Senior Theses

Senior Theses

 

A collection of senior theses written by students in the Sociology and Anthropology Department at Linfield University.

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Theses from 2023

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Entre Madres, Putas y Buchonas: A Content Analysis of Narco Shows and their Representation of Women, Salma Galvan

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Self Presentation and Blended Identity in the Everyday Virtual Life: A Case Study of Fallout 76, Dmitri Sofranko

Theses from 2022

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Unveiling the Mask of Post-Race Legitimacy: Preserving White Supremacy through the Use of Colorblind Racism in Policy Preference, Vanessa Gonzalez

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Hawaiʻi is NOT your Escapist Fantasy: Varying Perspectives Surrounding Misconceptions and Representations of Hawaiʻi in the Tourism Industry, Shannon Hussey

Theses from 2020

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The Evolution of Love: The Meaning of Romantic Love in Contemporary Society, Jessica Salas

Theses from 2017

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The Off Season: Masculinities, Rurality, and Family Ties in Alaska Commercial Fishing, Cruz Morey

Theses from 2015

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Performing Genders: A Study of Gender Fluidity, Nicholas JKMK Coney

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The Role of Gender in Sex Trafficking, Katelyn Henson

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The Transformation of Tibetan Identity, Mang Jia

Theses from 2013

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Losing the Hacienda: the Agrarian Reform's Effect on Landowners in the Peruvian Andes, Susana Fajardo

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Salva la Iglesia: Intercultural Capital and the Struggle for Community in a Small Town Congregation, Maria E. Schwarz

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From Affordable Care Act to “Obamacare”: Political Party and the Framing of Health Care in the 2012 Presidential Election, Anna Sours

Theses from 2012

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Weighing In: Coping with Stigmatization through the Fat Acceptance Movement and Weight Loss Surgery, JaeLyn L. Forthun

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Culture Counts: Culture, Language & Mathematics in the U.S., Arielle L. Ramberg

Theses from 2011

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Waking up to the Present: Vipassana Meditation and the Body, Craig Geffre

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Illuminating Distinction: Rural Modernization and the Invention of the Countryside in Cajamarca, Perú, Jade Severson

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Tracing Taizé: Rebuilding Global Solidarity through Religious Pilgrimage, Dayna Tapp