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Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995
New Households, New Housing, Mary L. Smucker
Department: Urban Studies
Ostdeutsche Frauen Im Wandel Der Gesellschaft: Gewinner Oder Verlierer Der Deutschen Vereinigung, Elizabeth Starr
Department: German Studies
Cultural Consequences of the Vampire in Bram Stoker's Dracula and Ann Rice's Interview With the Vampire; "Bite Me...", Elizabeth A. Staruch
Department: English; Theatre and Dance
The Unique Development of Identity in Chronically Ill Adolescents: the Relationship of Identity and School Experience, Janis Stennett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Honor, Social Class and Gender in Plays of Lope De Vega and Shakespeare, Katherine T. Szabo
Department: English; Spanish
The Concept of Denominational Identity with a Focus on the Presbyterian Church (USA), Robert Tonkin
Department: Religious Studies
Boundaries the Define God: Mormonism and Christianity, Christine M. Torres
Boundaries the Define God: Mormonism and Christianity, Christine M. Torres
Boundaries That Define God: Mormonism and Christianity, Christine Margaret Torres
Islamic Resurgence in Turkey, Mehmet T. Uner
Department: Economics; Sociology and Anthropology
A Comparative Analysis of Interest Group Technique in American Politics, Edgar J. VanHoose III
Jean Genet: Construction of the Self As Narrative, Ashley U. Vaught
Department: English
The Impact of Social Movements on the Definition of Wife Battering, Jennifer L. Vella
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Words Through the Wall, Gabriele von Bülow Wilson
Department: English
Frozen Puzzle: the Uptake of the Cryopreservatives Dimethyl Sulfoxide (Dmso) and Ethylene Glycol in Bovine Corneas, Dawn Walker
Department: Chemistry
"A", Elizabeth A. Walter
Department: English
No Coffins, No Tears: the Facilitating Cultural Context of the HIV Epidemic in Thailand, Justin E. D. Waltz
Department: History
Evolution of Medical Practices Before the Fall of the Roman Empire, Laurie Warneke
Department: Archaeology
Violence and Non-Violence in Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of Romania and Czechoslovakia in 1989, Elizabeth N. Webb
The Divided Kindgom: a Historical Look at the Transformation of Power in Ireland, Tarindu Weeramuni
Department: History
Approaches to Teaching Three Texts By Twentieth-Century American Women Writers, Emily J. Weidner
Department: English
Experiencing Jesus Through the Foursquare Gospel Church, Katherine Nash Williams
Department: Religious Studies
Public Policy: Theory and Practice, Christopher Marc Wolfgang
The United States and the Foreign Policy of Israel During the Peace Process (1965-1979), Debra L. Zimmerman
Department: History
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1994
The Spirituality and Death Anxiety of Hospice Volunteers and Trainees: a Qualitative Research Study, Laura B. Abernethy
Department: Psychology; Religious Studies
How the Family and the Media Interact to Influence a Female's Gender-Role Values, Janice Abud
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Looking at Living: An Examination of Distinguishing Characteristics in Henry David Thoreau's Walden and Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Aaron T. Adams
Department: English
Correlates of College Dating Behaviors, Jessica S. Amburgey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
100 Years at the National Museum: a Cross-Time Comparison of the Smithsonian Institution, Christina Anderson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Un Retrato de Puerto Rico a Través de los Cuentos Fantásticos de Rosario Ferré, Ahprille Andrews
Maurice Sendak: His Controversial Picture Books, Deanna L. Ashbridge
Department: English
Bitter Water, John Atkinson
Department: English
Cultural Awareness of Eroticism, Resistance and Rape: An Enquiry Into the Pain and Joy of Female Sexuality As Portrayed By Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, Amy M. Bacik
Department: English
Emerging from the Right: An Analysis of Political Conservative Thinkers, Michael P. Baggs
Barriers to Japanese Investment in China, Elsa Bando
Department: History
The Influence of Perceived Track Level or Academic Standing on High School Students' Attitude Toward School, LaRae Barnes
The Effects of Income on Attitudes Towards Education, Rachael Baur
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Effects of Athletic Participaton on Academic Performance and Self-Esteem Levels of High School Students, Brett S. Beech
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Plan to Equalize Public School Funding in the United States, Charles L. Bieler III
Department: Urban Studies
From Rule of Experts to Ideological Entrepreneurship: The Evolution of Think Tanks, Stefan A. Bielski
Department: History
Growth of the Chicago Loop and the Fate of Peropheral Land-Use: an Urban Land-Use Model, Alfred S. Bryant
Department: Urban Studies
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Brown V. Board of Education: Strategy and Effects, Shannon D. Burke
Analysis of Shifting Representative of Divorce and New Sibling Relationships in Picture Story Books From 1968-1990, Mary M. Callanan
Department: English
Tlingit Art and Archaeology, Christopher Caputo
Department: Archaeology
I Have Loved: A Collection of Poetry, Lucie Carleton
Department: English
The Future Relationship Between China and Taiwan: Prospect for Political Integration, Qing Phoebe Chen
The Dynamics of Gender and Culture: A Close Look into the Experiences of South Asian Men and Women at the College of Wooster, Elora Chowdhury
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Dynamics of Gender and Culture: A Close Look into the Experiences of South Asian Men and Women at The College of Wooster, Elora Chowdhury
Lexicography and Culture: A Closer Look at the Production of the Great English Dictionaries, Jeremy A. Church
Department: English
The Examination of Antidumping Legislation on the Steel Industry and the Effects that it has on the Relationship Between the Labor Union and Corporate Management, Christian T. Cingolani
Talking Without Speaking and Hearing Without Listening: Gender Differences in Nonverbal Communication, Sandra L. Clark
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Feminist Oral History of the Women's Movement: A Cross-Generational Inquiry, Elinor N. Coburn
Department: History
A Limited Look at Comtemporary Ethical Discourse, Chad W. Coffman
Department: Religious Studies
Where No Woman Had Swum Before: Kate Chopin's the Awakening, Antonia M. Conforti
Department: English
Wooster, Ohio and Growth: A Look at One Community's Attitude toward Growth using the "Growth Machine" Theory, David A. Conrad
Water Jar, William J. Cook
Department: English
State Restrictive Abortion Policies: A Time Series Analysis Evaluating the Impact of Restrictions on Abortions Performed, David F. Davino
One Way or Another This Darkness Has Got to Give: A Personal Journey Through the Novels of Leslie Marmon Silko, Richard A. Davis
Department: English
The Effects of Commercials on Presidential Elections, Wayne M. Davis
The Application of Intergenerational Justice in Modern America and its Practical Application, Michael L. Dawson II
Eudora Welty: An Experiment With Analytical Fiction, Lucille F. Day
Department: English
No Justice, No Peace: the Government's Response to Intense Political Protest an Analysis of the Los Angeles Riots of 1992, Antoinetter C. Dendtler
Department: Urban Studies
James Dickey and the Psychological Autobiography of Poetry, Michael J. Dittman
Department: English
Fight Song, John Dreisbach
Department: English
Un Examen Des "Nuits Fauves" De Cyril Collard, D. Andrew Druliner
Department: French and Francophone Studies
Amish Education in the United States, Jennifer E. Eisinger
Department: History
Christian Morality and Its Influence on U.S. Legislation as Illustrated by Laws Pertaining to Homosexuality, Jane M. Erickson
Christian Morality and Its Influence on U.S. Legislation as Illustrated by Laws Pertaining to Homosexuality, Jane M. Erickson
"Las Cartas de Cristina" y un Análisis de la Narrativa Epistolar, Christine A. Ervin
Analysis of Critical Interpretations of the Concluding Chapters of Mark Twain's the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Sandra J. Eyre
Department: English
William Faulkner's New South, Robert Felter
Department: English
Nuclear Construction, Jennifer K. Firlik
Department: English
Dis/articulating the Contours of a Gendered Body: A Feminist Re(s)saying of S/Tex(t)ual Borders, Darren Douglas Floyd
Out, Melissa B. Friedman
Department: English
New European Union and the Limits of Cooperation, José Garcia-Lewis
Department: International Relations
Color of Money and the First Amendment, Benjamin F. Garmer IV
Department: Political Science
Examination of Stereotypical Black and White Female Characters in Selected Works By Richard Wright, Cherobia Gates
Department: English
Ritual in the American College Classroom, Susan M. Gearhiser
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Shelters For Battered Women, Lydia L. Geddes
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Great Plague of 1665: Its Origins Through Its Effects, Daniel K. Griffis
Department: History
Senior Independent Study Thesis in Ethnicity, Hannah C. Guggenheim
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Negative Externalities Generated by Sprawl: an Examination of Pedestrian Pockets as an Alternative Suburban Design Strategy, Kyle C. Haines
Department: Urban Studies
The Cultural Basis of Attitudes Toward Birth Control in Japan, Jean L. Harris
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ideas of Family and La Leche League: Gender Domains Reflected, Ariann Harvey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Loose Coupling of Classroom Activity to Integration Legislation: a Micro Perspective, Joanna Hise
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Look at the Role of Women in the Literature of the 1920s, Jeffrey G. Hoerner
Department: English
The Image of Law and the Justice System in Films 1950-1990, Katherine E. Hoffman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cultural Dispossession: Three Contemporary South African Author's Exploration of the Past, Hanna C. Howe
Department: English
Analysis of the Relationship Between the Media's Portrayal of Serial Killers and Its Effect on College Students' Attitudes Toward Serial Killers, Delia A. Hoye
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Are You There Judy Blume? I Need Some Advice About Adolescence and Alternative Role Models, Andrea M. Hubacz
Department: English
Attitudes of Adults Toward Sex Education in the Public Schools: Predictors of Support and Opposition, Jamice L. Huston
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Gender, Sex Role Attitudes and Perceptions of Physical Attractiveness: A Test of the "What Is Beautiful Is Good" Physical Attractiveness Stereotype, Stephen E. Ifeduba
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Deepest Ecology and Eco-Justice, Daniel B. Jacobs
The Myths and Realities of the Nineteenth-Century White Middle Class Woman, Melissa A. Johnson
Department: History
Spiritual Journeys, Robert C. Johnson
Department: Religious Studies
Adolescent Pregnancy and Early Parenthood Rites of Passage in the Innter Cities, Courtney Jones
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Study of the Media's Influence Through Film on Attitudes Towards Transvestism, Eleanor F. Kalejs
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Imperialism through Mass Media: A Case Study of Vanidades, Gina Kouba
The Evolution of Non-Profit Health Care Corporations and Their Ability to Seize Monopoly Power, Gregory M. Krause
Department: History