Browsing Anthropology and Sociology by Author "Arnold, Marigene, 1946-"

500 Years of Conquest : An Analysis of Indigenous Cultural Loss and Methods of Resistance in Guatemala

Lewis, Sarah (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1990)

The author reviews the Spanish conquest of Guatemala, the subsequent displacement and exploitation of indigenous people as the economy shifted to large plantations for coffee and other agricultural commodities, and then ...

African American Student Life On Kalamazoo College's Campus: My View Of The Real Story

Whitaker, Nicole L. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1992)

Upon arriving at Kalamazoo College as a young African-American woman, I had no idea that I would go through as many changes as I have. I knew that college was a new learning arena, and that I would go through some ...

African-Amercan Retention at Kalamazoo College

Holloway, Jason (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1995)

As an African-American senior at Kalamazoo College, I have traveled a road seldom traveled by other African-American students. Many started the marathon, but many grew weary and saw it best to leave the race before it ...

An Analysis of Temper in Glazeware from the Northern Rio Grande Region, N.M.: Implications for Trade during the Protohistoric Period (1450-1680 A.D.)

Hartenberger, Britt E., 1973- (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)

During the 1988 field season, the NRGRP excavated sample test pits at thirteen sites in the subject area, providing a substantial collection of artifacts for analysis. Figure 1 shows these sites by their Laboratory of ...

Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Placer Timber Sale

Stewart, Kimberly A. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1985)

This report documents five months·of archaeological research including pre-field preparation, reconnaissance surveying, site location, discussion of survey results, and recommendations regarding the recorded sites. Field ...

Back to the Future: Globalization and Modernization in Costa Rica; How The Attitudes Among Costa Ricans in Response to the Current Transnational Social, Political, and Economic Issues Affecting the Nation Demonstrate the Struggle Between Traditional and Modern Views Toward Development

Lett, Alexandra S. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)

This paper is an in-depth analysis of the coverage of the current social, political, and economic issues in Costa Rican and Central American newspapers and the specific attitudes and opinions that develop in response to ...

Bilingual Education: A Study of the Students' Needs and Hardships

Allen, Rebecca Lee (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1991)

With the growing number of people immigrating to the United States of America, the importance of bilingual education has increased. There are more and more families bringing young children into the schools. If the ...

Body Concept as Barrier to Organ Donation and the Proposed Role of Financial Incentives

Gilmet, Kelsey (2003)

This study explores the role an individual's concept of the body plays in contributing to opinions about the ethical use of financial incentives to increase organ donation in the United States. It examines how professional ...

Bridging The Gap: Using Survey Research to Develop the Archaeological Site of Monte Alban

Jones, Patrick R. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)

The time I spent working on my research in Oaxaca, Mexico had in many ways the same effect on me that museums have on visitors. Museums house cultures, and histories of people and communities and relay these cultures ...

By Whose Measures? Identity Theory and the Perestroika Generation

Lauchlan, Caitlin B. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)

Numerous developmental psychologists have spoken of adolescence as a period of radical change. For the majority, there is an understanding of it as a central time in self-formation. Identity formation, the development ...

The Cause and Effects of Infant Mortality in Kalamazoo, Michigan: A Focus on Socioeconomic, Sociological, and Psychological Causes and Effects on Infant Mortality

Prude, Eeka Wendella (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999)

In the summer of 1996, I was blessed with the opportunity to work with a very prestigious Obstetrician Gynecologist at Borgess Hospital, named Dr. Arthur R. James. Supporting my eagerness to fulfill my requirements at ...

Changing Perceptions of a Stable Condition: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in contemporary United States society

Rone, Jennifer M. (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004-12-07)

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been growtng tn popularity, both in terms of its prevalence and in terms of how well it is known by the general public. Likewise, the amount of literature on the disorder, ...

Chipukizi Bapaya Productions' Campaign for Poverty's Children

Knox, Leslie (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)

I conducted my research in Kenya for a total of seven weeks. I arrived on July 27th, 2000 and left September 12th, 2000. During that time I traveled from the capital of Nairobi, to such places as Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret, ...

A Comparative Look at the Roles of Women and of Female Marabouts in the Context of Islam in Senegal

Miller, Denise (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1989)

The author interviewed ten female Marabouts, or Islamic teachers, in Senegal, as well as male teachers and scholars to test her assumptions about the role of women in Senegal. Contrary to her expectations, the author found ...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Case Study in Integration

Morris, Kyle L. (2001)

I have been aware of allopathic medicine and medical philosophies for as long as I can remember. Part of my familiarity with medicine and hospitals is due to the fact that my father is a medical doctor. An even stronger ...

The Construction of Racial Identity in the Dominican Republic

Meissner, Christine (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)

Although a racial democracy may appear to have always existed in the Dominican Republic, the social and political history of the country contradicts this mirage. Often time a positive image of many Latin American countries ...

A Critical Assessment of Empowerment Workshops for Pregnant Adolescents: Focusing on an Existing Empowerment Program in Costa Rica in 2001

Esper, Elisa Michelle (Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)

Adolescent pregnancy is gaining recognition as a social problem. The age of initiation of sexual activity is dropping, rates of sexual activity are increasing, and further amplified by exponential population growth, and ...