The full text of Senior Independent Study Theses submitted during and after 2012 are available to download only by College of Wooster users. Unless listed as an exemplar, all other theses are restricted.

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Theses/Dissertations from 1988

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Altruism vs. Selfishness: A Study into the Motivation Patterns Behind Charitable Donations, Heather Lynn Duncan

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The Economic Implications of the Separatist Movement in the Province of Quebec, Gordon S. Finkelstein

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The Cost of Segregation to Metropolitan Blacks within the Cleveland MSA, Susan L. Friedman

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The Politics of Implementing AIDS Programs, Rebecca L. Geiger

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An Investigation of Urbanization's Effects on Socioeconomic Status through the Use of Labor Market and Urbanization Theories, Cathy Hamm

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Neighborhood Attributes as Predictors of Gentrification, Christopher C. Hedges

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Why Welfare Can't Be Removed: A Case Study of Presidents Carter and Reagan, Leslie Hopeman

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The Effect of Federal Spending on Cities between the Years 1980 to 1985, David B. Kintu

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The Causes of Homelessness in Urban Areas, Chanley M. Martin

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Suburban Film Location and New Housing Construction, Beth M. Nardone

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The Determinants of Social Support on Teenage Pregnancy, Jenny C. Potee

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An Analysis of the Significance that Socioeconomic Factors have on the Total Number of Child Abuse Reports in each of the 88 counties in the State of Ohio, Michael Peter Schlessigner

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An Examination of Corruption within the Municipal Government of New York City: 1900-1980, Douglas B. Stewart

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A Case Study of the 1978 Federal Pregnancy Disability/Discrimination Act, Kathleen K. Toth

Theses/Dissertations from 1987

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A Bargain of an Acid Rain Solution, Joseph R. Durham

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Jane Jacobs and Urban Planning in Great American Cities, Jennifer A. Ehrlich

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Cleveland-on the Doorstep of a New Age, John Fink

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The Causes of Homelessness: an Analysis Based on Ohio's Homeless Population, Bryan Charles Gillooly

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Juvenile Delinquency: Analyzing Family Causation, Kris D. Gordon

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Rural to Urban Migration in Lesser Developed Countries: a Case Study of Kenya, Katherine J. Laskey

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The Effects of Economic Development Planning on Private Real Estate Development: A Case Study of Portland, OR, Carl S. Taggart

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The Effectiveness of Congressional Oversight on the Implementation of the Home Mortage Disclosure Act, Robert M. Tull

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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The Domed Stadium: a Case Study in Cleveland, Ohio, E. Douglas Grosel

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Mortgage Loan Distribution Patterns Among Neighborhoods in the Akron, Ohio SMSA, Tony Love

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Workplace Democracy: Employee Buyouts A Descriptive Study, Heidi A. McCormick

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The Homeless: Belief Change/ Persuasion in the '80s. An analysis of Media Influence Utilizing Urban Studies, Social-Psychological, and Mass Communications Techniques, Kimberly B. Shefferman

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New Towns and Unplanned Cities: Is there a Difference?, Scott Stewart IV

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Improving Net Social Benefits for Transit and the Highways: Which Policy Option is Best?, Betty Lynn Title

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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A Woman's Place is in the Home? a Study on Discrimination Against Single Women with Children in the Rental Housing Market, Peter Constantine

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Architecture and its Effects on Social Interaction in Multi-Family Dwelling Units, Mary Elisabeth Horning

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Factors that Determine Effective Community Mobilization, Carolyn Palm

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The Effects of Proximity to a Nuclear Power Plant on Single Family Owner Occupied Housing Values: An Empirical Analysis, Stephen N. Peacock

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

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Office Automation: Casting a New Office Structure, Barbara A. Coluni

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Relative Deprevation as the Underlying Cause of the Racial Riots in the United States, William F. Lee III

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The Effect of the Transition to a Service Economy on Income Stratification and Residential Segregation of Socioeconomic Classes, Charles Grant McCorkhill

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Factors Affecting Location Decision-Making of Households and Retail Business, Page H. Watts

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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A Case Study of Cleveland, Ohio, Kathryn A. Boone

Senior Independent Study Theses from 1982

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Power Dilemmas of Black Mayors of Major American Cities, Gary C. Adkins
Department: Africana Studies; Urban Studies

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An Evaluation of Neighborhood Decline and Revitalization in Urban Areas, Kirk A. Charles

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The Sunbelt Phenomenon From an Urban Perspective: Explanations of Recent Demographic Trends Between the Northern and Southern Regions of the United States, William F. Duke

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An Analysis of Political Machines and Reform Governments: A Case Study of Gary, Indiana, Marlea M. Tallon

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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Protest Activity in Wooster, Ohio: A Case Study, Marilyn F. High

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A Study on Factors Which Influence Racial Attitudes in Public Schools, Jennifer K. Longsworth

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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pollution Abatement for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1962-1978, Peter Allen Murray

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The Effects of Federal Aid on the Allocation Patterns within Municipal Budgets, Malcom J. Porter

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The Effect of Residential Proximity on the Attitudes of Whites toward Blacks, James Roberts Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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The Impact of SES and Family Structure on the Seriousness of Male Crime and Recidivism, William C. Drake

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Political Protest and Violence: A Test of Two Motivational Theories, Andrea J. June

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Beyond the Vicious Circle: Why Poverty Persists in the United States, P. Christie Whittlesey

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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An Evaluation of the Black Clergy of Elyria and their Political Leadership Role in the 1970's, Felix A. Berry

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The Mobilization of Bias in Wooster: Constraints on Housing Options, Jill V. Joss

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The Development of the Wayne County Multi-Jurisdictional Justice Center, Kenneth A. Kolich

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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City Managers: Roles and Conflicts, Julie J. Betz

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Metropolitan Housing Construction: An Interregional FHA Performance Study, Calvin D. Idler

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A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Externalities in Urban Property Markets, David J. Luken

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Urban Native Americans: The Role of Religion in the Assimulation Process, Susan Marian Roberts

Theses/Dissertations from 1976

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Citizen Participation and the Planning Process, Carolyn C. Verlie

Theses/Dissertations from 1973

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The Halfway House: An Alternative Model for the Treatment of Juvenile Delinquency, Jeanette M. Boyd