Senior Independent Study Theses from 2009
"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
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2006
"This is Fate, This is God, This is Whatever. This is My Child.": An Analysis of the Blood Ideology in American Culture through a Comparison of Domestic and International Adoption Experiences, Mary Baldwin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Study Abroad Experience: What Factors Determine the Type of Experience Students Have While Abroad", Laura Ciriegio
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
This House Won't Clean Itself: Influences on the Division of Household Labor Among Married Couples, Rebecca Crabtree
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Does Everyone Really Love Oprah? An Assessment of Attitudes on Oprah Winfrey From College Females, Monica L. Ellis
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Shelter Life: Social Bonds and Community Formation in a Sample of Homeless Women, Maura Ewing
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Its All About Self Esteem: An Analytical Analysis of How Society Uses the Term Self Esteem, Emily Finney
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Street Children in the World System: Indentity and Development on the Streets of Dar Es Salaam, Noah Fishman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Examination of Factors Affecting Dating and Relationship Attitudes Amoung College Students, Trish A. Gordon
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Uirusu, Sex and Uchi-Soto Distinctions: Perceptions of Hiv/Aids Among University Students in Japan and the United States, Hannah M. Graff
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Homelessness Amoung American Male Verterans: The Impacts of Pre-Military Biases and Service Factors on Post-Military Adjustment, Stuart Gura
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Qualititative Study of the Role, Changes, and Direction of the Jewish Faith Within My Family, Samuel Harris
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Necesitas Siempre Algien Que Te Qyude:" A Qualitiative Analysis of Health Care Utilization and Experiences of Mexican (Im)Migrants in the Rural Midwestern United States, Lindsay Horst
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Laying Down the Law: Family Dynamics in Law Enforcement, Nicole Hunt
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Is Taking a Break Really a Mistake? the Cross-Cultural Factors That Influence Gap Year Participation, Lauren Lipps
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Madre Mia, Gracias Por Favores Recibidos: Un Estudio De Las Ofrenda Y Sacrificios a La Viregen De San Juan De Los Lagos, Katherine Maguire
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Of Bogs and Men: a Study of the Messages Museums Tell Us, Melinda I. Potter
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Learning Lessons From Bears: a Study of the Message Embedded in Children's Literature in the United States, Sarah Schnackel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Man's Best Friend: Examining Social Functions of Dogs' in the Lives of Humans, Emily J. Sterling
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2005
Special Education Served With a Silver Spoon: the Analysis of a Special Education Program in An Affluent School District, Amanda Burnett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"The Youngest Really Is the Favorite" a Study of the Effects of Birth-Order, Ryan Carson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Suddenly, I'm Thinking About How I Fit Into the Context of This Larger Whole:" a Study of Rural, Secular Intentional Communities in the United States, Katherine Deardorff
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
I Know You Work More Than Any Woman I Ever Seen, Lindsay Demmy
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Artisans of Impression: An Examination of the Impact of Lawyer Image, Reed Domer-Shank
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Social Stigma of Stuttering, John A. Fishburn
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Who Influences You? A Study of the College of Wooster Women and Their Body Image, Barbara Fritzsche
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
To Get a Voice Heard: The Development and Production of a Documentary Film As An Application of a Qualitative Study, Jessica Keath
Department: English; Sociology and Anthropology
Tardy Justice Is Hardly Justice: An Explorative Study of the Presumption of Innocence and of Its Necessary Application in Pretrial Procedures, Sabrina Koester
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Princess Jasmine? She's More Than Just An Arabian Hottie With a Bare Midriff! Gender and Ethnic Stereotypes in Children's Animated Film", Amy Joy Latalladi
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Study of Marijuana Use and the Subcultures of a College Campus Using Symbolic Interaction and the "Hang-Loose" Ethic, Michael Malone
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Tipping Point: Determinants of the Choice to Attend The College of Wooster, Richie McNally
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Every Hand's a Winner: Reasons People Gamble, Garnett Miller
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Tak Slucham" Listening to the Life Experiences of Polish Domestic Workers in Chicago, Magdalena J. Popadiak
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
If "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," Why Do Some People Walk Around Naked?, Kathryn Powell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Creating Pathways: a Comprehensive Study of Children's Literature in Amish Parochial Schools, Hannah Richardson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
No More Mister Nice Guy: Masculinity in Comic Books and the Role of the Antihero, Scott Roger
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Excellence in Body, Mind, and Spirit:" Health Beliefs and Practices of Health Food Users in Wooster, Ohio, Katherine G. Schneider
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Friendly Masks Made of Plastic Smiles: An Examination of Subordination and Emotional Labor in the Service Industry, Lauren Sherry
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Lifestyle and Mobility Through the Archaeological Record Analysis of Site MD-1, a Late Prehistoric Period Site in the Lower Nueces River Valley, South Texas, Sarah E. Thomas
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
African Art in Western Museums: An Exploration of the Yoruba Veranda Post, Angela Toich
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
History of Moundsville Knows No Bars: Constructing the West Virginia Penitentiary, 1866-1995, From the Memories of Community Members, Who Know the Structure As Both a Living History Museum, and Running Facility, Elissa Wilk
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Independent Study Is So Gay, Michael Wilson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology