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Browsing Anthropology and Sociology Senior Integrated Projects by Title
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Creation of Conspiracy Theory Belief Indirectly Through Post-truth by Way of False Information
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2020-11-01)Post-truth rhetoric has become an influential figure in how society understands and relates to truth and reality. Since 2016 scholarship on post-truth skyrocketed due to its increased popularity and new prominent role in ... -
Crime and Punishment in America: The Effectiveness of the Prison System in Deterring Crime and the Approaching Trend of Juvenile Crime
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996) -
The Crises of the Contemporary American Individual, or, "Pardon Me, I Seem to Have Misplaced My Freedom"
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1989)The author presents five philosophical essays inspired by the ideas found in the writing of Daniel Bell, Robert Bellah, Allan Bloom, Christopher Lasch, Niel Postman, and Alan Wolfe, and constructed in the style Kurt Vonnegut, ... -
A Critical Analysis ofthe Epistemological Framework of Human-Animal Interaction in Favor Of a Psychosocial Theoretical Approach
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2018)This research works to analyze the existing literature on theoretical approaches to. human-animal interactions in order to recommend a more comprehensive approach. This research explores the failures of the quantitative, ... -
A Critical Assessment of Empowerment Workshops for Pregnant Adolescents: Focusing on an Existing Empowerment Program in Costa Rica in 2001
(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 ... -
Critical Reflections : A Look at Educating for Freedom in School's Summer Youth Program
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2015)In this paper, the author reflects on her experiences serving as the Assistant Site Coordinator during the Kalamazoo Freedom Schools 2015 summer enrichment program. The reflections are organized as a series of vignettes; ... -
A Critical Study of Transracial Adoption : White Parents with Black Children Over the Last Three Decades (1960s-1980s) : A comparative Investigation of Adoption Activities Among White Families Who Have Adopted Black Children in the Detroit and Southeastern Michigan Area
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1990)The purpose of this research study is to focus on an increasingly growing segment of our population, orphaned children. These minority children continue to be raised in over crowded foster homes and institutions. It is an ... -
A Critique of the Incentive Awards Program in the Veterans Health Administration Central Region Office
(1993)This project will compare the VHA's incentive award program with recent theory. Alfie Kohn asserts in his theory that rewards punish. The manipulation of behavior is not a good thing and more specifically, those based ... -
Cultivating a Culture of Compassionate Caregiving Under Poverty's Constraints: An Ethnography of Kenyan Child Life and Hospice Caregivers
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)Research on compassionate caregiving in impoverished settings focuses on either cultural differences or the effects of poverty, but fails to account for what occurs when institutions are able to intervene in both areas. ... -
Cultural and Structural Variables Affecting Hospice Utilization Among Mexican Americans
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999)The under-utilization of health care services by Mexican Americans and other minority groups is well documented. However, few studies have explored the reasons for minority under-utilization of hospice services. The ... -
Cultural Conflicts: The Differences in Values of First-Generation Turkish-Americans and Tmkish Immigrants
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999)I was most intrigued by the generation gap between the first-generation Turkish-Americans (such as myself) and their immigrant parents that resulted from the different values that they held. Working along side a professor, ... -
The Cultural Consequences of Sport and Holiday Overlap in the United States
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2013)This research aims to draw connections between major sporting events and national holidays in the United States. The goal is to show how the role of creating and recreating an American identity that was originally occupied ... -
Cultural Consumption and Audiences of the Minnesota Orchestra
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)In looking at two different audience segments of the Minnesota Orchestra, I would like to explore motivations which cause a person to start or stop their attendance of classical music events. Concerning the issue ... -
The Cultural Context of Health and Illness: A Look at Hispanic Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)By learning to identify the cultural components that determine health beliefs, customs and practices a health care provider can take the first step toward cultural awareness. There are many subcultures of our society ... -
Cultural Exchange: Reflections and Narratives in Beijing, China
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1996) -
Cultural Sensitivity and Mixed Methods in Social Research: Integrating Qualitative Practices into Quantitative Studies
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2010)Contemporary research from scholars such as Axinn & Pearce (2006) reveals the strong importance in generating constructive collaboration between researchers, participants, communities, institutions, and methods involved ... -
Cultural, Socioeconomic, and Political Deterrents to Women' s Health in the Philippines
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1999)In the process of surveying and evaluating the health among women in developing societies, a specific attention shall be taken from the case of Filipino women. Despite the prior and present engendered bias of international ... -
Culture and Poverty: Examining the Affect of Cultural Context on Perceptions of Poverty and Poverty Reduction Strategies
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2011)Cultural differences in urban versus rural settings impact how people in those cultures view those in poverty. People living in rural settings tend to rely more on their communities and self-formed social safety networks ... -
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 ... -
Cyclical Patters of Influence: Identifying the Relationship Between Community Service and Adolecent Identity Development
(2005)The current study focuses on adolescents' motivations to become involved in community service, the effect of identity on community service participation, and the effect of community service participation on identity ...
