Browsing Human Development and Social Relations (HDSR) Senior Individualized Projects by Title
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I'm Learning How To Be Me and Loving It: A critical case study of support groups for abused women. Participants perspectives at a women's counseling agency in Philadelphia, PA.
(1991)For my senior thesis, I chose a project that joins together three very important aspects of my undergraduate experience: Psychology, Sociology, and Women's Issues. I designed a research project in which all three interests ... -
If You Seek A Pleasant Peninsula: Challenges & Opportunities In Regional Coordinated Land Use Planning In Lower Michigan
(2003)This paper hopes to examine what challenges, opportunities, and possibilities compose Michigan's regional coordinated land use planning issues. The reader should look for the obstacles that stand in the way of implementing ... -
In Touch With Teens, An Effort to Prevent Dating Violence
(2002)This document chronicles the history of rape as seen by the legal syste~ theories (called approaches) as to why rape and relationship violence exist and these theories include the feminist perspective, the biological ... -
Indigent Juvenile Delinquency Defense Services: How Our Political Economy Shapes the Experiences of Troubled Youth
(2004)In this paper the access to and quality of juvenile indigent defense services in Washington State, Texas, Maryland, and Kalamazoo County are investigated. Information was gathered by interviewing judges, juvenile public ... -
The Influence of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors on the Academic Achievement of Adolescent Boys in a Residential Home
(2011)The purpose of this study was to research the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence the academic achievement of adolescent boys' age14-17 in· a residential home. The research was conducted at the Methodist ... -
Intentional Death: Understanding Adolescent Suicide
(2007)This is a study of adolescent suicide, with a focus on particular cases in Cadillac, Michigan. I examined the sociological, psychological and briefly mention the biological aspects contributing to adolescent suicide. ... -
It's Who I Am: Defining Jewish-American Identity in an Era of Choice
(2002)I am proud of my identity, both as an American and a Jew, but this project has forced me to acknowledge my own issues of ambivalence. The reason I chose this project in the first place was because my immediate reaction ... -
Neither Aquí nor Allá: Identity Formation among Latinos in a New Destination City
(2009)This study examines why members of a Latino population chose to identify as they did and how that might be a reflection of participants' experiences in Columbus, Ohio or the US more generally. The literature surrounding ... -
An Observational Study of Preschool Children's Prosocial Interactions During Play
(2012)The author observed the interactions of preschool children at First Care, a fully licensed childcare center that is affiliated and run through First United Methodist Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan, in order to understand the ... -
Operation Tusaidiane: Confidence, Capacity-Building, Empowerment and Unity for Development in Kibera Slums, Kenya
(2004)This paper explores the self-esteem in Kenyan impoverished youth living in Kibera, the largest slum in East Africa. In addition, it deals with community development projects going on in the area and how they contribute ... -
The Power of Cognitive-behavior Therapy in America's Drug Courts
(2002)For over a century our nation has struggled with various forms and degrees of substance abuse. Its far-reaching impact has threatened Americans regardless of their demographic profiles. It can be a debilitating force ... -
The Power of Community: A Case Study of Migrants in Imlay City, Michigan
(2008)The purpose of this study was to better understand the phenomenon of Mexican migration through the research of the Mexican migrant community residing in Imlay City, Michigan. The research of this study was accomplished ... -
The Power of Language: A Study on the Discourse of Social Service Organizations for Children and Families
(2008)This paper is a qualitative study of the language of nine social service organizations for children and families in the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan. From these nine organizations, 16 interviews were conducted with employees ... -
Prison Health Care in Michigan: A Case Study
(2006)In this paper I will look at the current state of the Michigan prison health care system, in light of recent deaths that have taken place, as well as historically. I will examine the role the State of Michigan and ... -
The Professionalization of Childbirth in America
(2007)This paper discusses the role of medical professionalization in an American definition of childbirth. Using sociological theories, it articulates the connection between the construction of a profession and the establishment ... -
The Psychology of Modernization: Individual and National Identity Development in Iran
(2006)This paper is an exploration of identity formation during the modernization process. Drawing from psychological as well as sociological theories, it evaluates the Iranian response to modernity in the identity achievement ... -
Quakerism and the Social Construction of Reality; An Exploration of the Variations of Universe Maintenance within Quakerism
(2001)A large portion of human existence is dedicated to the way we understand and relate to the world or, more specifically, our present environment. Whether this process occurs consciously or subconsciously, we rely on certain ...