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This collection includes Senior Integrated Projects (SIPs, formerly known as Senior Individualized Projects) completed in the Anthropology and Sociology Department. Abstracts are generally available to the public, but PDF files are available only to current Kalamazoo College students, faculty, and staff.
All materials in the Kalamazoo College Digital Archive are subject to Title 17 of the U.S. Code. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise stated, authors retain the copyright for all content posted to the Kalamazoo College Digital Archive.
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Chicago's Chinatown as an American Repertoire
(2022-11-01)Chicago's Chinatown was formally established in 1910 however, the first Chinese in Chicago immigrants can be dated back to 1878. Chinatown initially functioned as a textbook ethnic enclave, where new Chinese immigrants ... -
We Gon' Make It Regardless : A Qualitative Study of Black Women's Experiences of Predominantly White Institutions
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)In the US, Black women have been active in teaching themselves and others for centuries. From enslavement to present day, education has been held in high esteem within the Black community and is viewed as a form of liberation, ... -
Internal Framing and Structural Overhaul : An Exploration of the Bargaining for the Common Good Model in the Chicago Teachers Union
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)Over the last decade, the Chicago Teachers Union {CTU) has gone on strike twice. These strikes were the result of a years long process to restructure the union and its mission. During these strikes, CTU pioneered the ... -
The Paradox of Blackness : Everything and Nothing All at Once
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)The Global capitalization of slavery was a strategically complex system to develop the world economically, politically, and socially for the domination of whiteness. Through the erasure of historical narratives, whiteness ... -
Extreme Green : An Evaluation of Far-Right Ecologism as a Social Movement
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)Both climate change and the rise of the far-right across America in the twenty-first century have the potential to increase radicalization and collective action. As the effects of climate change increase, some may find ... -
It's Time to Give a Flock : Small Agribusiness Alternatives, Market Contradictions, and Organic Floriculture
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)Recently, there has been growth in sustainability-oriented and small agricultural businesses. To be a part of the broader economy, however, these businesses can sometimes compromise their objectives or mission statements ... -
Capitalist Corporate Surveillance in a Postindustrial State : Privacy Concerns, Social Categorization, and Power Imbalances
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-09-01)Mass data collection through smartphones and smart devices for corporate profit, or capitalist surveillance, is a relatively new concept to scholars. In the digital age, our societies rely on technology more than ever ... -
Maintaining Community and Identity As a Ugandan Asian Post Expulsion
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)On August 4th, 1972, Asians in Uganda woke up to a nightmare: they had 90 days to leave the country, an order put in by Idi Amin, the President of Uganda. The expulsion left a large part of Uganda's population under extreme ... -
"What's the choice? You have no choice" : Charter Schools Marketing Better Education by Selling Discipline and Choice and Its Effects on Public Education
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)Charter schools have been a booming industry in recent years, especially in the city of Chicago, where there are advertisements marketed all around the city from the public trains and buses to billboards on the highway. ... -
Hay comida en Ia casa : The Role of Food in Intergenerational Relationships of Mexican Mothers Away from their Homes and How Mothers Pass Down Culture through Food
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-11-01)This paper analyzes the role of food in intergenerational relationships among Mexican women who move away from their homes and how they pass down their culture to their children. I looked at gender, gender roles, motherhood, ... -
Resistenza Sulla Tela Umana : Uncovering Italy’s Tattoo Obsession
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-03-01)Italy holds the epicenter and government of the Catholic Church, where many religious and social aspects are heavily influenced by Roman Catholic traditions. By analyzing historical, anthropological, and archaeological ... -
No hayagua : Water Scarcity Affecting Farmers in Ensenada BC, Mexico Catalyzing the Requirement for Adaptation Methods to be Implemented
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-03-01)Farmers in the Ejido of Maneadero wake up to the recurring nightmare of the phrase "no hay agua"(there is no water). Maneadero, a coastal town part of the municipality of Ensenada Baja California Mexico, is composed of ... -
"Illegality" and Bordering Politics Surrounding Latinx Migrants : Through a Legal Lens
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2022-01-01)This paper discusses how the perceived "illegality" of Latinx migrants is a product of the presence of physical borders, the legal system, and white supremacy in the U.S. The perceived "illegality" of Latinx migrants has ... -
Who Is a Math Person? Belonging in Mathematics for Latina and Black Women
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2021-12-01)Although women have increased in number in the field of mathematics over the years, there is still a major disparity in the number of Latina and Black women studying and working in the field. To be studying or working in ... -
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 ... -
Kalamazoo College Student Experiences With the School-to-Prison Pipeline and Police Officers in Public High Schools
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2021)The purpose of this study was to understand the ways in which the experiences of current Kalamazoo College students varied during their high school years, as well as the extent to which this variation relates to the ... -
The Culture of Natural Birth : Existentialism, Embodiment and Empowerment
(2014-11-01)While the natural birth movement in America is on the rise it is under-theorized and under-researched. The prevalence of medicalized birth marginalizes alternatives and dictates birth experiences among women, denying the ... -
Unpacking the Crisis : the Mass Epidemic of Criminalization and Imprisonment on Racial Disproportionality in the United States
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020-11-01)On any given day, tens of thousands of people of color who have been viewed as public menaces, threats to national security, or accused of violating U.S. laws – the criminal justice system are incarcerated in a system that ... -
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 ...
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