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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Diversity and Inclusion in the Brazilian Corporate Sector: The Interplay of Public and Private Discourses in a National Struggle for Human Rights

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Juliana Milani Viana da Silva
Department or Program
Latin American and Latino/a Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This senior thesis in Latin American Studies discusses the recent rise in Diversity and Inclusion trends in the Brazilian private sector as of 2021. It considers these corporate trends as cooptation mechanisms encroaching larger social demands for rights, while also...

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From Alternative to Integrative: An Exploration of Acupuncture Within the Western Medical Paradigm

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Spitz, Sarah
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

I argue that our current health care system—which is based in Western medicine—is inadequate, not only because it is costly, but because it is failing to keep individuals healthy. I posit that this is due to a number of factors...

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