Liberal Studies Theses and Dissertations
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TENACIOUS KOREAN WOMEN Reconstruction of Gender Roles from the Joseon Dynasty to 20th-Century Immigration
(Georgetown University, 2022)Korean immigrant women to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century proved that existing gender roles can be deconstructed and reconstructed. Agreeing with the famous statement of Simone de Beauvoir that “being ... -
A Role For Pre-College Programs: Cultural Capital And School Outcomes For Black Students Seeking Higher Education
(Georgetown University, 2023)Racial and ethnic minority groups face extraordinary challenges in access to and success in higher education due to the complicated history of racism in the US educational system and society. This thesis focuses on past ... -
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Building an Ethical Toolkit for an Internationally Recognized Path Forward That Addresses The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Heritable Human Genome Intervention.
(Georgetown University, 2022)This thesis, on human genome editing takes a global perspective, with people, knowledge, and technology flowing across borders, the potential is there for ethically controversial practices to flow toward less restrictive ... -
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA CONVEYED RUSSIAN-BACKED DISINFORMATION IN A POLARIZED AMERICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH’S ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND
(Georgetown University, 2022)For the last forty years, America has experienced an erosion of trust in institutions. The introduction of social media has only accelerated this trend. Hostile nation-states such as Russia have taken advantage of these ... -
Humanizing Fiscal Costs: Creating the Incentives for Criminal Justice Reform and Reducing Recidivism
(Georgetown University, 2020)HUMANIZING FISCAL COSTS: CREATING THE INCENTIVES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND REDUCING RECIDIVISM
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