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This Is Us: Individual And Family Development Hdf 130, Joanna Burkhardt
This Is Us: Individual And Family Development Hdf 130, Joanna Burkhardt
Library Impact Statements
No abstract provided.
'Gangstas' And Preachers: A Deeper Look Into The Code Of The Street And Hip-Hop And Rap Music, Alise Greco
'Gangstas' And Preachers: A Deeper Look Into The Code Of The Street And Hip-Hop And Rap Music, Alise Greco
Senior Honors Projects
Music’s depth is easy to overlook during casual listening. We often listen to a song without fully considering its meaning, implications, purpose, or the effect that it may have on its listeners. Hip-hop and rap have been and continue to be hotly contested for what critics proclaim to be a “promotion” or portrayal of a message and lifestyle that is harmful to a peaceful and orderly society. Elijah Anderson’s (1999) “Code of the Street” can be used to make sense of this deviant, oppositional subculture prevalent in hip-hop, characterized by toxic masculinity, a street form of justice, and violence. Much …
Let's Talk About Death: An Open Forum For Challenging And Changing Uri’S Response To Student Bereavement, Molly Beluk
Let's Talk About Death: An Open Forum For Challenging And Changing Uri’S Response To Student Bereavement, Molly Beluk
Senior Honors Projects
When my father passed away in March 2020, I felt discord and inconsistency in how the faculty responded to my grief. This project is designed to understand how the University of Rhode Island currently supports students after they have experienced a death loss and determine ways we can improve student support moving forward. This project’s praxes include a faculty survey on current supports; study of other universities’ student bereavement policies; and facilitation of a forum with faculty, staff, and administrators. Students who experience a loss in their college years “are at risk for decreased academic performance and dropout” (DeSpelder and …
Anti-Black Racism And White Supremacy Soc/Apg 140x, Karen Morse
Anti-Black Racism And White Supremacy Soc/Apg 140x, Karen Morse
Library Impact Statements
No abstract provided.
Locked Up And Locked Out: True Stories Of Individuals Who Experienced The Intersection Between Homelessness And The Criminal Justice System, Jean Johnson
Senior Honors Projects
JEAN JOHNSON (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Locked Up and Locked Out: True Stories of the Interlocking Cycle of
Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System
Sponsor: Jill Doerner (Criminology & Criminal Justice, Sociology & Anthropology), Heather Johnson (Writing & Rhetoric)
Key locks work when a key made with teeth is placed into a cylinder with a series of pins and tumblers. If you don’t insert the right key one or more of the pins will remain in the way, preventing the key from turning and the lock will remain closed. According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, tens of …
Solitary Confinement As Protective Custody, Arielle Lacroix
Solitary Confinement As Protective Custody, Arielle Lacroix
Senior Honors Projects
No abstract provided.
Body Image And Dance: Achieving Perfection At Any Cost, Carolyn Bollerman
Body Image And Dance: Achieving Perfection At Any Cost, Carolyn Bollerman
Senior Honors Projects
CAROLYN BOLLERMAN (Political Science, Gender and Women’s Studies)
Body Image and Dance: Achieving Perfection at Any Cost
Sponsor: Jessica Strübel (Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design)
Over sixty years ago George Balanchine, one of the most influential ballet choreographers of the 20th-century and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, set the standards for the ideal ballet body look. These standards include body-long limbs, long neck, flat chest, toned muscles, and a very thin pre-pubescent look. The “skinny dancer” in the 1960s and visible bone structure was not only expected, but viewed as the norm for professional dancers.
Despite the known …
Topics In Sociology Soc 200, Karen Morse
Topics In Sociology Soc 200, Karen Morse
Library Impact Statements
No abstract provided.