Chrisse Edmunds and Kristie Phillips, Department of Sociology Introduction Every nation has income inequality; however, the degree to which that inequality exists differs between countries. Beckfield (2014) theorizes that countries with high income inequality lack the social supports common in more equal societies. A host of social problems result including poor health outcomes and increased […]
Religion’s Role in Parent to Child Political Socialization
Madison Dayton Daines and Quin Monson, Department of Political Science Introduction I believe that the religion a person was socialized in has lingering affects on his or her political values. Parents play the most prominent role in the political direction of their children both early in life and up through young adulthood (Niemi and Jennings […]
Development of a Self-Determination Theory Measure of Adolescent’s Motivations to Abstain from Sex and Alcohol
Jacob Curtis and Sam Hardy, Department of Psychology Adolescent sex and alcohol use are issues today in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012), about a third of high school students report having had sex in the previous three months, and 79% of twelfth graders have drunk alcohol at least once […]
Reducing the Gender Gap through Religious Socialization
Kalifa Smith and Dr. Jessica Preece, Political Science Women are greatly underrepresented in politics. Researchers have studied many potential explanations for this such as the competitive nature of politics, gender role socialization, institutional structures, etc. Yet there is little research on the role of religious socialization on women’s political ambition. In this study I hypothesize […]
Role of ROS (reactive oxygen species) on cocaine-induced DA release in the NAc
Jacqueline Solomon and Dr. Scott Steffensen, College of Family, Home, and Social Science Introduction: Cocaine as a stimulant drug causes Dopamine (DA), a neurotransmitter, to be released in the Accumbens Nucleus (NAc). It accomplishes this by its well-known actions on the DA transporter (DAT). When the DAT is blocked, more DA stays in the synaptic […]
Neural mechanisms: Nicotine and Alcohol Co-dependence
Jordan Spencer and Dr. Scott C. Steffensen PhD, Department of Psychology and Center for Neuroscience Introduction: Alcohol abuse is prevalent in today’s society, causing an economic burden to the US of several hundred billions of dollars annually in direct costs alone. Several reports have estimated that 80% of those with a dependence on alcohol are […]
The Impact of Exercise on Memory: A Neurological Investigation of the Recommendations made by the American Heart Association
Seth Spencer and Dr. C. Brock Kirwan, Psychology Introduction: Many studies have shown a correlation between physical exercise and healthy cognitive processing. It has been shown extensively that regular exercise has a positive impact on brain health. One example is a study that linked increased exercise with greater performance on as shown via a Stroop […]
The Role of α6 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Dopamine Release
Michaela Squire and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Psychology Introduction With today’s society’s alcohol abuse, there has been a large economic burden of several hundred billion dollars annually. In addition, 80% of those who are dependent on alcohol are also smokers, and the use of nicotine has remained relatively high in those who use alcohol, displaying the […]
Missing Teeth: The Economic Impact of Holes in the Urban Fabric
Andrew Van Leuven and Dr. Ryan Jensen, Geography Introduction One of the more widespread issues facing twenty-first century planners and policymakers is that of urban decline, especially in the midwest and northeastern United States. Evidences of Urban Decline Urban decline is evident in vacant and abandoned residential structures in the central downtown districts or a […]
Conservation of Metallic Beads
Heather White and Dr. Paul Stavast, Anthropology Introduction Brigham Young University’s Museum of Peoples and Cultures has an extensive and varying collection of anthropological, ethnographic, and archaeological artifacts. Within these artifacts are leather items with metallic beading. These beads have been actively deteriorating, damaging themselves, the leather, the strings that keeps them sewn, and other […]
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