Jaren Meldrum and Dr. Todd L. Goodsell, Sociology Department Main Text Most rural indigenous communities in Australia have an abnormally high frequency of tobacco and alcohol use, domestic violence, and gambling, the prevalence of which can be seen as a result of an anomic loss of cultural identity in the postcolonial era (O’Connor 1984; Johnston […]
Maternal Education and Child Nutritional Status in Africa: Mediating Mechanisms
Kiira Fox and Dr. Renata Forste, Sociology Main Text While previous research indicates child stunting rates have decreased in the aggregate over the last few decades, malnutrition continues to account for over half of annual child deaths and the stunting of 226 million (Neumann et al.). As national inequality persists, even increasing in certain areas, […]
The Relationship Between Women’s Clinics and Hospitals Offering Women’s Services 1960-2000
Hayley Darchuck and Jessica Callahan Introduction and Literature Review The 1960s showed marked improvements in the realm of decreasing the inequality gap between men and women. For example, government acts called for equal pay and protected women against discrimination. However, in the area of healthcare, women felt that there was a disconnect between themselves and […]
Community Development in Rural Mexico: Observations on Leadership and Community
Matthew Cox and Dr. Ralph Brown, Sociology Introduction Within the field of community development, there are various opinions of what qualities or characteristics define a developed community. Each of these definitions varies depending on the academic or professional sector in which it is found. This research began based on the hypothesis inherent in Flora and […]
The Growth of Women’s Clinics and Hospital Based Women’s Services 1980-2000
Jessica Callahan and Dr. Marie Cornwall, Sociology Main text The 1960s showed marked improvements in the realm of decreasing the inequality gap between men and women. However, in the area of healthcare, women felt that there was a disconnect between themselves and the way that their bodies were being treated. Doctors spent little time with […]
What Works in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for Offenders?
Amber Masters and Dr. Stephen Bahr, Sociology One of the major social problems in the United States is the prevalence of substance abuse. Eight percent of Americans age 12 and over used an illicit drug during the past month—9% of youths 12-17 and 20% of those 18-25 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2009). […]
Sociology as Theodicy
Robert Meldau and Dr. Stan Knapp, Department of Sociology The purpose of this project was to use the works of Freidrich Nietzsche, Max Weber, and Charles Taylor to construct a critique of Sociology. Our intention was to argue that Sociology (and all of social science) is a secularized theodicy; an attempt to explain why humans […]
Rugby: A Mechanism for Global Diversification through Player Migration and the Displacement of Resources
Heather Williams and Dr. Mikaela Dufur, Department of Sociology The purpose of our research was to discover the ethnic and racial patterns of migration in the professional levels of rugby. After collecting a sample of 1088 professional rugby players and compiling their statistics into our database, we performed cross-tabulations and ANOVA tests to identify if rugby players were […]
Extracurricular Associations: Does Participation in Extracurricular Activities with Advantaged Peers Increase College Enrollment
Aaron Miles and Dr. Benjamin Gibbs, Department of Sociology Our project has culminated with a presentation at the 2012 American Sociological Association conference in Denver, and is currently under review at the journal Social Science Research. We hope to heard back in the coming weeks in regarding its status, hopefully receiving a revise and resubmit. […]
Positional Segregation in Sport: How Rugby Introduces New Ethnicities to Research
Dylan Lubbe and Dr. Mikaela Dufur, Department of Sociology Modern scientists continue to argue over an issue that has existed since the first time a person realized that his or her skin was a slightly different shade or tint than someone else’s: Does skin color serve as an indicator for something deeper? The conversation about […]