Senior Independent Study Theses from 2014
Check Here to Become an Organ Donor: A Comparative Analysis of Varying Religious Institutions Views on Organ Transplantation, and the Role of the State, Nicholas H. Isles
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Who is the Who: Lost Boys of Sudan in Language and Narrative, Devin Johns
Department: English; Sociology and Anthropology
Why I am Here and You are Not: How We Got Bamboozled in the American Educational System, Marytha Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Investigation of Cultural Identity: A Comparison of Mortuary, Ceramic, and Architectural Traditions between Cerro Magoni, Teotihuacan, and Northwestern Mexico, Emily J. Kate
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Finding the Cross in a World Without God, Seth A. Michael
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Life After Forced Migration: An Assessment of How Community Cultural Centers Aid in the Negotiation of Tibetan Cultural Identity within the Tibetan Diaspora, Martha R. Oster-Beal
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Oppositional Looking: A Critical Interrogation of The White Female Gaze in "Orange is the New Black", Tiara L. Patton
Department: Africana Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
The Prison Dad: Experiences of the Family with Paternal Incarceration, Eliza L. Perry
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
#*$! Censorship: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Censorship in Film in the United States and Spain, Madeline G. Petersen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Commodifying Quinoa: From Andean "Mother Grain" to Modern "Superfood", Molly Elizabeth Recka
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stimulating Academia: The Beliefs and Perceptions Associated with Psychostimulant Use on College Campuses, Jonathan D. Rothman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Family Structure on the Frequency and Quality of Family Meals, Nicole A. Sever
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
How Organizational Contexts Influence Success and the Actualization of Benefits for Urban Farms in Cleveland, Zachariah Sheehan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Put Him in Grandma's House: Investigating Variation in Kinship Policy and Procedure across Ohio's County-based Child Welfare System, Andreja M. Siliunas
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Written In Stone: Mortuary Analysis of the Cemetery in Athienou, Cyprus, Ashleigh Sims
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Tactics and Rhetoric Used by Natural Gas Companies and Pro-Fracking Organizations to Promote the Benefits of the Industry in the Face of Potential Risks, Kelsey M. Sullivan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
These Colors Don't Run: An Examination of the Confederate Flag's Place in Modern America, Peter M. Synk
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Social Construction of Victimhood: Where the Just World Theory Intersects with the Cultural Conception of the Ideal Victim, Brianna G. Tarpey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Normalizing Abnormality: An Exploration of Social Forces Driving Gendered Disparity in Rates of Anxiety Disorder Diagnoses, Sara Tebeau
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
No Time for Play: An Examination of How Teachers' Perceptions of Play are Influenced by School Philosophy and Environment, Shelby L. Thielke
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Live From New York, it's a Performance in a Performance: An Examination of How Gender, Gender Performance, and How Individuals Behave in Social Interactions can be Viewed in the Program Saturday Night Live, Jordan C. Turner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Tourist Encounters of the Moroccan Kind: Contrasting Approaches to Tourism in Anthropology and in the Moroccan Tourism Industry, Katherine Vatilla
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
A Sociological Analysis of the Literature on Women’s Rights in Spain and Chile during the Franco and Pinochet Dictatorial Regimes, Linnea J. Whistler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Images of Tradition and Modernity: Government Encouraged Social Gender Roles and National Identity Depicted in Meiji Era Kuchi-e Woodblock Prints, Zoe Zwegat
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2013
Deconstructing Biological Determinism: An Exploration of the Interrelations Between Gender, Monogamy, and Infidelity Among College Students, Alexandra Beard
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Good Farmer, the Productive Farmer: Paradigms and Worldviews in Contemporary U.S. Agriculture, Luke Butcher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Goin' to the Chapel, Gonna Get Married: An Examination of Why Young Adults Want to Get Married, Amanda Collins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Measuring Inequality: a Sociological Look at Alternative Schooling, Theodore D. Cox
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Max Weber Meets Michel Foucault, and Society Ensues: "Charisma" and "Parrhesia" in Societal Evolution, and Other Musings, Edward Alter Day
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
If My Kids Aint Got Me, They Got Nobody Parents' Perceptions of Their Child's High School, Roxie Deer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Leadership. Empowerment. Gender: a Sociological Examination of the Effects of Emotional Intelligence and Empowerment on Female Leadership, Jacqueline DeFrancesco
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sport As a Vehicle For Fostering Environmental Consciousness: An Examination of Ultimate Frisbee in the United States, Noah Fisher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Orchestration of Persuasion: An Analysis of the Audible and Prosodic Features of American Television Ads, Alexandra Francis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Consumption of Visual Art in Contemporary American Society, Sarah Frecker
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Grand Forks Kept the Faith, Gustave Fuguitt
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Exploration of Balancing Roles at Work and in Private Life for Full-Time Workers in the United States, Nashaunta I. Gross
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Prisoner Reentry and the Reentry Court System, Camille Marie Guthrie
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Indelible Mark: Support Networks and Institutional Interactions for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alexander Hammerslough
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
走婚: A One Night Stand or Eternal Love?: An Ethnographic Study of the Effects of Tourism on the Mosuo and Their Walking Marriages, Caroline Hanson
Department: Chinese Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Seeking Respect in the Face of Poverty and Gendered Inequality: A Case Study of Structural Violence in the Kibera Slum, Kenya, Alexandra Harmony
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Dress is Not a Yes: A Feminist and Sociological Analysis of Slutwalk as a Response to the Politics of Victimization - A Longitudinal Analysis of the Population of Grand Forks, North Datoka Since the 1997 Red River Flood, Kelsey Jandrey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
One Size Does Not Fit All: Spirituality and Academic Experiences Among African Americans, Veronique Jones
Department: Philosophy; Sociology and Anthropology
Class Humor in Menander's Dyskolos, Jessica Jordan
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Myth, Ritual, and Symbol and the Theory of "Invented Tradition" As Applied to the Worship of Dionysos/Dionysus Across Space and Time, Justin Kalinay
Department: Classical Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Getting More Than Meals on Wheels: Report and Analysis on Perspectives of the Transportation Needs of Senior Citizens, Daniel A. Kellman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Democracy Inaction?: How "Fake News" Is Defining American Citizenship, Julie Ann Kendall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
No Fracking Way: Activists' Motivations For Participating in An Environmental Justice Campaign, Emma Gates Kornhauser
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Democratic Not Radical: An Examination of Consensus in Four California Cohousing Communities, Bryan Kovalick
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Evaluation of Cattle on the Lives of Farmers in Wayne County, Ohio, Samantha Wallis Lundeen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Comparative Analysis of Two Public High Schools in the Youngstown City School District, Kaylynne Mahone
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cooperation, Commitment, and Sharing: a Qualitative Analysis of a Secular Intentional Community, Brian S. Maier
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
In the Spirit of the People: the Effect of Musical Tradition on Community Efficacy in Post-Katrina New Orleans, Micah Motenko
Department: Music; Sociology and Anthropology
"in the Spirit of the People:" the Effect of Musical Tradition on Community Efficacy in Post-katrina New Orleans, Micah Motenko
Department: Music; Sociology and Anthropology
Why Steal Cars, Why Not? Current Trends in Car Theft, Imre Namath
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
We All Need Somebody to Lean On: An Examination of Social Support Networks at the Center Communities of Brookline, Massachussetts, Emily Perbix
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Encounters of Food in the American Prison System: From Green Bologna to Nutraloaf in the Prison "Chow Hall", Annie Peterson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cultural Preservation and Change in a Globalizing World: A Study of Guatemalan Immigrant Identity and Experience in Dover, Ohio, Julie Piller
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
I'll Have Fries With That: Eating Preferences of School Children in the Wooster Community, Max Plevyak
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Eat Until You're Full: The Pursuit of Autonomy and Health through the Adoption of Organic Agriculture in Mae Ta, Thailand, Erin Jean Plews-Ogan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Smartphone Self, Matthew J. Policastro
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Riding the Red Wave: Constructing Pan-Oceanic Identity at the Oceania Center For Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, Shelby Cheyenne Pykare
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
My Bitch Bad Looking Like a Bag of Money: Gender Roles in Hip-Hop and How They Affect the Identities of Women Consumers., Julian G. Rainwater
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stereotypes About Parents in the Workplace: Bringing Kids to Work and the Effects on Person Perception, Nicole Sager
Department: Psychology; Sociology and Anthropology
Whistling Jesters and Talking Donkeys: An Ethnographic Study of Renaissance Faire Humor, Thomas Sanchez
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Social Boundaries: How they are Formed, when they are Reinforced, when they are Broken Down, and why, Alex Schaeffer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Benvenuto a Roma! An Investigation of the Impact of Tourism on Roman People and Culture, Cory Smith
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Powers Beyond Performance: An Exploration of Taksu and Its Role in Relation to Balinese Performances, Lauren Smith
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Shifting Solidarities on the Global Plane: An Analysis of Cultural Dialogues in Nepal's Emerging Middle Class, From Heavy Metal Music to International Education, Kyle Smucker
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Determining Environmental Consciousness of the "Post-Wende" Generation in Germany, Claire H. Stragand
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; German Studies
Young People Don't Vote: An Investigation of the Methods and Motivations of Contemporary and Past Student Political Activists, Brandon Sutton
Department: History; Sociology and Anthropology
Social Responsibility and Awareness in the Museum: a Case Study of the Empowering Women Exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Jessica Wingen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2012
Are You Ready For Some Football? Why Football Is the Dominant Sport in American Sport Culture, Anthony Barone
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Investigation of First and Second Generation Latinos' Experiences of Racialization, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment, and Linguistic Oppression in the United States, Danielle W. Birget
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Talking Walls: The Role of Community Murals and Mural Programs in Urban Spaces, Lauren E. Bloomfield
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Mind the Gap, Willa Cary
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hello, I Love You, Won’t You Tell Me Your Name?: An Anthropological Investigation of Naming, Haley Lisa Close
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Breaking Down the Bones: Understanding the Occupation of Forensic Anthropology, Maria L. Cox
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Bindis and Blue Jeans, Saris and Starbucks: An Analysis of Identity Among First and Second-Generation Indian Immigrants, Cassie Dutton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
I Never Thought Black and White Before I Came to Wooster: An Investigation of Diversity at the College of Wooster, Madeline Fauser
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Single Moment: The Effect of Gender and Other Social Factors on a Student Athlete's Performance Under Pressure, Jason Filatov
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From Apples to Zucchini: Bridging the Gap Between Students and Local Producers Through the Implementation of a Farm to School Program, Emily Gallivan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Along Came a Spider: a Biological Assessment of Spider Communities in Urban Gardens and Vacant Lots and an Anthropological Investigation of Attitudes Toward Spiders, Kelsey Greathouse
Department: Biology; Sociology and Anthropology
Mother, I Am Burning: An Investigation of Acid Violence Against Women in Bangladesh, Soorim C. Jin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
When Is a Food Desert Not a Food Desert? Construction of Food Environment in Inner City Cleveland, Rachel Anna Johanson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Food Ways of College of Wooster Student-Athletes: How Sports Culture Affects Nutritional Beliefs, Emily Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Chevrolet Corvette: Shaping American Masculine Identity in Post World War II America, Myles R. McGinnis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Maize and Clay: An Evaluation of Human Dental Health From Preagricultural to Agricultural Subistenece, Claire Riggs Miller
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Diasporic Wedding Culture: How Wedding Rituals and Symbols Confirm the Creation of a Multicultural Gender and Ethnic Identity Among Hindu-American Women, Amy Mixter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Invisible People An Autoethnography on Multi-Ethnic Identity: Black-Native Americans, Sara A. Muhammad
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Theatre & Social Movements: An Analysis of the Normal Heart, Jacqueline Naami Emefa Acolatse Narnor
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Keepers of Culture: An Investigation Into the Negotiation and Maintenance of Culture By Somali Refugee Women in Columbus, Ohio, Morag M.M. Neill
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Formation of Masculinity: Analyzing the Perception and Development of "Maleness" in Boys, Ian New
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cooperation Not Cooption: Organizing Strategies For Food Justice in Youngstown Ohio, Matthew Porter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Political Science
Edify Me: What Is a Teacher?, Nadia Reese
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Intelligence vs. the Athlete: a Content Analysis of ESPN's Coverage of NFL Quarterbacks By Race, Cameron Simmons
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Weight and Middle-Aged Women: An Analysis of the Social, Medical, and Personal Factors Within the Process of Weight Gain Into Weight Loss, Lauren Swinehart
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Mondialisation Du Vin à Cassis Et Du Fromage à Roquefort: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Opinions and Perceptions on Globalization of Producers of Wine and Cheese, Jacqueline Weixel
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
"Not Done Fighting": a Sociological Investigation and Critical Analysis of the Washington, D.C. Public School System, Silvia Arieira
Department: Education; Sociology and Anthropology
Preventing Offenders from Becoming Lifelong Felons: An Evaluation Study of Pretrial Diversion, Amanda Armstrong
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"You Just Gotta Be Real": Hip-Hop and Cultural Perceptions of Authenticity, Ana-Nicole Baggiano
Department: Sociology and Anthropology