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Dealing with Domestic Violence: The Kalamazoo Assault Intervention
(1994)In order to examine the counseling program and in order to better understand the problem of domestic violence and the men that batter, it will be helpful to discuss current literature on these subjects. Exploring the ... -
"The Death of Healing": Shamanism in the Modernizing Ecuadorian Amazon
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996)This began as an investigation of shamanic practices and natural medicines, specifically medicinal plants. I did an extensive literature review shamanism, collecting information from the writings of religious historians ... -
Defeat Hidden by the Veneer of Victory: An Examination of the Gay Rights Movement 1900-2007
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2007)This paper begins with an examination of the trial of Oscar Wilde and an overall analysis of the homosexual climate in the late nineteenth century in order to demonstrate the basis upon which the twentieth century gay ... -
A Descriptive Analysis of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School for Emotionally Disturbed Children
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1965)The material presented in this paper is a synthesis of the articles on the treatment of children, by Dr. Bruno Bettelheim and others, contained in the bibliography, as well as my experiences during the three months I ... -
The Development of Affective Climates Within Organizations
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2013)This paper aims to investigate how and why affective climates are developed within organizations. The goal is to analyze how certain patterns of behavior are cultivated and reinforced and thereby underpin said climates. ... -
Developmentally Disabled Children In the Foster Care System
(2001)"Foster care is intended to offer a supportive family environment to children whose natural parents cannot raise them because of the parents' physical or mental illness, the child's behavioral difficulties, or problems ... -
The Diagnostic Study Home for Emotionally Disturbed Children of The New England Home for Little Wanderers
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1963)Emotional and mental disturbances are among the most pressing problems facing society at the present time. More children are lost to society through serious emotional and mental disturbances than through any childhood ... -
Differential Contributions of Source Memory and Inhibitory Deficiencies to Working Memory Decline With Age
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)Both inhibitory deficit and source monitoring theories of working memory (WM) decline with age state that older adults should be more susceptible to interference. Hedden and Park (2001b) presented evidence supporting ... -
Digging for Identity: Native American Anthropological Practices and the Development of Race in American Anthropology
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2012)Anthropology has a very short history as a true discipline, but its history is highly interwoven with the half-millenium of Euro-American colonization and domination of American aboriginal inhabitants, which has caused ... -
Disappearing Victims : Influences on Withdrawal from Order of Protection Services among Low-Income Black Females
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2017)Low-income Black female domestic violence victims are significantly more likely to prematurely abandon legal services before receiving protection orders. To better understand factors influencing this behavior, a practicum ... -
Discovering My Life
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Discovery and Reflections on Cross-Cultural Adjustment
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)This research project has been an incredible opportunity for me to explore the field of Intercultural communication and learn about my own cultural weaknesses and biases. Most importantly it has given me the opportunity ... -
Dismantling Racism in Institutions of Higher Education: The Role of Multicultural Centers and Inter-Group Dialogue Programs
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2013)Research has shown that the experiences of students of color on college campuses differ significantly from the experiences had by their white peers. In an effort to remedy this fact, colleges across the United States ... -
Does a Rising Tide Lift All boats? Macroeconomic Effects on Trends in Kalamazoo's Inner-City Neighborhoods: 1980-2000.
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2005)This paper examines changes in six low-income, inner-city neighborhoods in the city of Kalamazoo, MI over the years 1980-2000. After a review of relevant literature, data on these neighborhoods-developed for this project-are ... -
Domestic Violence against Women: Its Roots in Social Structure
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1985)My research was based on literature written by psychologists, sociologists, feminists, formerly battered women, and concerned others. The most fascinating aspect of my research came from my contact with victims of ... -
Double Up Food Bucks : Incentivized Alternative to Industrial Agriculture
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)This thesis was largely developed from preexisting literature and the author’s experience with a food assistance incentive program, Double Up Food Bucks, as an intern at the Kalamazoo Farmer's Market. The research explored ... -
Downtown Kalamazoo : A Study of D. K. I. and Growth Management
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1990)In today's society, the terms urban revitaliz~tion, redevelopment, renovation and renewal have become a commonplace reference for the cities of the United States. Cities are considered to be "dead" or as some have ... -
Dreams, Drugs, and Dissatisfaction: Problems of Sustainability in Hippie Communes
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2000)My main purpose of this project is to determine what creates and hinders stability in a commune. My methodology entails looking at the 60s communes and their raisons d'etre, and discussing the main reasons so many of ... -
The Drug Court Race: A Study of Graduation Rates Among Caucasians and African Americans in the Office of Drug Treatment Court Programs of the 9th Circuit Court, Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)Drug treatment courts have received great praise since 1989, when the first drug court was established. Hundreds have sprung up across the United States, as well as in other countries. However, numerous drug courts are ... -
Ecomonic Practice, Social Consequence Motivations and Methods of Zoning in American Communities
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009)Euclidean zoning, the dominant form of American land use zoning, has functioned on the separation of land uses with the purpose of reducing the negative effects of certain types of uses on others. As a result, communities ...
