Spencer Waters and James Dee Higley, Department of Psychology Introduction It is widely accepted that the neuropeptide oxytocin helps mediate pro-social behavior and bonding between humans as well as other primates. Current genetic research has shown a link between variants in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and measures of social skills in humans. Demonstrating a […]
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Generational Attitudes Reflected through Soviet Socialist Realism
Herdman, Kelsey Generational Attitudes Reflected through Soviet Socialist Realism Faculty Mentor: Tony Brown, Russian Introduction In his biography “Raising the Banner” artist Geli Korzhev, a Socialist Realist artist, believes that Socialist Realism should have been titled as “social realism”; that “socialism is associated with politics but it should be aimed at social issues,” and that […]
Externalities of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employee Compensation
Rebekah Inez Brau and Nile Hatch, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Department Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), defined by the UN Industrial Development Organization as “initiatives by firms to integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders” is a controversial topic in the management literature. Although CSR is widely discussed, […]
Social Stratification and Inequality in PreModern Korean Literature: A qualitative research on slavery and its impact on Korean society
Moeun Jeong and Mark Peterson, Department of Humanities Introduction Introduction This project seeks to explore the social stratification and inequality by examining the premodern Korean literature, in order to determine the meaning and significance of the cultural and social roles the slaves played in the premodern era (i.e. before 1900s) in Korea. Through preliminary research, […]
Political Messaging on Social Media: Facebook Campaigning and Political Silos
Morgan Williams and Jeremy C. Pope, Political Science The make-up of political campaigns has transformed with the creation of the internet. What used to be a world of door to door canvassing and mass produced mailers sent to party members is now a world of entertaining YouTube videos and Facebook likes. It is no longer […]
Effects of Exposure to Anthropomorphized Products on Social Behavior
Wade Wade and Dr. Ryan Elder, Marketing Introduction This project was designed to investigate the effects of exposure to anthropomorphized products on the way that consumers treat other people. Researchers have shown that people starved of social connectedness will sometimes seek relationships with products or brands as a way of relieving social insecurity and the […]
“My head hurts, My Stomach Aches”: Physical and Social Factors Associated with Early Adolescent Health
Benjamin Fife and Renata Forste, Sociology Department Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine the association between physical and social factors and the frequency of headaches and stomachaches among school-aged children in the US. In particular, I looked at how both physical and psychosocial factors influence health outcomes in order to identify ways […]
Food as a Cultural and Human Experience: Exploring the Italian social traditions around food through photography
Sarah Wight and Paul Adams, Department of Design Introduction Last June, I set out with camera in hand to explore the Italian social traditions around food. I wanted to capture what mealtimes mean to Italians, and how they differ from Americans. I planned to create a body of work that acts as a window into […]
The Grovecrest Project: Analyzing Sociable Behavior in Children with Language Impairment Following a Social Understanding Intervention
Maille Coombs and Faculty Mentor: Martin Fujiki, Communication Disorders Introduction The link between social communication and Language Impairment (LI) is an emerging topic in the field of speech pathology. It is known that children with LI struggle to produce and comprehend language, but it has recently been shown that these children also have notable difficulty […]
Differences in Social Interaction Patterns between Teachers and their Students Based on Gender
Shelby McNeill and Dr. Kristie J.R. Phillips, Department of Sociology Introduction Over the past few decades, a shift has occurred in the educational attainment between the sexes. In the 1990’s, the number of adults ages 25 to 29 years-old who had received a bachelor’s degree or higher was comparable across the sexes, whereas in 2012 […]
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