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Eileen Leonard

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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
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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The "model minority" and mass incarceration: a critical investigation of Asian American and Pacific Islander criminalization through a reimagined study of the school-to-prison pipeline

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Magsaysay, Raymond
Department or Program
Sociology Department
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The Rise of Urbanization and Social Control: Secondary Schooling, the Reformatory Movement and the Realignment of Separate Spheres in the United States

Publication Date
2011-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Chiang, Siena
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
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Unworthy: Neoliberal Moral Values in Hiv Care for the Homeless

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Julianna Shinnick
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Abstract

HIV among homeless populations is an important public health issue. Researchers have estimated that three to twenty percent of homeless individuals are HIV-positive, a rate 9-10 time higher than the public at large. However, aspects of the medical institution are...

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