This investigation draws on two summers of fieldwork with La Asociación Los Quinchos, a Nicaraguan non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment of street children. The aim of this paper is to elucidate the various ...

This paper is a cross-cultural and socio-historical comment on the experience of long-term drug addiction, and the ways in which social agents and social forces shape that experience. It is based on a 6+ month ethnography ...

"What's beef?" This question, posed by rap legend Biggie Smalls shortly before his death in 1997, is more relevant today than ever--not only within the esoteric discourse of the hip hop community, but also, increasingly, ...

Daughter of Mothers addresses the ways that young adult daughters of LGB mothers understand motherhood, both in the abstract and as a possibility for their own lives. Considering the current controversy regarding homosexuality ...

In this piece, I attempt to unpack how caretakers of children with special needs experience difference. I argue the affective experience offers an alternative to a medicalized narrative that usually dictates what is best ...

This thesis reviews cervical cancer in Nicaragua, analyzing the causes of its prevalence, which lie in strict gender roles, stigmatization of the disease, and structural economic disparities. Responsible for 52% of deaths ...

The individual's proper experience of blues music and other 'African American' music according to his or her race has been the subject of a controversial 20th century debate. The black arts movement of the 1960s gave impetus ...

Over the past few years, Philadelphia has sustained budget cuts, which threaten the social and economic welfare of many individuals in the region. Baabun Nasr is an Islamic charity which strives to alleviate burdens faced ...

Giving Birth to Misconceptions is the study of how childbirth in popular media for the sake of entertainment and dramatic effect can influence how the audience understands childbirth. I take a closer look at how reality ...