DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES The Effects of Toys and Books on the Gender Socialization of Young Children Emma Hagan
Professors Suzanne Gray and Solange Simoes A first glance may deem children’s play as anything but gendered, especially in today’s world. Yet through a closer investigation using feminist theory, children are indeed exposed to gender socialization as early as age two. Toys and books are two aspects of such socialization explored further through a literature review and academic service-learning at EMU’s Children’s Institute. It is due to their great impact on young children that these stereotypes must be challenged. Group 2
College of Business DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Marketing for American Diabetes Association Ashley Henderson
Professor Jean Bush-Bacelis Throughout the fall 2012 semester, I worked with the American Diabetes Association in Southfield to aid in the development of the National ID Day event on November 12, 2012. National ID Day is a program that falls under the umbrella of the Live Empowered program. The goal of Live Empowered is to reach out to the African American community around the country to inform their community of the risks of developing diabetes and how to live with diabetes. There are three main objectives of this project: (1) recruit local Detroit churches to participate in ID Day (2) create and manage a Twitter and Facebook page for the Live Empowered program, and (3) follow up with the churches that participate. Group 1
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