Madison Dayton Daines and Quin Monson, Department of Political Science Introduction I believe that the religion a person was socialized in has lingering affects on his or her political values. Parents play the most prominent role in the political direction of their children both early in life and up through young adulthood (Niemi and Jennings […]
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Reducing the Gender Gap through Religious Socialization
Kalifa Smith and Dr. Jessica Preece, Political Science Women are greatly underrepresented in politics. Researchers have studied many potential explanations for this such as the competitive nature of politics, gender role socialization, institutional structures, etc. Yet there is little research on the role of religious socialization on women’s political ambition. In this study I hypothesize […]
Social Cognitive Predictors of Residential Radon Testing and Mitigation
Siena Davis and Dr. James Johnston, Health Science Introduction In the U.S., exposure to radon gas (222Rn) is the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoke.(1) 222Rn is a naturally occurring environmental carcinogen produced during the radioactive decay of uranium-238, which is found in many soils throughout the U.S.(2) Because 222Rn is a […]
Assessing the Effects of Common Social Identity on Individual Effort and Cooperation in Cross-gender Teams.
Joseph Price, Economics Evaluation of academic objectives The academic objectives of this projects included introducing mentored students to experimental methods in economics and providing them with a unique experience working with the tools of this new field. This was particularly important for our students preparing to attend graduate school and likely to work for companies […]
Social Determinants on Child Health in Africa
Tim Heaton, Sociology Overall Objectives: Outcomes of this project exceeded our goals both in terms of research papers produced and in terms of preparing students for graduate school. The Proposed outcomes were as follows: Proposed Learning outcomes for students: Become familiar with existing research on child health and social determinants in Africa. Learn to use […]
Appearance-Related Social Pressure in Thai Adolescent Females
Chelsea Sorensen and Dr. Randy M Page, Department of Health Science Introduction The purpose of this study is to identify appearance-related social pressure experienced by Thai adolescent females and to analyze how various sources and forms of social pressure relate to self-perceptions of body weight and appearance, body dissatisfaction, and behaviors taken to regulate body […]
Temperament in Social Dominance
Jason Lefrandt and Dr. James Higley—Psychology Introduction During the internship at the University of California, Davis Primate Center this summer 2013, I have had the privilege of learning in various capacities as a research assistant. My main project that I was involved with was under Erna Tarara, a trained primatologist that did her field studies […]
Status on the Street: A Field Experiment on the Effect of Signaling Socio-Economic Status on Pro-social Behavior
Madeleine Gleave and Matthew Brigham, Dr. Daniel Nielson, Political Science I. INTRODUCTION Helping behavior in a given society provides an interesting measure of social trust and prosociality. Whether individuals will assist strangers in need should indicate baseline levels of empathy, perceived social obligation, and generalized trust. But to date few studies have explored experimental interventions […]
Inheritance of Social Dominance in Rhesus Macaques
Mason Bennett and Dr. James Dee Higley, Psychology Many species of primates have complex social systems and hierarchies. These social structures help in forming an identity and establishing a place in the world. Depending on one’s ranking in the social hierarchy there may be physiological, psychological, and emotional consequences. A primate with low rank may […]
The Use of Social Support Groups with Women Suffering from Postpartum Depression: CenteringPregnancy Model
Sarah Passey and Dr. Ana Birkhead, College of Nursing Postpartum depression (PPD) is a subtype of major depression affecting 10-20% of new mothers around the world, with onset within 6 months after childbirth (Norman, Sherburn, Osborne, & Galea, 2010; Xie, He, Koszycki, Walker, & Wen, 2009). “It is a serious problem that affects a woman’s […]
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