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
Why Are You, or Why Are You Not a Member of the Communist Party?: Towards the Toleration of Deviance in Political Theory, Robert M. Wilson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 2004
There's No Place Like Home: Global Nomads and Cultural Identity, Mabel Amma Addo
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Boys Are Sweet, Girls Are Sour: A Study of Taboos and Childbirth Practices in Turkey, Yasameen Behdad
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Tipping the Scales: An Examination of the Growing Rates of Obesity Among American Children and the Role That Parents Play in Determining the Weights of Children, Whitney L. Cawley
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Study of the Relationship of Prohibted-Conduct Laws and Stigma to the Victimization of People Experiencing Homelessness, Elizabeth DeNiro
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Class Choice: A Study of Factors in Parents' Elementary School Selection, Lindsey Howell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Always the Patient, Never the Playmate: The Impact of Chronic Illness on Children's Social Functioning, Heather E. Humphrey
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Inequality in Special Education: An Examination of Ethnicity, Economic Disadvantagement, and Special Education Placement, Anna Krumwiede
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Bible or Beer? a Look at Amish Rumspringa and Baptism, Kate Matthews
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Inside the Outback: A Study of Isolation and the Influenecs of Peer Socialization on a Child's Development, Mary S. Medaris
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Discussion of the Literature and Analysis of Data Concerning the Presence of Language and Evolutionary Placement of Neandertal, Adam Ridout
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
I Volunteer...But Why? Does My Christian Faith Influence My Decision to Volunteer Within the Community, Susan Scheaf
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"By My Self": Reconceiving of Welfare "Dependency", Christina J. Shadle
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cultural Construction of the West Nile Virus in Wooster, Ohio, Anna Steckel
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Sex in the Classroom: A Study of the Affects that Students and Techer Gender Have on the Classroom Dynamic, Kathryn Steirer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
From Taqueria to Sushi Bar: Gentrifification and Displacement in the American City, Asiya F. Wadud
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
This Bitch Has Her Own Bike: Women Motorcyclists, Social Position, and Gender Identity, Julia Wiesenberg
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The Social Dynamics of Team Disney: An Organizational Perspective, Kevin G. Bischof
Oh The Places You'll Go! How Race, Parental Involvement, and Socioeconomic Status Affect Academic Achievement in Children, Kristen Elizabeth Dershak
A Quantitative Analysis of Ohio Police Officers' Perceptions of Females in Policing, Carmen Hackworth
Using An 18th Century Cemetery and Interviews With Parishioners of St. Genevieve to Determine How Religion Reinforced Ethnic Identity in the French-Catholic Settlement of Calmoutier, Holmes County, Ohio, Jeanne Harrington
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology
Moving in the Right Direction: A Study of Success for all in Three New York City Elementary Schools, Anika C. Lehman
Peak Experience: The Logos Within, Karl Mischler
The Soldier Slighted- the Organizational Response of Vietname Veterans, Kerry Petersen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Do You Come from a Land Down Under?: Hegemonic Representations of the Ethnic Other in Mainstream Australian Films, Emily E. Silberstein
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
No Bones about it, he has TB: Tuberculosis Indicators on Human Rib Remains and its Implications for the Population, Courtney L. Anson
The Barriers Women in Turkey Face in Accessing Prenatal Care, Yasameen Behdad
Adoption from the Perspectives of Three Age Groups: Identity, Developmental Stages, feelings about Adoption, Reactions from others, and Communication, Amanda Carroll Brooks
New Reality: Reflections on Volunteering in Ethnically Divided Villages in Bosnia and Kosovo, Jonathan M. Eischen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Justice Raises her Blindfold: How Race and Gender affect the Implementation of the Death Penalty, Kristiana Hess
"Marriage Means Commitment, means, the Way I Was Raised: Love, Honor, and Obey. and I Ain't Obeyin' No Man.": Rural Single Mothers' Views on Marriage and Family in Wayne County, Ohio, Ruth Butterfield Isaacson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Relationship Between Family Structure and Academic Performance, Demar Jackson
The Social Relationships of Adolescent Cancer Patients, Allison C. Merfeld
The Marital Satisfaction of Interfaith Couples Compared to the Same Faith Couples, Janie Winston
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Opening Childrens' Minds: The Implications of a Multicultural Education in Kindergarten through Second Grade, Lisa Erin Beam
Ethnographic Fiction Revisited in the Age of the South Asian American Diaspora, Priyanka Bhalla
Functions of the Internet in the People's Republic of China, Kristin Buemi
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Anger's Call to Arms: An Application of Sociological Theories to School Shootings, Marie Clare Christiansen
How Many Tears? How Many Smiles? The Perceived Effects of Raising Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults, Amanda Gray Dieterich
Bedtime for Daytime TV: A Study of Television Talk Shows and the Mediation of Everyday Life, Jason Scott Gillespie
The Influences of Young Athletes into Sports, Michael S. Griffith
Anti-Haitianism: the Literary Expression of Dominican Racism, Ana I. Hilton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Case Study of a High School: Race Relations and Academic Achievement of Black and White Students, Heather L. Penny
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
The Role of Music in the Lives of the Shona People in Zimbawe, Meghan Paula Belkot
"It Might Be Redneck, But It Works!"-or Does It?: The Contradictions of Vocational Schooling in Appalachia, Megan L. Dishong
With Woman: a Consideration of Childbirth and the Work of Four Ohio Midwives, Lindsay Leyburn Gross
Caught in the Middle: The Effects of Globalization and Immigration on Mexican Women, Angela J. Joyce
Department: Sociology and Anthropology; Spanish
Gifted Children: Perceptions of Intelligence and Social Interaction, Abigail M. Lear
The Influence of Culturally Relevant Curricula on Academic Outcomes of Black Students: A Qualitative Study, Whitney B. Marsh
From Children's Rights to Human Rights: The Importance of Educating America's Future, Nicole Miller
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1999
Public Opinion Towards Race-Targeted Interventions as Evidence of Support or Oppression of the Ku Klux Klan, Zakiyyah N. Ashshaheed
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Visions of France and the French: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Robert Doisneau, and Brassai, Amanda M. Atkinson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Comparing and Contrasting Human Evolution Exhibits in Natural History Museums, Anne-Maria Baas
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An Analysis of the Prevelance of Body Image Among Preadolescents, Danielle Baughman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An Analysis of the Prevelance of Body Image Among Preadolescents, Danielle Baughman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Balancing Work and Family Responsibilities, Alyssa N. Brodsky
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Horror, The Horror; Horror Films: Directors' Visions and Audience Reactions, David R. Celebrezze
Reparing Broken Windows: The Role of the Police Officer in Community-Oriented Policing, Robert B. Clayton
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"If I Could Be Like Mike": Professional Athletes as American Role Models, Lisa Marie DeWitt
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Gender, Age, Education, Size, and Race as Indicators of the Thematic Content of High School and College/University Bathroom Graffiti, Jennifer E. Diehl
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Hey!...Look What Zog Do!": A Revealing Look Inside Gary Larson's The Far Side, William Drew Gibson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Do We Get to Win This Time?": The Changing Portrayal of the Vietnam Veteran In Major Motion Pictures, Zachary J. Goode
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Changing Meanings of Fairy Tales, Karen Grimwood
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Changing Meanings of Fairy Tales, Karen Grimwood
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
We Have Paid Our Dues: Black Women And Their Perceptions of Labor Organizations in the United States, Deidra Haygood
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Where Are You From?" Third Culture Kids: An Evaluation of Reentry Programs, Elissa A. Irish
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Scout's Honor: Ethnography of Girl Scout Gender Ideals and Practices in Contemporary American Society, Amanda L. Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Rave Experience: An Ethnographic Study of the Cleveland, Ohio Rave Scene, Janice L. Kazimir
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"I Should Kick Your Ass Just For Wearin' Them Ugly Shoes:" An Exploration Into the Popularity of Professional Wrestling, Matthew R. Lang
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Everything I Do, I'm Seen as a Black Person": An Interpretive Study of the Racial and Class Consciousness of the Black Middle Class, Jesse B. Larson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Humor In The Workplace: A Study of the Differences in the Use of Humor By Gender and Status, Gretchen L. Maier
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Seconds Anyone? An Exploration of the Secondhand Consumer Market and its Consumers, Katharyne L. Marcus
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Odds Against Us: Self-Esteem Levels of Women Working In and Out of the Home, Kate Messer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Odds Against Us: Self-Esteem Levels of Women Working In and Out of the Home, Kate Messer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Trees or Fees, Hugs or Thugs: An Exploratory Study on the Evolution of India's Chipko Movement, Bhavana Mody
Department: Sociology and Anthropology