Journal of Undergraduate Research

Kelly Troutman and Dr. Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Sports’ connection to education is readily apparent in American society. The presumption adopted in the late 1800s that sports serve to build character led to their integration into the education system. Today virtually every high school is engaged in interscholastic sport competition (Eitzen and Sage, 1986). The increased […]

Janet Shumway and Dr. Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Millions of people in the United States suffer from serious and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia nervosa. More than 90 percent of those afflicted are young women. Researchers have studied eating disorders and the various factors leading to these behaviors, and a vast majority […]

Bryan R. Johnson and Dr. Mikaela Dufur and Cardell K. Jacobson, Sociology On June 12, 1967, under the Fourteenth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned all laws banning marriage between those of different races. Since that time, attitudes toward interracial marriages have become increasingly tolerant (Schuman et al., 1997). As negative attitudes toward intermarriage have […]

Maren Trowbridge and Dr. Marie Cornwall, Sociology Many workers who find themselves without employment fall into serious depression. As job loss is common in our society, its human cost becomes increasingly widespread. These mental health problems reach even the well-being of the family as well as long-term financial stability. Often, those who are reemployed find […]

Brock O’Neil and Dr. Marie Cornwall, Sociology Job loss is a stressful life event that results in many changes in life. For some time, researchers have noted that there is a strong relationship between job loss and declines in health outcomes (Brenner 1979). When two things are related, such as job loss and poor health […]

Chris Sutter and Professor Lynn England, Sociology Mexican immigration to the United States is a noteworthy phenomenon, not void of controversy. Accusations and tensions have risen on both sides of the line in past months. The issue is not an ephemeral one. There are currently more than 20 million Mexicans living in this country, according to […]

Lauren Ruth Smith and Dr. Bruce Chadwick, Sociology Religious leaders and social scientists regard the family as the vital social entity of society. Deemed so, partly, because it has the ability to socialize children into competent adults. For the past several decades, the family has been undergoing vast changes, considerable decline in the eyes of […]

Claire Sharp and Dr. Tim B. Heaton, Sociology Background: Mexico’s national poverty initiatives are intended to provide assistance for those living in poverty. It is a development targeting concern that people who could most benefit from such poverty alleviation development programs are excluded, such as the indigenous populations and other minority groups. I will be […]

John Hustedt and Dr. Ralph Brown, Sociology Over the past twenty years, motorcycles have proliferated across Southeast Asia (Hsu, 2003). Consequently, I wanted to examine some of the social consequences of this heavy adoption of motorcycles specifically in Vietnam. I examined the reasons people have begun to purchase motorcycles at an increasing rate, and some […]

David Hales and Dr. Mikaela Dufur, Sociology The recent debate and interest in the under funding of America’s public school systems has caused an increase in the number of students who have abandoned public schooling in favor of private educational institutions. This rapid increase in enrollment in private educational institutions has changed the classroom dynamics […]