this collapse a drastic change needs to be made in how ... -
"Sweat is what the body want" : Race, Politics, Geography, and Basketball In Trinidad
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)How does the sport of basketball, which is characterized by a flowing system of improvisation and teamwork, function in a divided racial and class landscape on the Caribbean island of Trinidad? The project looks at how ... -
Symbolic Anthropology and Car Rapides: Culture through Meaning, Culture on the Go
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999) -
Talcott Parsons: A Theory of Action
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1969)This thesis is to be a general survey of Talcott Parsons' major and outstanding contribution to sociology which is what he calls a theory of action. He believes that actions is the foundation of the social sciences and ... -
“The Talk” An Analysis of the Evolution of Sexual Discourse and Sex Education in the United States from the Mid-twentieth Century Until the Present
(2003)This study analyzes the various changes that have occurred in regard to sexual discourse and sexuality education in America over the past fifty years. The main changes occurred through political and social organizations ... -
Tasting Karma: How Food Produces Hindu Communities Within India
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2006)Food and religion are an integral part of India's society. In this thesis I will be exploring the many interrelationships between the two to gain a wider understanding pf India's society. By choosing Hinduism, I focused ... -
Technological Change and Industrial Organization: A Case Study
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1969)The paper will first present a general discussion of the relationship between technological change and industrial organization. This will be followed by the formulation of several hypotheses and their analysis in terms ... -
Temporary Return Trips to Israel and American Jewry
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)This paper examines Jewish American return to Israel. In specific it investigates the meaning of temporary return trips to Israel attended by many youth and young adults in the U.S. Through relevant literature by professionals ... -
Temporary Return Trips to Israel and American Jewry
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2015)More and more, Jewish young adults of the diaspora are getting the opportunity to visit Israel. Trips are organized by large organizations such as Taglit Birthright and Passport to Israel as well as various local sponsors ... -
A Terminal Case: A look at what one organisation is doing for the working children in the Terminal Terrestre in Quito, Ecuador
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)It has been predicted that by the year 2000, 21% of the world population under 15 will be living in the cities of Latin America. Urban youth will soon be the majority worldwide. If present trends continue 30% of the ... -
A Theoretical and Practical Approach to Volunteer Management
(1994)Volunteerism has been an essential partner in America's growth and progress; it is a source of our country's enduring strength. Americans have always volunteered in great numbers: in community services, politics, religious ... -
Therapeutic Horticulture: Applications to Different Populations
(2002)Horticulture therapy is the. use of gardening and horticultural activities to help people of all ages and mental and physical abilities to improve their quality of life. This form of complementary therapy develops social, ...