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Browsing Human Development and Social Relations (HDSR) Senior Individualized Projects by Title
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Activist's Opinion and Women's Experience: An Examination of the Sociological and Psychological Nature of Abortion
(2002)This study examines the way in which facing a decision about crisis pregnancy affects a woman's opinion on the abortion debate. Eight abortion activists, four pro-life and four pro-choice and eight women who faced unplanned ... -
“Am nañu ligeey:” Cultural acceptability and behavior change theory in Senegalese sensibilisation programs
(2011)A review of select Senegalese health statistics may portray an encouraging reality compared to other countries in West Africa. Life expectancy at birth is higher in Senegal than in other West African countries, and HIV ... -
An Analysis of the Evolution of Sexual Discourse and Sex Education in the United States from the Mid-twentieth Century Until the Present
(2002)This analysis discusses the changes that have occurred in regard to sexual discourse and sex education in the United States over the past fifty years. This evolution can be attributed primanly to an ever changin~social ... -
"Anyone can do that!" Increasing Attendance at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art Using Falk's Interactive Experience Model
(2002)The primary focus of this study was to determine why people do not attend the Museum of Contemporary Art and how the lack of attendance reflects on their liking of contemporary art. Research was conducted in Chicago at ... -
Art Speaks: An Aid for Communication Between Individuals with Autism and Their Parents
(2012)Social and communication impairments are two of the defining features of autism. Due to the language deficits of individuals on the spectrum communication is hindered. With the ever-growing population of individuals with ... -
Being Black in a White Education System
(2010)Walking down the hallways at Hillside Middle school, I hear the taunts the students give each other every day. I see the remnants of a culture never identified or taught in our public school system. In this study, I analyze ... -
Body Concept as Barrier to Organ Donation and the Proposed Role of Financial Incentives
(2003)This study explores the role an individual's concept of the body plays in contributing to opinions about the ethical use of financial incentives to increase organ donation in the United States. It examines how professional ... -
Building Local Capacity: A Case-Study on the Localization Process of Nongovernmental Organizations Today
(2008)Nongovernmental Organizations(NGOs) act as an established sector in developing countries providing humanitarian aid, avenues for political activism and centers to bring voice to issues plaguing communities. This sector ... -
A Case Study of the Characteristics that Shape Learning Disabled Policy in Higher Learning Institutions
(1995)Upon researching the subjects of policy implementation and college policy and the college hierarchy, I began to notice a great lack of information. Almost nowhere was there information readily available on the subject ... -
Children of the Road: A Snapshot of Health
(2012)Migrant farmworkers began to travel to the United States and specifically the cherry orchards of northwestern Michigan began in the first half of the 20th century, when war created labor sho ... -
Communal Threads: Weaving a Smart Growth Coalition in Rural, Resort Town Michigan
(2003)The fieldwork for this thesis was conducted during my three-month internship with the Michigan Land Use Institute (MLUI) at their Traverse City office, where I learned about environmental and land use policy. A strong ... -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Case Study in Integration
(2001)I have been aware of allopathic medicine and medical philosophies for as long as I can remember. Part of my familiarity with medicine and hospitals is due to the fact that my father is a medical doctor. An even stronger ... -
The Connection between the Organizational Culture and Treatment Approach of a Therapeutic Community: A Qualitative Study of Spring Lake Ranch
(2007)This paper is a qualitative study of the organizational culture of Spring Lake Ranch, a residential therapeutic community for the treatment of mental illness and substance abuse problems. Schein's model of organizational ... -
Consumer Ethnography: A Case Study Focused on Personal Mobility Technology
(2009)People like to move around and internet economically and socially. Today, more than half of the world's population does this in cities. With growing concerns about traffic congestion, air pollution, energy consumption, ... -
Creation of a Satisfying Workplace Culture: A Qualitative Study on the Hiring Processes of Service-oriented Organizations
(2002)This study attempts to look at the processes by which service-oriented organizations create workplace culture by finding and selecting qualified employees for their workforce. Service-oriented has been defined as ... -
A Critical Analysis of HIV Rates in the Black MSM Community
(2012)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are considered global pandemics (CDC, 2006). A pandemic is an epidemic of disease or other health condition that occurs over a widespread ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
