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Insurance Plan For The Gay Man: Who Benefits From Media Stereotypes?, Meghan Burke
Insurance Plan For The Gay Man: Who Benefits From Media Stereotypes?, Meghan Burke
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The Emmy award-winning Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has been a hit since its dashing entrance onto the reality TV scene. But this entrance came at a politically fragile time for LGBT rights in the United States. On what seems to be the surface, the popularity of the show is a testament to the growing acceptance of queer people in the media and in daily life. But below this surface, I think there’s trouble lurking.
A Preliminary Evaluation Of Heartland Head Start, Michelle Uhlenkott '05
A Preliminary Evaluation Of Heartland Head Start, Michelle Uhlenkott '05
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Head Start, a federally funded preschool program for low-income families, works to nurture the children academically, socially, and nutritionally. In the past couple of years social critics and the federal government have begun questioning the efforts of Head Start, arguing that the children in the program do not progress enough in academic areas for the money spent on them. Heartland Head Start, the local chapter which manages thirteen preschool classrooms and 325-330 children annually, is mandated by the federal government to observe and test the children three times per year on multiple indicators to monitor their academic progress. This study, …
The Old Justifies The New: The Theosophical Society In America's Response To Ethical Problems Of Late Modernity, Jodie A. Daquilanea
The Old Justifies The New: The Theosophical Society In America's Response To Ethical Problems Of Late Modernity, Jodie A. Daquilanea
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This paper explores the ethical principles and conceptualizations articulated by members of the Theosophical Society in America in relation to ethical issues of late modernity, specifically to Zygmunt Bauman's problems of universality and foundation. In their responses to issues of late modernity, members of the Theosophical Society employ premodern, modem, and postmodern approaches in their conceptualizations of morality in a unique Theosophical framework. Special attention was paid to the members' use of postmodem ethics. The data analyzed consists of one-to two-hour long qualitative interviews conducted with individual members of Theosophical Society, as well as documents issued by the Theosophical Publishing …
Role-Taking Vs. Cultural Identity: Defining Disability In An Able-Bodied Environment, Elizabeth G. Holman '05
Role-Taking Vs. Cultural Identity: Defining Disability In An Able-Bodied Environment, Elizabeth G. Holman '05
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Are people with physical impairments seen as a minority group or as individuals who take on the role of being disabled only in certain circumstances? While minority group membership has a variety of social, psychological, and legal advantages, it forces people to give up some individuality and gives the disability a more permanent connotation (Berbrier, 2004; Watson, 2002). Alternately, viewing disability as a role, and attaching the label "disabled" in certain circumstances, allows for a broader spectrum of individual choice. However, the label assumes someone who is disabled to be "less than able," thus carrying a strong stigma. Through my …