Theses/Dissertations from 1999
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
"Taking Care of Hopes and Dreams in a Plastic Box" The emotional labor of a nurse when communicating with parents in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Erica J. Moser
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Software Pirates, Music Pirates and Computer Cracks. The Thieves of Cyberspace: A Study Ascertaining the Extent and Discussing Predictors of Computer Crimes Among College Students, Matthew B. Neely
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Modern Influences in Shaping Children's Museums, Amanda M. Refshauge
The Study of the Individual and the Chat Room as a Community, Jessica Rene Roe
It's All God: the Religiousness and Spirituality of Generation X, Heather K. Schario
Chicks in 007 Flicks: the Relationship between Women, Film, and Society, Sara-Rebecca Smith
Education As Transformation: Connecting the Head and Heart Through a Pedagogy of Spirituality, Dana Sommers
Department: Religious Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Oh Mother, What Shall I be-a Gibson Girl or a Grind? Or, Two Generations of Winsome Wooster Women, Julia B. Woodward
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1998
Misuses of Statistics in the Social Sciences: A Quantitative Approach to the Manipulation of Numbers, Christopher J. Becker
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Job Satisfaction, Alienation and Anomie in the Nursing Profession, Jeremy J. Dadzie
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Critical Examination of the Role of Art in the Lives of Australian Aborigines, Jesse M. Fowler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Finally", Charles W. Hayes II
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
School Vandalism: Strain, Control, and Differential Association, Dan Howard
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cultural Representation of the !Kung San in Film and Ethnography: Implications of Our Perceptions About the Cultural "Other", Nikoo R. Kasmai
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Dating and Arranged Marriage: A Study of South Asian Dating Patterns at the College of Wooster, Marjorie Krieg
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"The Two of Us, Working Together At Full Capacity, Could Do the Job of One Normal Man": The Construction of Masculinity on Seinfeld, Matt Mariola
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Revising the Mother Metaphor: Male and Female Nurses as Healers, Kelly C. McLarnan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
How Native American Artifacts and Mounds Have Influenced the Development of the Adena and Hopewell Identities, and the Ethical Considerations Involved During Archaeological Excavations and Examinations, Daniel C. Mecredy
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Matters of Life and ? Correlates of Public Opinion on Abortion and The Death Penalty, Malcolm T. Meyer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Independent Study in Sociology, Chiaki Nakamura
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Beep! Beep! You're Dead. an Exploratory Study of Aggressive Driving from the Point of View of Traffic Enforcement Officers, Barbara E. Queen
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Oral History: Sounds of the Past, Chadwick J. Roberts
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Wiccan Symbolism in Social Context, Theresa Snowman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Qualitative Study of Gender Constructions Among Female Free Trade Zone Workers in the Domincan Republic, Mieke Vandersall
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Wayne County Area Organic Farming: Ideology and Behavior, Elizabeth Wiemels
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1997
The Dirty Work: the Self-Esteem of Barn Slaves, Margaret A. Anderson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Ethnic Involvement and Identity of Polish Americans in Cleveland, Ohio, Monica Brym
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Predictors of Attitudes Toward Abortion in 1994, Michelle Cable
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Social Implications of Gold, R Jameson Chace
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Tale of Two Cities - a Comparison of the Effects of Social Indicators on Two Types of Cities: an Ecological Analysis of Cities With and Without Gangs, Marcia J. Coye
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Historical Content Analysis on the Gender and Identity Messages in Seventeen Magazine, Kristin Dobbs
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Exploratory Study of the Assessment, Intervention, and Transition Program at the Multanomah Juvenile Delinquent Facility in Portland, Oregon, Holly P. Ferguson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Dance of the Ahtna Potlatch: a Mechanism for Cultural Survival and Societal Definition Through the Spending of Kinetic Energy, Alison E. Flint
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
"Stop Art": the Effects of Increased City Identity and Fanship on Participation of Cleveland Residents in the Save Our Browns Protest, Brian A. Friedman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Re-Creating "Family": Tradition and Cultural Change Among Mexican-Americans in Northeastern Ohio, Christina M. Getrich
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Victim-Offender Mediation as an Alternative to Incarceration: an Evaluation of the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program of Holmes County, Ohio, Carolyn R. Hicks
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Coping With Disability, Jeffrey Hughes
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Educating the Learning Disabled: Federal Regulation and the Process of Implementation, Kelly A. James
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Characteristics of the Animal Rights Movement and its Success (A Case Study of Environmental Concerns of Students at the College of Wooster, Ohio and Animal Rights Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii), Koichi Kikushima
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Shacking Up: a Quantitative Analysis of Cohabitation, Mandy S. King
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Effectiveness of Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections Programs for Juveniles, Carolyn J. Knox
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Cooperative Culture: a Study of Cultural Constructions of Health and Health Foods at One Co-Op, Christina Leed
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Inequality in Education: an Inquiry into Awareness, Attitudes, and Justification of New Trier High School Students, and an Analysis of New Trier's Curriculum, Adrienne Lockwood
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Determinants of Shoplifting Among College Students, Jillian L. Matheson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Factors that Affect Educational Aspirations: a Case Study of the Educational Aspirations that Parents Hold for Their Children and Children's Educational Aspirations, Megan L. McCabe
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Soap Operas: An Interpretive Analysis of College Students' Viewing Rituals, Janet L. Murray
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Structure and Funtion of Folkstories of Northeastern Ohio's Puerto Ricans, Roni J. Rea
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The New Age Movement: a Study of New Age Philosophy as Well as Its Relationship to Religion and Revitalization Movements in the Almost 21St Century, Jane Rogers
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Quantitative Analysis of School District Level Influences on Student Achievement in the State of Ohio, Terry L. Ruskin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Disneyification of Women Since 1937, K. Schlademan
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Making Jack a Dull Boy: Alienation in the Modern Work Force, Stephanie R. Viti
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Alcoholism as a Culturally Constructed Phenomena: Al-Anon as an Indicator of Cultural Values, Christy Ann Watts
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Variables Which Influence the Decision to Terminate Life: A Study of Attitudes Toward Euthanasia, Mary Beth Weimer
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
So that Is What Brothers and Sisters Are For! Birth Order: How It Effects the Social Interaction and Academic Performance of Children in Elementary School, Katie Whitehead
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Spatiality, the Anglo-American Home, and the American Dream: an Analysis of Contemporary Domestic Space in the United States, Erin E. Wilson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Meanings of Food in Hindu Indian Culture (A Study of Food, Dietary, and Eating Practices of Hindu Indian International Students at the College of Wooster), Allison M. Wu
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Shrine of the Sorrowful Mothers, a Marian Shrine in Bellevue, Ohio, Julie A. Yeager
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Dances of Universal Peace: An Ethnography of Sufi Spirituality through Dance, Christine Cairns
Cadavers and Calculators: Are We Sending Mixed Signals? An Intricate Look at the Relationship Between Administrators and Physicians in a Growing Appalachian City and What Happens When a For-Proft Corporation and Managed Care Come Knocking on the Door, Esteban T. de Koos
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Tracking in High Schools: The Effects of the College Preparatory Track on Student Grades and Attitudes Toward Education, Heather E. Gleason
The Images of Women in Mortal Kombat II, Timothy P. Hallett
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Survivors, Sarah Humphries
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Literary Texts As Ethnographies: the Folkloric Design in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and Toni Morrison's Sula By Which the Writers Present Myth of Self and Community, Achila Imchen
Department: English; Sociology and Anthropology
The Relationship of Adoption Status, Self-Image, and Family Structure, K. Brooke Johnson
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Depreciated Bond: How Class Affects Young Women's Friendships, Emily M. Magnan-Wheelock
Women Sewing their Reality: Understanding Quilters and their Craft, Emilie McLarnan
An Analysis of the Factors Related to the Job Satisfaction of Golf Professionals, Gary T. Nye
The Insidious Black Blob: Harnessing the Power of the Imagination With a Better Understanding of American Culture's Definitions and Identification of Cancer and Cancer Treatment, Martha E. Olin
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
It's Not Easy Being Green, Erika L. Putinsky
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
The Students at The College of Wooster in the Wake of the AIDS Epidemic, Alexis K. Thomas
Human Health Aides as Mediators: the Role of the Home Health Aide in Home Care, Katherine M. Vail
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Women in Zimbabwe: the Last Fifteen Years, Jessica Viti
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
An Examination of Case Management at Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals and Wooster Community Hospital, Monica D. Walker
A Secondary Analysis of the Pretrial Home Detention Program in Marion County, Indiana, Kevin P. Wukela
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Theses from 1995
Culture's Influence on Mental Illness, Jamieson B. Bowman
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
A Proposal for a Diversion Program in Wayne County: Based on the Analysis and Comparisons of Currently Existing Programs in Counties Across Ohio, Megan C. Bruce
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Senior Independent Study Thesis in Sociology, P. Butler
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Unemployment Rates, Poverty Rates and Race as Potential Indicators of Crime Rates in 100 U.S. Cities, Jim Campbell
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Stadiums, Arenas, and Urban Renewal: Gateway's Economic and Social Impacts on Downtown Cleveland, Paul Caviglia
Department: Sociology and Anthropology
Foursquare: an Examination of Gender Differences in the Play of Elementary School Children at the Beall Avenue School, Jo-Lynne DeNapoli
Department: Sociology and Anthropology