Browsing Anthropology and Sociology Senior Individualized Projects by Title
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'The Vertigo of Eros': Examining the Aesthetic-Ecstatic Space of Electronic Music for the Postmodern Subject
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2011)This study applies modem and postmodern theoretical concepts toward the analysis of interviews and observations collected at two American music festivals, as well as in examining the subcultural productions of the ... -
Veterans Under Stress: The Unique Factors that Contributed to the Development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among Vietnam Veterans
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)I had the opportunity over the past ten weeks to meet and interact with some of the soldiers who served in Vietnam. Originally, I had intended to focus my senior thesis on the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that frequently ... -
Virgins, Wives, and Witches: Images of Andean Wiomen in Colonial Peru
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1990) -
Visions of Another World: Senegal, Sorcery, and the Unconscious
(1994)The original intention of this paper was to present my findings in regards to the present day status of sorcery in Senegal. When I came across J. Finley Hurley's book, Sorcery, while doing background research, however, I ... -
Voices of the Poor: An analysis of the views and experiences regarding poverty of low-income residents in Kalamazoo County
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2002)While much research has been done regarding the structural causes of poverty, one voice that is often missing is the voice of the poor. The purpose of this study was to further investigate the causes and effects of poverty ... -
"Voices of the Women": Women's Empowerment and the Role of Family Planning Among Low-Income Women in Guadalajara, Mexico
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996) -
Volunteer Motivation and Loyalty: A Case Study of Volunteers at FareStart; Seattle, WA
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2006)This senior thesis examines the success of volunteer retention at a small, nonprofit organization, FareS tart, in Seattle, W A. In studying a sample of loyal volunteers as well as transient volunteers, this study uncovers ... -
Waitressing for my Life: An Auto-Ethnographic Study on Emotional Labor and Gender Identity within the Family Restaurant
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2012)The following is an auto-ethnographic account of how emotional labor, sexual harassment and gender affect interpersonal relations in a family run restaurant. To concentrate my examination, I focus my evidence on the ... -
"We're in this together:" A Study on Mutuality in Youth Mento ring Relationships
(2007)As the field of youth mentoring grows, the need for research become more and more necessary. There is a great demand to analyze youth men to ring relationships and their efficacy. It is important to understand how these ... -
Western Study and Perception of the Non-European Other
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)The primary objective of this study is to better understand Anthropology today, in its modern form. The history I have presented here is general at best, and borrowed from scholars more equipped than I, who followed ... -
What Does It Mean to be Puerto Rican? A Study on Puerto Rican National Identity Formation
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2017)This paper explores the question 'what does it mean to be Puerto Rican' and uses it as an entry into an analysis of National Identity formation. The paper begins with a theoretical framework of the concept of the nation ... -
What Happened to Grandma's House? Exploring Structure and Agency in the Gentrification of Seattle's Central Area.
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009)The aim of this paper is to understand gentrification in terms of a structural process, identify the key actors and stakeholders, and focus on the hurdles plaguing one particular community organization at the heart of a ... -
What makes Trinidad's Carnival the "Greatest Show on Earth"
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1997)This paper strives to show how Trinidad's culture and history are reflected in and reaffirmed through the annual celebration of Carnival. The path it has taken and the development it has made throughout the years has ... -
Where They Belong: An Examination of Woman's Role Development in the U.S. Using Social Constructionist Theory
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2002)Looking at the revolutionaries of the past, they had awesome tasks to make such alterations to the world around them. They did not single-handedly cause the changes that transpired, but their names are synonymous with ... -
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 ... -
Why We Watch : Understanding Fans Infatuation with Violence in Sports
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2013)The purpose of this research is to explain why we, as fans, love to watch sports; specifically why we absorb the violence involved in these sports. When you look at gladiators, football players, boxers, etc. they square ... -
Wilderness Experience and Identity
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2013)This paper examines the predominant anthropological and sociological theories on behavior and identity and their connections with wilderness experiences. It attempts to define the concept of a wilderness experience in the ... -
A Woman's Place: Women in International Development and The United Nations Development Fund for Women
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Women and Religion: The Influence of the Catholic Religion on the Role of the Mexican Woman
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College, 2000)The role of the woman in Mexican society and culture is a topic that has recently come to light and is being studied in greater depth by anthropologist, sociologists, and feminist scholars alike. Because the submissive ...