Senior Theses
A collection of senior theses written by students in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Linfield University.
Theses from 2024
Capitol 'H' Horror: Pereptuations of Risk and Fear in Horror Movies, Lavinia Greer
Theses from 2023
Entre Madres, Putas y Buchonas: A Content Analysis of Narco Shows and their Representation of Women, Salma Galvan
Self Presentation and Blended Identity in the Everyday Virtual Life: A Case Study of Fallout 76, Dmitri Sofranko
Theses from 2022
Unveiling the Mask of Post-Race Legitimacy: Preserving White Supremacy through the Use of Colorblind Racism in Policy Preference, Vanessa Gonzalez
Hawaiʻi is NOT your Escapist Fantasy: Varying Perspectives Surrounding Misconceptions and Representations of Hawaiʻi in the Tourism Industry, Shannon Hussey
Theses from 2020
The Evolution of Love: The Meaning of Romantic Love in Contemporary Society, Jessica Salas
Theses from 2017
The Off Season: Masculinities, Rurality, and Family Ties in Alaska Commercial Fishing, Cruz Morey
Theses from 2015
Performing Genders: A Study of Gender Fluidity, Nicholas JKMK Coney
The Role of Gender in Sex Trafficking, Katelyn Henson
The Transformation of Tibetan Identity, Mang Jia
Theses from 2013
Losing the Hacienda: the Agrarian Reform's Effect on Landowners in the Peruvian Andes, Susana Fajardo
Salva la Iglesia: Intercultural Capital and the Struggle for Community in a Small Town Congregation, Maria E. Schwarz
Theses from 2012
Weighing In: Coping with Stigmatization through the Fat Acceptance Movement and Weight Loss Surgery, JaeLyn L. Forthun
Culture Counts: Culture, Language & Mathematics in the U.S., Arielle L. Ramberg
Theses from 2011
Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body, Craig Geffre
Illuminating Distinction: Rural Modernization and the Invention of the Countryside in Cajamarca, Perú, Jade Severson
Tracing Taizé: Rebuilding Global Solidarity through Religious Pilgrimage, Dayna Tapp
