Browsing Anthropology and Sociology Senior Individualized Projects by Title
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Great God! This Is an Awful Place: A Study of Deviancy in Antarctica
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2009)In the hot summer after senior year of high school year I pulled a book off a shelf at the local library. The book featured a glossy white cover with a ship cradled by pack ice, pushing it up to the skies. It seemed a ... -
Group Therapy and Structured Peer Interactions of Visually Impaired, Multi-Handicapped Students
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)Through ethnographic research at a school for visually impaired, multi-handicapped students. I focused on group therapy and peer interaction. Would group therapy and structured peer interaction be beneficial to the ... -
Habitus in Operation: Cultural Conflict in the Developing Rural West
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2004)The following study examines the cultural conflict occurring in a rural farming community rapidly becoming a recreationally based economy. The study took place in Teton County, Idaho, where the influx of newcomers into ... -
Half the Sky : Women's Liberation During Mao Zedong's Leadership in China, 1949-1976
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2016)Many historians, anthropologists, and ethnographers have documented the experiences of women in China during Mao's leadership. However, women are either treated as subjects of the state, or as liberated agents. Though the ... -
Health Care and the Black Elderly
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1984)While I could have picked any subject concerning the elderly, this paper mainly focuses on the health care system and how it affects the elderly, and in particular the black elderly. The federal government has said that ... -
Health Insurance and Patient Care in Germany: The Effects of a Macro-Scale System on Individuals
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1995)This Project is composed of two parts. The first contains the results of my research into the structure of the health-care system. But as this system is an inseparable part of the entire social-assistance network, an ... -
Healthy Identity Formation : Young Women and Youth Programs
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2014)Female adolescents today attempt to form their identities in the face of violence, oppression, and a culture that promotes the sexual victimization of women. Without organizations committed to assisting girls in the process ... -
Helping Neighbors Help Themselves: A Review and Application of Community Organizing Theory
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1998)In the following pages, I present an analysis of the neighborhood organizing of NIBC. I have chosen to highlight the Community Builders program because it is NIBC's most vital component in this division. Through interviews ... -
Helping Youth to Help Themselves : Resocialization Through Affection and Discipline in a Structured Environment
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1990)The author describes her internship and the treatment program at Waples Group Homes in Appleton, WI, a cluster of four homes for young adults aged 12-18 who have been in the juvenile justice system and are being treated ... -
"Hey Mister, Get off My Sister": Words on Survival and healing from Women Survivors of Prostitution
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1994)In my three months at the Council for Prostitution Alternatives I learned quickly. Surrounded by the joys and pains, the anger and the chaos of women's lives, I began to see their truths mirrored in my own life, and the ... -
Hip and Harmonious Living: Race and class implications of new revitalization efforts on urban America
(2003)This paper explores the Cool Cities phenomenon, a new revitalization effort in which cities aim to attract young professionals. Richard Florida explains that this emerging "creative class" is the key to bringing cities ... -
Hispanic Americans and Alcohol: An in Depth Investigation of Trends, Attitudes, and Cultural Issues Affecting Treatment Opportunities and Prevention
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2000)The subject to be discussed in the following pages is a matter of great concern and importance in American society today. As America becomes more and more of a melting pot, salad bowl, or whatever the classification is ... -
Hispanic Women's Access to and Utilization of Prenatal Care
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 1991)In the writing of this paper I was forced to confront my status as an Anglo woman in the United States. I was able to understand the meaning of my position through the beginnings of an understanding of Hispanic women's ... -
Hispanics' Health: Explanations of and Attempts to Meet Unmet Needs
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2006)Health disparities between Hispanics and whites are a complex topic. The disparities themselves differ depending on the health indicator measured. Even the measurements themselves reveal biases, making it difficult to ... -
The History of The New England Home for Little Wanderers The Behavior Modification and Milieu Therapy Program at Orchard Home
(1995)Philosophies, strategies, and implementation of treatment services for children are constantly changing to make improvements. There is no one perfect solution to eliminate the crises of children. There are many schools ... -
"Hitting Closer to Home" : The Politics of a Community's Understanding of Deportability in Northern Michigan
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2019)The nation-state's existence as an "imagined political community" (Anderson 1983) relies on both physical and imagined borders which inevitably creates "insiders" and "outsiders." In this imagined nation, made up of "good ... -
HIV / AIDS Prevention in Australia: Lessons the US Can Learn from a National Policy Approach
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2002)This paper explores HIV / AIDS prevention in Australia and the ways in which these policies might be adapted to the US cultural context. The literature examines HIV I AIDS preventive measures that have proven successful ... -
The Hmong, the Environment, and the Question of the 'Other': Study of the Conflict in Nan Province, Thailand
(Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College., 2001)The outbreak of ethnic conflicts within Thailand, although currently associated with only a few human casualties, is of particular interest as the country is renowned as a haven of acceptance. More interestingly however, ... -
Home Cooked Meals: The negative consequences of food globalization and movement towards local farming
(2007)The following research describes the rise in food globalization and the negative effects it has had on the environment, health and consumers. It begins by addressing the history of globalization following World War II, and ... -
Homelessness and The Family Dynamic
(2009)Homeless families are the fastest growing population among homeless in America. In spite of this fact, many homeless shelters still implement policies which are only suited to meet the needs to single homeless adults. ...