Senior Independent Study Theses from 2011
Surviving a Death Sentence: A Qualitative Analysis of the Modern HIV/AIDS Experience in America, Eileen V. Barrer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From "Gypsy" Myths to Roma Realities, Julie Bularzik
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Naturally Born Techies: How Children Infuse Technology and Media into Their Academic and Social Lives, Amelia Elizabeth Burris
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Songs We Keep: the Pop Music Anthem and American Youth Identity, Will Christiansen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Defining Ourselves: Ethnic and Racial Identity Among Domestic Students of Color at the College of Wooster, Estancia Cota
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Hope I'm Funny...": An Exploration in the Performance of Black Masculinity By African American Male Standup Comedians, Yassamin Davoodi
Department: Africana Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Shapes and Forms Against the Norrms: Authenticity, Individualism and Masculinity within the Music, Lyrics and Image of Rush, William A. Dziatkowicz
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Souls For Sale: An Exploration of the Methodological Approaches Implemented in Reintegration Programs For Trafficked Persons, Constance Ferber
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Japanese Popular Culture: Why and How Behind Its Increasing Appeal to American Fans, Anna Goodman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Gourmet Pioneers: Exploring the Role Food Writers Play in American Society, Amanda Gottesman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Voices of the Pequot Museum: An Exploration of Backstage Messages and Authentic Authority, Alison Emily Hall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Beyond GNP: An Analysis of Individual Experiences with Gross National Happiness in Bhutan, Lisa Hazelton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Diverted: An Evaluation and Exploration of Wayne County's Intensive Supervision Probation Program, Anna Hopkins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Caring For Justice: When Liberalism Is Not Enough, Meghan Hough
Department: Philosophy; Sociology and Anthropology
Behind in the Count: An Analysis of the Decline of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Brandon Kyle Jacobs
Department: Communication Sciences and Disorders; Sociology and Anthropology
Viewing the "Other" in China: A Critical Analysis of Han Majority Views of Minorities Through Film, Katherine Kelly
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Why do Women Seek Midwifery Care?: A Quantitative Study Exploring Cultural Motivations for Women's Choices of Maternity Care, Eleanor Lawrence
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Living Well in a Neoliberal World: An Alternative Vision of Climate Change, Christopher Marino
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"The Outside of a Horse is Good For the Inside of a Person": The Symbolism of Horses in Amish Culture, Colby Mills
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Images of Authenticity: Incanismo in Artisan Markets in Cusco, Peru, Amanda Sidman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Show Me Your Ink: An Exploration of American Tattoo Culture, Jennifer Simon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Off the Enrollment List and Then Back on Again: How the Circumstances of Living in a Rural Area Affect the Educational Attainment of Rural General Equivalency Diploma Students, Kendra Spergel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The California Roll: The Construction and Americanization of Sushi in the United States, Keri Leinani Stenerson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Ain't I a True Woman?: a Foucauldian Exploration of Agency Within the True Woman Movement, Laura Stricklen
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Deviant Behavior Among College Students and High School Students, Ellen Super
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Tomorrow's Leaders: a Comparative Analysis of Social Reproduction in American Charter and Public Elementary School, Robyn L. Trem
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Tomorrow's Leaders: A Comparative Analysis of Social Reproduction in American Charter and Public Elementary Schools, Robyn L. Trem
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Practioners Know How to Do It: Negotiating the Divide Between Allopathic and Alternative Medicine Among the Amish, Sarah Uschak
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stigma Manifested in Silence: A Sociological Investigation of AIDS in Ghana, Elizabeth Wall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Equal Opportunity Pleasure?: A Feminist Sociological Exploration into the Effects of Pornography on Young Women's Sexual Behavior and Body Image, Kristin Georgianne Whitlock
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Wilderness Value in the Mountain West: a Case Study of Ketchum, Challis, and Stanley, Idaho, Larken Yackulic
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
So, You Think You Can Dance? - An Examination of Societal Expectations of Dance and Performance, Kaitlin Yankello
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Theatre and Dance
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
Soaring to Different Heights; A Comparative Analysis of Middle School Education and Social Reproduction, Amanda R. Artman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Animals Behind Bars: The Effect of Animal Facilitated Therapy Programs on Inmate Rehabilitation, Alyssa Diane Barrett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Dehumanization of Healthcare in America: A Sociological Investigation and Critical Analysis, Krista Berger
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Perceived Effects of Employment on Identity Formation: A Case Study on the Residents of Weirton, West Virginia, Chelsea Breux
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Teaching Separate to Remain Separate: A Case Study of an Amish Parochial School, Abigail P. Brokaw
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hip-Hop as Hegemony: Articulating Contemporary Crises in Masculinity Through White Appropriation of Hip-Hop, Julia Penelope Dann
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Matando el Pelo: An Ethnographic Study Exploring Dominican Women's Perceptions of 'Good Hair' and 'Bad Hair' Within the Environment of the Beauty Salon in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Amy Dupper
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Matando El Pelo: An Ethnographic Study Exploring Dominican Women's Perceptions of 'Good Hair' and 'Bad Hair' Within the Environment of the Beauty Salon in Santiago, Dominican Republic, Amy Dupper
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Going Rogue: An Ethnographic Study of the Social Networks and Social Behaviors of Aging Women in the Red Hat Society, Victoria N. Early
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Independent Study in Anthropology, Nicholas Ferri
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Finding Common Ground: A Qualitative Analysis of Sustainable Agriculture in Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Evolving American Conservation Model, Casey Henry
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Where Do We Go from Here?: A Perspective on the Dysfunction of Integration in the American Education System and a Look Forward in a Post Parents Involved World, Kathleen Kelly
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Perception and Policy; A Study of How Public Perceptions of Juvenile Delinquents are Formed by Race, Family Status and Gender, and Whether these Perceptions Have Become Integrated into Policy and Treatment Programs for Juvenile Delinquents, Katharine A. Kiendl
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Transnational Adoption: Adaptation to a New Life, Maria Leavell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Sólo Se Piensa en el Presente: Nunca en el Futuro︳You Only Think in the Present: Never in the Future": A Qualitative Study of the Lives of Street Children in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Anna Carol Lemler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"All I Have are Things to Gain": The Effects of Service Learning on the Academic Performance, Personal Growth, Civic Engagement, and Risk-Taking Behavior among Students, Anna Grace Lingan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Televisual (Imagi)nation: A Study of Nationalism Through Chinese Children's Television, Patrick Ludwig
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fashion Advertising in America, Antuania McFarland
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Fe(Male) Gaze: How Fashion is Viewed, Antuania McFarland
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Bei Hexie, to Bear Harmony" (被和谐): Casual Disorganization Theory and the Creation of the LGBT NGO in China, Melissa A. K. Morgenstern
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Power, Patriarchy and Pakistan: How Feudals Influence Social Change in Pakistan and Maintain Traditional Gender Roles, Fatima Naqvi
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Farming in the Age of Kali Yuga: The Shifting Religious and Cultural Dynamics in the Aftermath of the Green Revolution in Tamil Nadu, India, Kitty O'Riordan
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Medical Students in Transition: A Critical Approach to Health Care in Senegal, Lucy Ann Bailey Plaugher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Everywhere We Want to Be: The Social Implications of Facebook, Texting, and Other Digital Social Media, Emily Cathryn Sacher
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Eat More or Eat Better: Food Culture Structured through Taste and Availability, Maureen E. Sill
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Fresh Faces and Some Old-Country Authenticity": A Qualitative Analysis of the Syrian Jewish Community in Brooklyn, New York, Allyson Eve Willner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
Festa Major of Barcelona: Symbolism and Cultural Impact of La Merce, K. Abbey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Social Perceptions and Pressures on Male Body Image From the Perspective of Collegiate Athletes, Tyler G. Arnold
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Overview of Agrarian Social Movements Amongst Six Ohio Academic Institutions, Michael Auerbach
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
No Child Left Without Play: An In-Depth Study of Indoor and Outdoor Dramatic Play and Its Importance on Child Development Within the Waldorf Education Model, an Ethnographic study of Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, Jane Bartha
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Illusion of Agency: Examining the Media's Role in Women's Sexual Socialization, Caitlin Bourque
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Global Warnings: How News Magazines Frame Environmental Risks Within the Culture of Fear, Andrea C. Brown
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Religious Dimensions of the Alien Contact Narrative, Joe Fishburn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Towards a Liberalization of Laïcité? France's challenge of inclusion in the context of Islam, Anna M. Fleming
Department: French and Francophone Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Does Religion Really Have An Impact? Comparative Study of Faith-based and Secular Reentry Programming, Dory Gayler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Defining a Wooster Education: An Independent Learner's Analysis of Critical Thinkers' Perceptions of a Liberal Arts College, Julia Glick
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"You...Only Better:" A Critique of the Culture of Cosmetic Surgery, Sarah Green-Golan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Cultural Impact of Microcredit in Rural Bangladesh: Perspectives of Scholars and Development Professionals, Danielle Forman Haas
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Content Analysis of Gender in First Grade Basal Readers, Annie Hargleroad
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Multivocality of Tiki: Cultural Appropriation of a Symbol, Tyler Hartley-Shepherd
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Investigation of the Role of the Victim-Witness Advocate Within Victim Assistance Programs and the Criminal Justice System, Taryn O. Higgins
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Shared Humanity and the Collective Unconscious: a Comparative Review and Bilingual Reader of Stories, Myths and Legends, Jesse Lynn Gray Hoselton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Your Anthropologist Wears Combat Boots: a Critical Analysis of Anthropological Engagement With the Military, Madeleine M. Howard
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Whatever You Did For the Least of These Brothers of Mine, You Did For Me: a Study of the Differences Between Religious and Secular Community Development Organizations., Elaine Jansen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Love Is Key: Filial Piety Understood from a Multicultural Perspective, Haley Jung
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
I'll Have What You're Having: Exploring Family Relationships at the Dinner Table, Emily Kirchner
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Modernity, Tradition, and Indigenous Rights: a Conflict of the Ages As Viewed Through Xhosa Ritual Circumcision in South Africa, Robin Konscak
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Dilemma of the Student Diner: American Foodways and Social Patterns of Eating at the College of Wooster, Jessica M. Lee
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Cause We Ain't Gonna Get Our Forty Acres and a Mule, That's a Wrap": An Ethnographic Study of Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine, Michelle Katherine Lydenberg
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"In Our Culture, It's Known that the Women are Beneath the Men": A Qualitative Study Examining Gender Inequality and the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Zulu Women in South Africa, Taylor L. Madal
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The College of Wooster's Students' Understanding of Organ Donation, Kasia Minor
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Knitters For Equality: An Exploration of the Issues of Femininity, Masculinity and Gender Roles in Knitting Communities, Emily Neumann
Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
"We're Together": Word Choice and Relationships in College Culture, Hilary M. Ober
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From Impoverished Conditions to College: Factors That Lead to the Academic Success of Low and Moderately Low-Income Students, Aaron Oster-Beal
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Kanaka Maoli--the Real People: An Exploration into the Complexities of Hawaiian Identity, Chloe Reed
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Fleeing Nazi Europe to Forge a New Life in Chile: the Stories of Ten Refugees in Santiago, Christina Lynn Somlo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Snow Bunny or Snow Beast? Gendered Images and Practices of the Snowboarding Culture, Karen Souchuns
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire: How Companies Misrepresent Their Corporate Social Responsibility, Sara L. Stinemetz
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
White Privilege: Wooster's Own Invisible Knapsack, Mary Stockovich
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Examining the Cultural Transmission of Chinese Mythical Beings: a Lesson in Hermeneutics, Emily Swoveland
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Critical Examination of the Olney Friends School: Quaker Ideals, Institutional Practices, and Transmission of Values, Susan Laurel Tipton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Religious Studies
Do-It-Yourself Music Culture, Stuart Walker
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Interpreting the Affects of Stigma on Interaction and Self-Esteem in Victims of Domestic Violence, Lauren Washington
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Culture Shock: A Life Changing Experience, Luxi Zhang
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Green Consumerism: How America Turned the Jagged Pill of Environmentalism into a Spoon-Full of Sugar, Sarah M. A. Zwikelmaier
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2008
Colorblind Youth: An Analysis of Black Youth's Understanding of Racism in Contemporary American Society, Megan E. Ammon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Misunderstandings and Conflicts in Situations Where Japanese and U.S. Employees Work Together, Chandra Asar
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Pre-War and Current Opinions of ROTC Cadets About the War in Iraq As Affected By War-Time Events, Laura Ayer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology