Senior Independent Study Theses from 2010
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
"You'll Go Places You Never Thought You'd See": The Relationship Between Rural Teens and Military Enlistment, Stevia Baldwin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
It Ain't All About the Benjamins, Baby: Dismantling the Link Between Musical Taste and Social Class, Erin Byrne
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hitchhiking: America's Vanishing Pastime, Allison Dupuis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Naughty, Negative and Nice: Women's Experiences With Pornography, Natalie Hutchinson Friedman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Cops and College Kids" An Examination of Collegiate Attitudes Towards Law Enforcement, Conor F. Hannan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dengue Fever and the Formation of Cultural Collectives: a Brief Study of Three Unincorporated Squatter Settlements in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Jose Enrique Hasemann Lara
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
New Canvas: An Exploratory Study of the Changing Social Perspectives on Tattooing, William R. Hollinger
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Kumu Hula Experience: A Study of Cultural Beliefs and Practices of Modern Hula Schools through the Eyes of the Hula Instructor, Alexandra Hribar
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
What's the Big Deal?: a Sociological Approach to Reality Television's Popularity, Emily Jensen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The "Proudly South African" Generation: University Students' Identity and Thoughts on Social Change, Karin Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hawaii's Struggle: A Peoples' Fight For Power, Stephanie Kilgore
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Keep It or Give It Away? Motivations For Philanthropic Giving to the College of Wooster, Katharine B. Minetti
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Gender Display and Romantic Attraction: Uncovering the Connection Between Gender and Sexuality and Predicting the Future of Gender Roles and Norms of Sexual Attraction, Susan Richardson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Role of the Church in Disaster Response: a Case Study Analysis of Hurricane Katriana, Patricia Riley
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Inside the Rivalry: A Comparison of Michigan and Ohio State Fans, Allison T. Rubin
After Incarceration: a Case Study of Ex-Offender Re-Entry Programs and Services in Austin, Texas, Colleen Selgestad
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Will You Remember, Sweetheart? Understanding the Role of Music in the Lives of Elderly Residents of a Residential Care Community, Angela Starkey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Forgotten Children: America's Love Affair with Optimal Performance, Mollie Allison Stockdale Moreci
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
At Home in the World: Third Culture Kids' Mobile Identity, Jilian Wright
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
At the Crossroads of Fiction and Reality: Nicaraguan Women Respond to Aquel Mar Sin Fondo Ni Playa, Heather Yomboro
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2007
Just to Get By: Social Support Networks Inside Women's Prisons, Anlyn Addis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Black-White Achievment Gap: a Preliminary Case Study of Race, Household Income, and Gpa in a Suburban High School in Ohio, Adam Artman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Hybrity, Space, and the Religious Incorporation of Latino Immigrants, Mark H. Bergen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Following the Bright Red Bags: An Ethographic Examination of the Socializing Messages in American Girl Products, Marta E.C. Beyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Immigrant Nation: Ethnicity in American Society, Laska G. Blodgett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sweet Home Appalachia: a Study of the Inhabitants of a Small Appalachian Town and the Factors That Affect What They Consider Home, Margaret Brisker
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Uncle Pen Played the Fiddle, Lord How It Rang, You Can Hear It Talk You Can Hear It Sing: a Study of How Music Has Helped Preserve Appalachian Culture", Joshua Pierce Burton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
What Are You Listening To?: a Study of Music Tastes of College Students and How Their Tastes Came to Be, David Duncan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Midterms and Matrimony: the Expectations and Attitudes of Unmarried College Students Regarding Their Potential Future Weddings and Marriages, Britton L. Eichenauer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Teaching and Testing: A Comparison of Two Instuctional Approaches to Find the More Beneficial Format for the Education of America's Youth, Eileen Galligan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Highlighting Contradictions: Sexuality, Objectification, and Gender Roles Displayed in Exotic Dance Clubs, Kathryn W. Graham
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Reconsideration of the Relationship Between Single-Parent Families and Juvenile Delinquency, Marvin R. Grandison
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Public Pretenders": a Study of Lawyers Who Become Public Defenders and Their Image Among the Public, Elizabeth Habat
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Where Have All the Farmers Gone? a Study on the Disappearance of Small Farms in Wayne County, Ohio, Emily Irvine
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Constructing a Glimpse: the Process of Cultural Display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Kimberly N. Klatka
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Family's Family": Re-Thinking Family and Race Through the Lens of International Adoption, Christine W. Lafferty
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Choreographing Roots: a Study of a Square Dance Community in Northeast Ohio, Rachel Libben
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Theatre and Dance
Blending Identities: Queer Subculture in 21st Century China, Amanda Rose McCreight
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sociological Discussion Addressing Potential Motives For Sport
Participation Among High School Students, Bradley M. Michel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Qualitative Study of What Works and What Doesn't in Offender Rehabilitation, Cassandra Sattazahn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Driving the Car": Personal Motivation in English As a Second Language Learning in Latino Immigrant High School Males, Tina Swartzendruber
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Organ-Ized Giving: An Analysis of the Gift Relationships and Personal Experiences of Kidney Transplant Recipients, Julie E. Todd
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Red Wine Dreams, Kristin K. Yorks
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; English