Journal of Undergraduate Research

Kyle Durfee and Dr. Tim Heaton, Sociology Dept Introduction In an attempt to increase self-reliance among impoverished populations in South America, a non-profit organization teaches participants important life principles. To ensure that participants are truly receiving what they need in the best manner possible, this study was done to evaluate how well the participants understand […]

John Whitney and Dr. Renata Forste, Sociology Department This study was designed as a program assessment for school-aged youth attending Boys and Girls Clubs in the greater Salt Lake City area. The study focused on the relationship between length of membership at the club on behavioral outcomes particularly with the goal of a reduction of […]

Elizabeth Warnick and Dr. John Hoffmann, Sociology The troubling trend of increasing economic inequality in the United States can be partially attributed to one’s background; every person in the United States is born with a degree of advantage or disadvantage. However, the extent to which this initial inequality affects labor market outcomes, such as income, […]

Jessica Thompson and Dr. Mikaela Dufur, Department of Sociology As a research team at BYU we study academic achievement and delinquency among youth. Our goal is to provide a new portrait of how investment at home and at school results in returns to children and adolescents in these areas. There is currently increased pressure on […]

Keaton Robertson and Dr. Charlie Morgan, Sociology Social movements, such as the Utah Minuteman Project (UMP) play an important role in shaping public opinion on critical immigration issues. Utah, regarded as a sanctuary state by antiillegal immigrant movements, is one of ten states that grant in-state tuition to anyone who graduates from a Utah high […]

Alphaeus M. Wise and Dr. Barry L. Johnson, Sociology Somalis represent a growing group of new immigrants to Minnesota. Because of their recent immigration, there has been very little research done on their perceptions of Western medicine, in particular, preventive measures such as cervical cancer screenings. I became interested in this while working at a […]

Lance Erickson and Dr. Brian K. Barber, Sociology The role of religion in adolescence has been given considerable attention in past decades. The majority of this attention has been concerned with religion as a social control mechanism (1), and therefore has focused on its relationship to adolescent deviance and drug use. Although relatively few in […]

Jared L. Bleak, Sociology The experience I had in researching and writing on the effects of employment on women’s life satisfaction and marital quality was a wonderful capstone to my education at Brigham Young University. The Research and Creative Work award I received made this experience possible. With the award I was able to decrease […]

Charis Van Dusen Thatcher and Professor Lynn Curtis, International Studies Statement of Problem: Addis Ababa the 110 years old capital of Ethiopia with a population of 2.3 million emerged from local grass thatched roofed shanties to a densely populated city without planning. Congested living area with serious housing problem with poor housing conditions, poor health […]