Parent Entrance and Adolescent Outcomes using Longitudinal Family Structure Data

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Matthew Usevitch and Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Introduction The effects that a parent entrance, such as the marriage of a single parent, has on child outcomes are currently not well documented. Since literature suggests that children living in single-parent families tend to have worse educational outcomes on average than children living in married-parent families, a logical […]

Uncovering Reasons Behind Attrition: A Micronutrient Program Evaluation for a Global Nonprofit

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Elizabeth Pulsipher, Savannah Henshaw and Dr. Scott Sanders, Sociology Introduction Last summer, we conducted quantitative and qualitative research for an in-depth analysis of the attrition occurring in the Liahona Children’s Foundation’s program—a program attempting to alleviate child malnutrition in sixteen countries. Our findings draw upon five sources: 1) individual interviews we conducted with a randomized […]

Child Malnutrition in the Philippines: Using Experimental Design to Understand Nutritional Supplement Adoption

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Marissa Miller and Dr. Scott Sanders, Sociology Department Introduction Liahona Children’s Foundation (LCF) is a faith-based community organization that seeks to “nurture the potential of children to lead healthy and productive lives by eliminating malnutrition and providing educational opportunities among LDS (Latter-day Saint) children and their friends”. They do this by providing health initiatives include […]

Women’s Autonomy and the Effect on Family Planning in Nepal

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Andersen (Taylor), Margo Women’s Autonomy and the Effect on Family Planning in Nepal Faculty Mentor: Scott Sanders, Renata Forste In 2010, maternal death rates globally reached as high as 210 per 100,000 (United Nations, 2013) and resulted in part from a lack of maternal health services. Maternal health services like family planning play a critical […]

National Identity after Brexit

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Samantha Heley and Renata Forste, Department of Sociology Introduction In June of 2016 the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. Known as ‘Brexit’ the majority decision was for the UK to leave with 52% of the vote. The Brexit vote was fueled in part by anti-immigration and racist propaganda that […]

Expanding Influence of CarePartner Program at BYU

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Angela Gulisane and Todd Manwaring, Department of Sociology Throughout the process of this project, it has made many changes and developed into something more than it was originally. Even after the submission of the ORCA Grant proposal it changed. The positive and influential outcome, however, was not changed though. The Project Our project found a […]

Marital Homogamy, Maternal Empowerment, and Child Health in Ghana

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Rainock, Meagan Marital Homogamy, Maternal Empowerment, and Child Health in Ghana Faculty Mentor: Renata Forste, Sociology Current research shows that marital homogamy, where spouses are similar in attributes, increases gender equality in marriage. Greater age and education homogamy within marriage is associated with greater gender equality between husbands and wives (Pyke & Adams). When women […]

Domestic Violence and Women’s Empowerment in Nepal

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Zhicheng Han and Renata Forste, Department of Sociology Based on a nationally representative sample of women in Nepal aged 15 to 49, this study examines the association between domestic violence and women’s empowerment at both the individual and community level. In a sample of 3,349 ever married woman in Nepal, I use logistic regression to […]

Disconnected Decisions Understanding School Decision Factors Within Low-SES Families

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Daniela Barriga and Kristie Rowley, Department of Sociology Parents constantly make decisions in regard to their children’s education, whether it be decisions about enrolling their children in the local public school or private school or even where to live based on school zoning areas. Alternative school options such as charter and magnet schools are becoming […]