ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
Home > SBS > Sociology > SOCIOL_THESES
Sociology Department Masters Theses Collection
Theses from 2024 2024.
The Racialization of Muslims , Shabia Furkan, Sociology
Theses from 2023 2023
Prevention of What? Competing Biological Citizenship Claims and the Biopolitics of Autism Prevention , Helene D. Grogan, Sociology
Moving Beyond the Gender Binary: A Critical Analysis and Review of Contemporary Scholarship on Nonbinary Gender Identities , Rie Harding, Sociology
Theses from 2022 2022
Superstar Firms and the State: Amazon in the U.S. and France during the Covid-19 Pandemic , Priscilla Hernandez, Sociology
A New Way to Get Groceries? Ride-Hail Services and Navigating Outside of Food Deserts , Kathryn Reynolds, Sociology
A Relational Investigation of Political Polarization on Twitter , Tyler Walton, Sociology
Slavery, Colonialism, and Other Ghosts: Presence and Absence in the Rise of American Sociology, 1895-1905 , Aaron Yates, Sociology
Theses from 2021 2021
Homophily, Gender-Typed Behavior, and Cultural Contexts in Adolescent Friendship Segregation , Chen-Shuo Hong, Sociology
Theses from 2020 2020
Seeing Like a State Cultural Agency: Creative Place-Making Transcripts of Local and State Actors , Jennifer Abrams, Sociology
The Welfare States: Examining U.S. State-Level Benefits For Families With Children, 1987-2015 , Anthony Huaqui, Sociology
Reproductive Journeys: Indo-Caribbean Women Challenging Gendered Norms , Tannuja Rozario, Sociology
Theses from 2019 2019
Job Mobility, Gender Composition, and Wage Growth , Youngjoon Bae, Sociology
Stigma in Class: Mental Illness, Social Status, and Tokenism in Elite College Culture , Katie R. Billings, Sociology
Discourse, Meaning-Making, and Emotion: The Pressure to have a “Feminist Abortion Experience” , Derek Siegel, Sociology
Theses from 2018 2018
Life Course Effects of Polyvictimization: Associations with Depression and Crime , Richard Carbonaro, Sociology
The Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis as a Problematic: Beyond "Falsificationism" , Paul Erb, Sociology
A Tale of Force: Examining Factors that Influence Police Officer Use of Force , Kayla Preito-Hodge, Sociology
Theses from 2017 2017
Why Class Matters: Understanding the Relationship Between Class, Family Involvement, and Asian American College Students’ Success , Blair Harrington, Sociology
Labor Union Membership and Black Political Participation , Tiamba Wilkerson, Sociology
Theses from 2016 2016
Boys Just Want to Have Fun? Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Intentions of Gay and Straight Men in College Hookup Culture , Randy J. Barrios, Sociology
Gender Inequality: Nonbinary Transgender People in the Workplace , Skylar Davidson, Sociology
The Radicalism Plateau: Working Class Transformation, Housing Foreclosure and the Hegemony of the American Dream , Aaron C. Foote, Sociology
Revisiting Union Decline: An Analysis of Organized Labor's Crisis , Nathan Meyers, Sociology
Theses from 2015 2015
A "Greedy" Institution with Great Job Benefits: Family Structure and Gender Variation in Commitment to Military Employment , Karen M. Brummond, Sociology
Rejecting Reconstruction after Breast Cancer: Managing Stigmatized Selves , Marianne A. Joyce, Sociology
Cohort and Gender Differences and the Marriage Wage Premium: Findings from the NLSY79 and the NLSY97 , Misun Lim, Sociology
Black Politics of Folklore: Expanding the Sites and Forms of Politics in Colombia , Carlos Alberto Valderrama Pibe, Sociology
Theses from 2014 2014
Beauty Through Control: Forming Pro-Anorexic Identities in Digital Spaces , Kay A.S. McCurley, Sociology
Process Matters: Engaging the Productive Power of Sociological Research , Abby I. Templer, Sociology
The Subjectivity of Student Success: Instructor's Perceptions of the Ideal Student in a Compensatory Program for Minority Youth , Yolanda M. Wiggins, Sociology
Theses from 2013 2013
Same-Sex Marriage in Western Massachusetts , Ben A. Johnson, Sociology
Exploring the Effects of Friendship on Risky Sexual Behavior: A Look at Female Gang Members , Jenny C. Piquette, Sociology
Racism in a “Post-Racial” Era: Color-blind Discourse, Anti-Immigrant Racism, and White Injury Ideology in Discussions of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 , Cassaundra Rodriguez, Sociology
Theses from 2012 2012
China’s New Generation Migrant Workers , Lie Wang, Sociology
Theses from 2011 2011
Ripped from the Land, Shipped Away and Reborn: Unthinking the Conceptual and Socio-Geo-Historical Dimensions of the Massacre of Bellavista , Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Sociology
Theses from 2010 2010
Connections in Care: The Relationship Between Complementary, Alternative and Conventional Medicine , Amy Loomis, Sociology
Theses from 2009 2009
The Search for Self-Fulfillment: How Individualism Undermines Community Organizing , Rachel Rybaczuk, Sociology
Theses from 2008 2008
Race and Representation: A Case Study of Racial Diversity in Student Government , Rhys J. Livingstone, Sociology
Negotiating Discourses on Homoeroticism: The Coming Out and Other Tales by Colombian Immigrant Men in New York City , Erika Marquez, Sociology
Effects of Maternal Job Quality on Children's Reading Achievement , Ayse Yetis Bayraktar, Sociology
Theses from 2007 2007
Stealing Time and Being There: Fathers, Class and Time , Carla N. Russell, Sociology
Theses from 1975 1975
Getting 'Up' for the Meet: A Sociological Analysis of Drug Usage in the Sport of Olympic Weightlifting , Douglas C. Cooney, Sociology
Theses from 1934 1934
Methods of control of commercialized entertainment with special reference to the motion picture, in Worcester and Springfield, Mass , Robert B. Fletcher, Sociology
Theses from 1933 1933
A study of the depopulation of the small towns in Windham County, Vermont , Lauri S. Ronka, Sociology
Theses from 1932 1932
A study of children's judgements in relation to certain factors , Francis C. Pray, Sociology
Theses from 1916 1916
A study of community transitions: phases of a town's history with psychological and sociological interpretations , R. F. Lund, Sociology
Advanced Search
- Notify me via email or RSS
- Collections
- Disciplines
Author Corner
- Login for Faculty Authors
- Faculty Author Gallery
- Expert Gallery
- University Libraries
- Sociology Website
- UMass Amherst
This page is sponsored by the University Libraries.
© 2009 University of Massachusetts Amherst • Site Policies
Privacy Copyright
- USF Research
- USF Libraries
Digital Commons @ USF > College of Arts and Sciences > Sociology > Theses and Dissertations
Sociology Theses and Dissertations
Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.
Deconstructing and Decolonizing Identities of “Gender” and “Sex” When Viewed as Anti-Black: Black Narratives Outside of the Binary , Didier Salgado
“We Need to Figure Out Who We Are”: Reframing Manhood in an Online Discussion Forum , Tomas Sanjuan Jr.
Musicking Higher Education: An Analysis of the Effects of Music Pedagogy On College Classroom Atmospheres , April Smith
Framing, Emotion, and Contradiction in the Tampa Bay Times’ Climate Change Coverage , Madison Veeneman
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
"Are We Done?": The Minimization of Covid-19 and the Individualization of Health in the United States , Cassidy R. Boe
Health and Friendships of LGBTQIA+ College Students , Komal Asim Qidwai
Organizing for Here and There: Exploring the Grassroots Organizing of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the Tampa Bay Area , Dominique Rivera
Stitched Together: What We Learn from Secret Stories in Public Media , Sara D. Rocks
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
"Duck Wars": Examining the Narrative Construction of a "Problem" Species , Jenna A. Bateman
The Debate on Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: A Narrative Analysis of Formula Stories , Rebecca Blackwell
The Social Correlates of War: Conflict Correlations Within Belief Systems. , Richard R. N. Decampa
Narrative Meaning Productions of Compassionate Healthcare: An Examination of Cultural Codes, Organizational Practices, and Everyday Realities , Carley Geiss
Racialized Morality: The Logic of Anti-Trafficking Advocacy , Sophie Elizabeth James
Green Business and the Culture of Capitalism: Constructing Narratives of Environmentalism , Julia S. Jester
Presenting Selves and Interpreting Culture: An Ethnography of Chinese International Tourism in the United States , Fangheyue Ma
Making A Home Away from Home: A Qualitative Study of African Students’ Practices of Integration in the United States , Alphonse O. Opoku
"They Say We're Expendable:" Race, Nation, and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic. , Edlin Veras
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
A social network analysis of online gamers' friendship networks: Structural attributes of Steam friendships, and comparison of offline-online social ties of MMO gamers , Juan G. Arroyo-Flores
Family Response to a Diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness in Teens and Young Adults: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Douglas J. Engelman
GoFundTransitions: Narratives of Transnormativity and the Limits of Crowdfunding Livable Futures , Hayden J. Fulton
"Courage Drives Us": Narrative Construction of Organizational Identity in a Cancer-Specific Health Non-Profit Organization , Katie J. Hilderbrand
“I woke up to the world”: Politicizing Blackness and Multiracial Identity Through Activism , Angelica Celeste Loblack
The Athletics Behind the Academics: The Academic Advisor’s Role in the Lives of Student Athletes , Max J.R. Murray
Red-Green Rows: Exploring the Conflict between Labor and Environmental Movements in Kerala, India , Silpa Satheesh
Winning “Americans” for Jesus?: Second-Generation, Racial Ideology, and the Future of the Brazilian Evangelical Church in the U.S. , Rodrigo Otavio Serrao Santana De Jesus
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Palatable Shades of Gender: Status Processes at the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Team Formation , Jasmón L. Bailey
American Converts to Islam: Identity, Racialization, and Authenticity , Patrick M. Casey
Meaning and Monuments: Morality, Racial Ideology, and Nationalism in Confederate Monument Removal Storytelling , Kathryn A. DelGenio
"Keep it in the Closet and Welcome to the Movement": Storying Gay Men Among the Alt-Right , Shelby Statham
Selling White Masculinity: An Analysis of Cultural Intermediaries in the Craft Beverage Industry , Erik Tyler Withers
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
The Role of the Soldier in Civilian Life: Personal and Social Concerns that Influence Reintegration Processes , Matthew J. Ahlfs
“I Want to Be Who I Am”: Stories of Rejecting Binary Gender , Ana Balius
Breaking the Crass Ceiling? Exploring Narratives, Performances, and Audience Reception of Women's Stand-Up Comedy , Sarah Katherine Cooper
An Intersectional Examination of Disability and LGBTQ+ Identities In Virtual Spaces , Justine E. Egner
"I've never had that": An Exploration of how Children Construct Belonging and Inclusion Within a Foodscape , Olivia M. Fleming
Hybridizers and the Hybridized: Orchid Growing as Hybrid "Nature?" , Kellie Petersen
Coloring in the Margins: Understanding the Experiences of Racial/Ethnic and Sexual/Gender Minority Undergraduates in STEM , Jonathan D. Ware
Decreased Visibility: A Narrative Analysis of Episodic Disability and Contested Illness , Melissa Jane Welch
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
“Have a Seat at our Table: Uncovering the Experiences of Black Students Attending a ‘Racially Diverse’ University” , Diamond Briggs
TERF Wars: Narrative Productions of Gender and Essentialism in Radical-Feminist (Cyber)spaces , Jennifer Earles
“Can You Believe They Think I’m Intimidating?” An Exploration of Identity in Tall Women , Elizabeth Joy Fuller
Black Girl Magic?: Negotiating Emotions and Success in College Bridge Programs , Olivia Ann Johnson
"What Are We Doing Here? This Is Not Us": A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Last Of Us Remastered , Toria Kwan
Behind the Curtain: Cultural Cultivation, Immigrant Outsiderness, and Normalized Racism against Indian Families , Pangri G. Mehta
From the Panels to the Margins: Identity, Marginalization, and Subversion in Cosplay , Manuel Andres Ramirez
Examining Forty Years of the Social Organization of Feminisms: Ethnography of Two Women’s Bookstores in the US South , Mary Catherine Whitlock
"There is No Planet B": Frame Disputes within the Environmental Movement over Geoengineering , David Russell Zeller Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
“You Can Fight Logic…But You Can’t Fight God”: The Duality of Religious Text and Church as Community for White Lesbians in Appalachian and Rural Places , Jessica Mae Altice
Songwriting as Inquiry and Action: Emotion, Narrative Identity, and Authenticity in Folk Music Culture , Maggie Colleen Cobb
Unraveling the Wild: A Cultural Logic of Animal Stories in Contemporary Social Life , Damien Contessa
“It’s Not Like a Movie. It’s Not Hollywood:” Competing Narratives of a Youth Mentoring Organization , Carley Geiss
An Examination of Perspectives on Community Poverty: A Case Study of a Junior Civic Association , Monica Heimos Heimos
"I'm Not Broken": Perspectives of Students with Disabilities on Identity-making and Social Inclusion on a College Campus , Melinda Leigh Maconi
People and Pride: A Qualitative Study of Place Attachment and Professional Placemakers , Wenonah Machdelena Venter
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Mediated Relationships: An Ethnography of Family Law Mediation , Elaina Behounek
The Continuum of Ethno-Racial Socialization: Learning About Culture and Race in Middle-Class Latina/o Families , Maria D. Duenas
Getting Ahead: Socio-economic Mobility, Perceptions of Opportunity for Socio-economic Mobility, and Attitudes Towards Public Assistance in the United States , Alissa Klein
Beauty is Precious, Knowledge is Power, and Innovation is Progress: Widely Held Beliefs in Policy Narratives about Oil Spills , Brenda Gale Mason
Looking at Levels of Medicalization in the Institutional Narrative of Substance Use Disorders in the Military , Chase Landes Mccain
The Experience of Chronic Pain Management: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Loren Wilbers
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Resources Matter: The Role of Social Capital and Collective Efficacy in Mediating Gun Violence , Jennifer Lynne Dean
More to Love: Obesity Histories and Romantic Relationships in the Transition to Adulthood , Hilary Morgan Dotson
Dieting, Discrimination, and Bullying: A Contextual Case Study of Framing in the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance , Veronica Kay Doughman
Negotiating Muslim Womanhood: The Adaptation Strategies of International Students at Two American Public Colleges , Amber Michelle Gregory
Checking Out: A Qualitative Study of Supermarket Cashiers' Emotional Response to Customer Mistreatment , Michael E. Lawless
Managing Family Food Consumption: Going Beyond Gender in the Kitchen , Blake Janice Martin
Motherhood Bound by State Supervision: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Mothers on Parole and Probation , Kaitlyn Robison
In Search of the Artist: The Influences of Commercial Interest on an Art School - A Narrative Analysis , Michael Leonard Sette
"They're Our Bosses": Representations of Clients, Guardians, and Providers in Caregivers' Narratives , Dina Vdovichenko
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
Constructing Legal Meaning in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Cultural Codes and Border Disputes , Jeffrey Forest Hilbert
"All Blacks Vote the Same?": Assessing Predictors of Black American Political Participation and Partisanship , Antoine Lennell Jackson
Expectations of Nursing Home Use, Psychosocial Characteristics and Race/Ethnicity: The Latino/a Case , Heidi Ross
Beyond the Door: Disability and the Sibling Experience , Morgan Violeta Sanchez Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
A Mother's Love: A Narrative Analysis of Food Advertisements in an African American Targeted Women's Magazine , Janine Danielle Beahm
It's a Support Club, Not a Sex Club: Narration Strategies and Discourse Coalitions in High School Gay-Straight Alliance Club Controversies , Skyler Lauderdale
Beyond the Backlash: Muslim and Middle Eastern Immigrants' Experiences in America, Ten Years Post-9/11 , Gregory J. Mills
Competing Narratives: Hero and PTSD Stories Told by Male Veterans Returning Home , Adam Gregory Woolf
Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011
"Can't Buy Me Wealth": Racial Segregation and Housing Wealth in Hillsborough County, Florida , Natalie Marie Delia Deckard
Friendship Networks, Perceived Reciprocity of Support, and Depression , Ryan Francis Huff
That is Bad! This is Good: Morality as Constructed by Viewers of Television Reality Programs , Joseph Charles Losasso
American Muslim Identities: A Qualitative Study of Two Mosques in South Florida , Azka Mahmood Mahmood
Ethnic Identities among Second-Generation Haitian Young Adults in Tampa Bay, Florida: An Analysis of the Reported Influence of Ethnic Organizational Involvement on Disaster Response after the Earthquake of 2010 , Herrica Telus
Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010
Feral Cats and the People Who Care for Them , Loretta Sue Humphrey
Utilizing Facebook Application for Disaster Relief: Social Network Analysis of American Red Cross Cause Joiners , Jennie Wan Man Lai
Comparative Study of Intentional Communities , Jessica Merrick
More Than Bows and Arrows: Subversion and Double-Consciousness in Native American Storytelling , Anastacia M. Schulhoff
Between Agency and Accountability: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers Participating in a Juvenile Diversion Program , Marc R. Settembrino
Predictors of Academic Achievement among Students at Hillsborough Community College: Can School Engagement Close the Racial Gap of Achievement? , Warren T. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009
Latent Newspaper Functions During the Impact Phase of Hurricane Katrina , Christina A. Brown
The Subjective Experience of PMS: A Sociological Analysis of Women’s Narratives , Christiana B. Chekoudjian
Sacred Selves: An Ethnographic Study of Narratives and Community Practices at a Spiritual Center , Sean E. Currie
Digging It: A Participatory Ethnography of the Experiences at a School Garden , Branimir Cvetkovic
Constructions of Narrative Identities of Women Political Candidates , Amy E. Daniels
“The Best We Can With What We Got”: Mediating Social and Cultural Capital in a Title I School , Jarin Rachel Eisenberg
Identities of Alternative Medicine Practitioners , Mychel Estevez
A Family „Affear‟: Three Generations of Agoraphobics , Sherri Elizabeth Green B.A.
“According to Wikipedia …”: A Comparative Analysis of the Establishment and Display of Authority in a Social Problems Textbook and Wikipedia , Alexander A. Hernandez
Realness and Hoodness: Authenticity in Hip Hop as Discussed by Adolescent Fans , Ginger L. Jacobson
Identity negotiation: The perspective of Asian Indian women , Pangri Mehta
Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008
Doing Dignity at the Grace Café: An Ethnographic Exploration of a Homeless Outreach Program , Courtney A. Glover
Advanced Search
- Email Notifications and RSS
- All Collections
- USF Faculty Publications
- Open Access Journals
- Conferences and Events
- Theses and Dissertations
- Textbooks Collection
Useful Links
- Sociology Department Homepage
- Rights Information
- SelectedWorks
- Submit Research
Home | About | Help | My Account | Accessibility Statement | Language and Diversity Statements
Privacy Copyright
Home > School, College, or Department > CLAS > Sociology > Dissertations and Theses
Sociology Dissertations and Theses
Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.
How Unequal Access to Personal and Professional Networks Impacts Success Among Construction Apprentices , Cameron Elliot Arnold
Left Out to Dry: Understanding the Social Experiences of Ground Depletion in Washington State's Columbia River Basin , Alexis Lisandro Guizar-Diaz
"The Call is Coming from Inside the House": Tracing Experiences in the Institutionally-Centered Process of Establishing Limited Conservatorships in California , Barbara Alison Imle
The Experiences of Black Women Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care , Nakeshia Knight-Coyle
Earthbound in the Anthropocene: Spirituality, Collective Identity, and Participation in the Direct Action Climate Movement , David Alan Osborn
Son Otros Tiempos: Generational Experiences of Male Friendships Amongst Mexican and Mexican American Men , Marisela Rodríguez Molina
"We Just Have to Trust the People in White Lab Coats": Analyzing Distrust in Vaccine Hesitant Comments on the HHS Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Proposed Rule , Hima Bindu Lakshmi Vedantham
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
Does Instructional Autonomy Matter? Exploring Job Satisfaction for Math and Non-Math Teachers in Low, Middle, and High SES Schools , Hannah Sean Ellefritz
Cultural Capital and Community Cultural Wealth: A Study of Latinx First Generation College Students , Affiong Eyo-Idahor
Leaving College Without a Degree: The Student Experience at an Urban Broad Access Institution , Andrea Marie Garrity
Treatment Disparities in Emergency Medical Services: The Influence of Race/Ethnicity, Obesity, and English Proficiency , Jamie Kennel
"Damn, man. The time that I lost": Power and the Process of Diagnosis for Women with Chronic Illnesses , Kaitlin Roquel Yeomans
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
What Does it Mean to be Deaf? Changing Meanings of Deafness, Communication Technology, and Beliefs about Normality in the US , Kathryn Elizabeth Burrows
Values of Young Adults in an Increasingly Secular World , Joseph Daniel Eichenlaub
Exploring "What Works" in Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care , Elizabeth Catherine Hulen
Decolonizing Healthcare: a Black Feminist Analysis of Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics of AIDS (SISTA) , Joy Mutare Fashu Kanu
Reducing Transphobic Attitudes: a Cross-National Investigation of College Students in Japan and the United States , Kazusa Seko
The Digital Divide and Health: Examining Digital Access as a Social Determinant of Health , Elizabeth Melissa Withers
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
Outsiders Within Inequality Regimes: a Sociological Framework to Advance the Lives of Women Veterans , Sarah Louise Aktepy
The Experience of Female Caregivers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , Nouf Albugami
Working From Home: Analyzing the Autonomy of App-Based Adult Content Creators , Jenna DePasquale
Smoking Behaviors in Patients Offered Lung Cancer Screening , Sara Elizabeth Golden
Transitioning into Conventional Housing: Narratives of Houseless Individuals , Joyce La Belle McNair
"Not 'Just' a Barista": the Story of Portland's College-Educated Baristas , Ned William Tilbrook
Exploring How Community College Transfer Students Experience Connection in a Commuter University , Christa Michelle Zinke
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Understanding the Politicization of Oromo Identity in the Diaspora: Re/ Locating the Bones of the Oromo , Madeline Jaye Bass
Radical Doulas Make "Caring a Political Act": Full-spectrum Birthwork as Reproductive Justice Activism , JaDee Yvonne Carathers
Concerted Cultivation, Academic Achievement, and the Mediating Role of Non-Cognitive Factors , Bryant Carlson
Convivial Clothing: Engagement with Decommodified Fashion in Portland, OR , Sarah Guldenbrein
Closure or Censure? Examining the Determinants of Disclosure of Sexual Assault Among College Students , Whitney Head-Burgess
Gender and the Voir Dire Process , Tasha Ann Lane
"What About the Men? Investigating Alcohol Consumption, Masculinities, and Risky Sex in Peri-Urban Eswatini , Aaron Jackson Levine
An Investigation of the Impact of High School Student Fine Arts Course Accumulation on Mathematics Course Achievement , Daniel Mackin Freeman
The Influence of Age at Migration on Criminal Offending Among Foreign-Born Immigrants , Omar Melchor-Ayala
Evaluating the Utility of Theories of Social Integration in Understanding Areal Suicide Rates in the United States , Nathan Finch Parsons
Reproduciendo Otros Mundos : Indigenous Women's Struggles Against Neo-Extractivism and the Bolivian State , Gisela Victoria Rodriguez Fernandez
Racial Disparities in a State Based Workers' Compensation System , Caroline Kristine Smith
Family, School, and Forms of Capital , Sonja Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
Who Am I? Criminal Social Identity as a Mediator in the Relationship between Criminal Peers and Criminal Attitudes within a Sample of Probationers/Parolees , Quinton Thomas Alexander
Finding Common Ground: Relationship Building and Communication between PO and Client within a Community Supervision Setting , Carl Eugene Appleton
White Space, Black Space: Community Gardens in Portland, Oregon , David Ross Billings Jr.
Selling Protest in the News? Movement-Media Framing of Occupations: an Exploratory Study , Andrew David Butz
"Tindersluts" & "Tinderellas:" Examining Young Women's Construction and Negotiation of Modern Sexual Scripts within a Digital Hookup Culture , MacKenzie A. Christensen
The Gender Gap in Postsecondary Enrollment Intentions: the Mediating Role of Student Attitudes and Behaviors , Paul J. Deppen III
The Dispute Over the Commons: Seed and Food Sovereignty as Decommodification in Chiapas, Mexico , Carol Frances Hernández Rodríguez
Reconciling the Opportunities and Obstacles of Motherhood Following Corrections Involvement , Summer Brooke Newell
Exiters of Religious Fundamentalism: Reconstruction of Identity, Social Relationships and Support, and Meaning Related to Well-Being , Andreea Alexandra Nica
Representations of Feminist Theory and Gender Issues in Introductory-Level Sociology Textbooks , Jena Amber Zarza
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
Framing Homelessness as Crisis: A Comparative Content Analysis of Local Media Reports on Portland's Tent Cities , Katrien Cokeley
Stereotype Threat and Effects of Students' Perception of Their Math Teacher's Fairness on Their Math Self-Efficacy , Alexis Jocelyn DeVigal
The Efficacy of Virtual Protest: Linking Digital Tactics to Outcomes in Activist Campaigns , Rina Lynne James
Living Between Worlds: Arrival and Adjustment Experiences of the Somali Community in Portland, Oregon , Neil A. Panchmatia
"Neither of the Boxes": Accounting for Non-Binary Gender Identities , Erin Patricia Savoia
Contexts of Reception and Constructions of Islam: Second Generation Muslim Immigrants in Post-9/11 America , Shahriyar Smith
"Are We Building Biking Solidarity": Gendered, Racial, and Spatial Barriers to Bicycling in Portland, Oregon , Kyla Jean Tompkins
When You Aren't Who Your Friends Are: the Moderating Influence of Racial Similarity on the Association Between Friendships and Mental Well-Being , Philip Tostado
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades , Sasha Mae Bassett
Local Approaches to Regional Problems: Suburban Government Responses to Portland's Regional Housing Crisis , Emma Deppa
Examining Generational and Gender Differences in Parent-Young Adult Child Relationships During Co-residence , Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson
The Use of Anti-Bullying Policies to Protect LGBT Youth: Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on Policy Implementation , Michelle Lauren Holliday
Does the School Day Matter? The Association Between Adolescent School Attachment and Involvement and Adult Criminal Behavior , Madeline O'Neil
On Both Sides of the Tracks: Light Rail and Gentrification in Portland, Oregon , Nathan Eric Rochester
Transgender Patients' Experiences of Discrimination at Mental Health Clinics , Corrine Ann Stocking
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Does Gender Matter? Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Gendered Analysis of Human Elephant Conflict and Natural Resource Management in a Rural Sri Lankan Village , Katherine Eileen Griffin
Staying on Script: Sexual Scripts and Sex Education , Elizabeth Carol Hauck
Activist Doctors: Explaining Physician Activism in the Oregon Movement for Single-Payer Healthcare , Jennifer Cullen Loomis
Gender Difference in Working Parents' Perceptions of Work/Family Conflict and the Role of Occupational Prestige , Heather Kirsten McCabe
Democratizing the City Through the Colonization of Public Space: A Case Study of Portland Food Not Bombs , Trent Adam Saari
Use of Role and Power in Parent-Teacher Relationships: Perceptions from the Parent Perspective , Sonja Taylor
Therapy and the Nontraditional Transgender Narrative , Dylan Ellingson Waller
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Gender and Prescription Painkiller Misuse: Findings from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health , Robin Jo Clough
Illuminating the Experiences of Single Fathers , Heidi Rosa Esbensen
Mediating Academic Success: Race, Class, Gender and Community College Persistence , Schaylee Marie Esparza
Victimization, Separatism and Anti-intellectualism: An Empirical Analysis of John McWhorter's Theory on African American's Low Academic Performance , Marlon DeWayne Marion
Trauma-Informed Research and Planning: Understanding Government and Urban Native Community Partnerships to Addressing Substance-Exposed Pregnancies in Portland, OR , Amanda Mercier
Socio-spatial Transformation and Contested Space at the Street Level in Latin America: The Case of Cali, Colombia , Maria Janeth Mosquera Becerra
Beyond the McNair Program: A Comparative Study of McNair Scholars' Understandings of the Impacts of Program Participation on their Graduate School Experiences , Cristina Restad
The Impact of Documentation Status on the Educational Attainment Experiences of Undocumented Hispanic/Latino Students , Brittanie Alexandria Roberts
Racism, Heterosexism, Depression, and HIV Risk Behaviors of Native Men Who Have Sex With Men: Findings from the HONOR Project , Matthew Alan Town
"But There's a Black History Month": A Content Analysis of Ideological Framing and Presentation in White Nationalist Publications , Dylan Tomas Waite
Cultivating Common Ground? A Case Study of a Community Garden Organization in Northeast Portland, Oregon , Bryan James Zinschlag
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
First-Generation Latinos at Pacific Northwest University: Their Adjustment and Experience during Freshman Year , Marco Antonio Aguirre
"We don't have any of those:" Looking for leaders in the horizontal structure of Occupy Portland , Aaron Martin Bach
Queer! Narratives of Gendered Sexuality: A Journey in Identity , Kym Bradley
The Effects of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Religion on Formal End-of-Life Planning , Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall
I'm Not Gonna Be Like That Guy: Exploring the Montana Meth Project Through the Eyes of That Guy , Jaysen Nicole Ferestad
A New Low in Getting High: Illegal Drug Use and Crime , Erica Jean Ferrelli
The Use of Music as a Pedagogical Tool in Higher Education Sociology Courses: Faculty Member Perspectives and Potential Barriers , Jerry C.L. Loveless
Division of Labor within the Household: The Experience of Bosnian Immigrant Women in Portland, Oregon , Miro Paljevic
Can Cross-Race Mentoring Help Minority Students and Break Down Prejudice? Mentoring Experiences in Higher Education , Jennifer Brooke Rainer
From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices , Jeff Scott Shelton
Learning to Adapt: Online Social Science Instruction in Higher Education , Patrick Steven Smith
The Economic Impact of Veteran Status: The Effect of Veteran and Demographic Statuses on Household Income , Daniel Standridge
"Game Over" for the Climate: The Keystone XL Pipeline on TV News , Elisabeth Wilder
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
Assessing Environmental Inequality in Portland, Oregon: An Exploration of Local Environmental Justice Struggles , Jordan Douglas Folks
Atheist Scripts in a Nation of Religiosity: Identity Politics within the Atheist Movement , Jacqueline Frost
Understanding the Role of Patient Activation in the Association between Patient Socio-Economic Demographics and Patient Experience , Katsuya Oi
Gendering Gardasil: Framing Gender and Sexuality in Media Representations of the HPV Vaccine , Maura Kathleen Pisciotta
Understanding Sand Mining on the Maha Oya: The Conflict Between Economic and Environmental Survival , Meredith Corea Talbert
Cultural Hybridization, Glocalization and American Soccer Supporters: The Case of the Timbers Army , Jesse Harold Wagner
Advanced Search
- Notify me via email or RSS
- Featured Collections
- All Authors
- Schools & Colleges
- Dissertations & Theses
- PDXOpen Textbooks
- Conferences
- Collections
- Disciplines
- Faculty Expert Gallery
- Submit Research
- Faculty Profiles
- Terms of Use
- Feedback Form
Home | About | My Account | Accessibility Statement | Portland State University
Privacy Copyright
Scholars' Bank
Sociology theses and dissertations.
- By Issue Date
Search within this collection:
Recent Submissions
- Ruling Class Governance: Capitalist Class Political Blocs, Labor, and PAC Co-donation Networks, U.S. House of Representatives, 1990–2018 Labuza, Andrew ( University of Oregon , 2024-03-25 ) Most contemporary political theories argue that the state is autonomous from the hegemony of the capitalist class. This project tackles the question of the relative autonomy of the state through a novel approach of converting ...
- "Living Symbols of the Historic and Pioneer Spirit of the West": Impacts of Settler Colonial Logics on the Management of Range Equines in the United States De'Arman, Kindra ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) Legally required federal management of horse and burro (donkey) populations on the American West rangelands has proven to be a challenge for the United States government. Federal management has resulted in more than desired ...
- How Can Low-Carbon Energy Dematerialize the Economy? Technological Transitions and the Political Economy of Electricity Generation Sikirica, Amanda ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-09 ) This dissertation addresses features of the displacement paradox in the context of electricity generation, both at the cross-national level and within one region of the United States. The displacement paradox is the empirical ...
- Kinship and Class: A Study of the Weyerhaeuser Family Dunn, Marvin Glenn ( University of Oregon , 1977-03 ) This study is an attempt to increase our understanding of the class structure and political economy of the United States, through a detailed examination of one extended family of great wealth. Focusing on a single case, ...
- The Status of the Blind in the State of Oregon Satchwell, Wayne ( Univeristy of Oregon , 1940-06 ) The state of Oregon has long been interested in the problems of the blind. In 1872 a school for the blind was established in Salem; in 1921 the Oregon Employment Institution for the Blind (now the Oregon Blind Trades School) ...
- The Content of California White-Collar Union Contracts Kleingartner, Archie ( University of Oregon , 1962-06 ) From the wealth of data which might be gathered on any particular subject, every social investigation must specify what material will be used and for what purpose it will be used. Any subject can be approached from a variety ...
- The Socialized State. Bain, Read ( University of Oregon , 1921-04 ) During the last ten years the reorganization of state government has been one of the liveliest subjects in political science. A great deal has been written about it, but little has been done to remedy the defects pointed ...
- Innovation and Fringe Benefits Koval, John P. ( 1960-06 ) The focus of this particular study is on collective bargaining, or more generally, industrial sociology. Fringe benefits, the particular aspect of collective bargaining in question, were chose not so much for their present ...
- Off-time Illness: When Young Adults get Illnesses Associated with Old Age Norton-Smith, Kathryn ( University of Oregon , 2023-03-24 ) This dissertation explores the lived experiences of young adults with cancer through qualitative methods, including 40 in-depth interviews and participant observation. This dissertation extends sociological inquiry to an ...
- The Harvest of Farmworkers Never Ends: Farm Labor Contractors and the Reproduction of Precarity in the Willamette Valley Contreras-Medrano, Diego ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Farm labor contractors are third-party employers and critical components ofinternational labor chains that prevail worldwide through the recruitment and management of temporary workers. While the public often focuses on ...
- Roles of the Dice: Culture and Community in Roleplay Games Alexander, Michelle ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Here I bring together Game Studies, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies to explore the scope of digital and analog roleplaying communities. Using interviews conducted with 50 participants who reported playing the ...
- Ecological Imperialism: A Holistic Analysis of the Guano Trade in Nineteenth-Century Peru Betancourt De la Parra, Mauricio ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Theoretical studies of imperialism, dependency, unequal exchange, and world-systems have commonly overlooked the ecological foundation of cross-national trade and relations. More generally, in the social sciences the ...
- The Hands that Feed Us: Endemic Precarity and Pandemic Resistance Among Migrant Food Processing Workers Loustaunau, Lola ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) This dissertation research examines how precarity was experienced and resisted by migrant food processing workers in the Pacific Northwest, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenging the exceptionalizing narratives ...
- The Silicone Self: An Ethnography of the Love and Sex Doll Community Hanson, Kenneth ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-04 ) This dissertation is an empirically grounded study of the love and sex doll community. Conducted over 14 months of digital ethnographic research, this dissertation draws from participant observation, in-depth interviews, ...
- Women’s Empowerment through Polio Eradication: Agency and Representation of Lady Health Workers in Pakistan Ahmed, Sarah ( University of Oregon , 2022-02-18 ) Pakistan remains one of the two countries wherein Polio remains endemic. Central to the Polio Eradication project, led by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), are female community health workers. These women--who ...
- Taylored Flexibility: Agile, Control, and the Software Labor Process Petrucci, Larissa ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) This dissertation research examines the work arrangements of software workers in high-technology industries in order to raise questions, dispel myths, and develop a labor process theory of knowledge-based work in the 21st ...
- The Concept "Situation" as a Sociological Tool Bales, Robert Freed ( University of Oregon , 1941-06 )
- Politicizing Embodied Violence: Emerging and Diverging Frames of Self-Defense Cupo, Dimitra ( University of Oregon , 2021-09-13 ) This study bridges the gap between self-defense classes whose founders, instructors, and students are predominantly white, advocating for an individualistic and embodied self-defense, compared to the self-defense practiced ...
- Labor of Last Resort: Mothers Navigating Special Education in a Context of Resource Scarcity Riley, Mirranda ( University of Oregon , 2021-09-13 ) Prioritizing mothers' observations of their disabled children's lived experiences in special education offers us a crucial point of contact to check the pulse of a system upon which vulnerable children rely. Through my ...
- Race, Space, and Resistance in America's Whitest Big City Woody, Ashley ( University of Oregon , 2021-09-13 ) This dissertation examines how racism structures the lives and emotions of communities of color in Portland, Oregon. As the U.S. becomes more racially diverse, Portland remains the whitest U.S. city with a population over ...
View more submissions
Search Scholars' Bank
All of scholars' bank, this collection.
- Hendrickson, Leslie Clyde (2)
- Abedi-Anim, MeCherri (1)
- Abelson, Miriam (1)
- Ahmed, Sarah (1)
- Alexander, Michelle (1)
- Alvarez, Camila (1)
- Appleby, Keith (1)
- Bain, Read (1)
- Balaev, Mikhail, 1976- (1)
- Bales, Robert Freed (1)
- ... View More
- Social movements (7)
- Political economy (5)
- Social structure (5)
- Environmental justice (4)
- Environmental sociology (4)
- Immigration (4)
- Public policy (4)
- Sociology (4)
- Sustainability (4)
Date Issued
- 2000 - 2024 (76)
- 1921 - 1999 (12)
Has File(s)
- Most Popular Items
- Statistics by Country
- Most Popular Authors
Home > FACULTIES > Sociology > SOCIOLOGY_MASRP
MA Research Paper
Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.
Pain Among Immigrants to Canada: Testing the Healthy Immigrant Effect , Marouna Gomes
The Person Behind the Poster: A Podcast Ethnography and Framing Analysis of Chris Lambert’s Podcast Series Your Own Backyard , Emily Hans
Understanding the Long-term Ramifications of Adolescent Marijuana Use and its Effects on Educational Attainment , Trent Lebans
The Spatial Risk of Assault on Police Officers in Toronto, Ontario , Stephanie C. Pongracz
Assessing Homelessness Risk and Service Deprivation in London, Ontario , Jackie Tan
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
Under the Influence? Factors That Impact Canadian’s Confidence in Police , Justin Clark
HOW ARE THE FORMAL AND INFORMAL ONLINE SUPPORTS OF MENTAL HEALTH ACCESSIBLE FOR REFUGEES AND THEIR CHILDREN IN CANADA? , Maria Jose Gonzalez Sanchez
Nursing Homes and Loneliness Among Older Adults in the United States , Camila Iciaszczyk
Comparing Chronic Pain in Urban and Rural Canadian Adults , Alyssa T. Jensen
Labour Market Outcomes for Skilled Worker Immigrants and Non-Immigrants in Canada , Adam Mamudovski Mr.
A Middle Ground: The Gendered Division of Housework in Heterosexual Mixed-Nativity Couples , Rebecca Rayner
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Chronic Pain , Sarah M. Revie
Framing Diversity and EDI Practices: A Comparison of Strategic Planning and Recruitment Materials in Two Canadian Universities , Michelle H. Robinson
The Practice of curation on Instagram: A Bourdieusian approach , Eve S. Smerchinski
“I can’t trust anyone”: International Students’ Experience with Student Support Services in Canada , Cathlin Sullivan
A Complex Disease with Complex Discourse: Exploring the Online Messaging of Two Canadian Obesity Charities and the Implications for Weight Stigma , Caitlin E. Turnbull
Differences in Income for Foreign-Born Blacks Across Settlement Types in an Era of Rising Anti-Immigration Sentiment , Sandra F. Weir
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
The Effect of the Analyst-Officer Relationship on Crime Analysis: Experiential Knowledge vs. Data-Driven Decisions , Emma Brown
Social Isolation: Do Helpers Help Ward It Off? , Kirsten Young Brown
The Impacts of Housing Affordability on Immigrant Household Formation and Homeownership , Wanyun Cheng
The mental health culture in Hockey: A scoping review , Lauren Dormer
Stopping the Blame Game: An Intersectional Approach to Minority Victimization in Canada , Melissa Elliott
The Effects of Race and Gender on Income and Workplace Position of Professional Engineers in Ontario: Can Homophily Preferences Help Explain Barriers? , Jayzer E. Flores
In #FlatEarth We Trust: The Danger of the Self-Representation of Flat Earthers on Twitter , Lauren Gomes
Assessing the Impact of Denizenship in the Making and Evaluation of Temporary Foreign Worker Policies in Canada , Sihwa Kim
Mind the Gap: Sexual Orientation Wage Gaps for Racialized and Immigrant Minorities , Shannon Mok
The Life Satisfaction of Immigrants in Canada: Does Time of Arrival Matter? , Laura G. Monteiro
Disability and Health Outcomes of Eastern European Immigrants to the United States , Ina Palii
On Unequal Terms: The Indigenous Wage Gap In Canada , Taylor N. Paul
Conflict or co-operation? Ontarian pharmacists battle for an increased scope of practice , Kali E. Pieters
Personality Traits and Transition to First Marriage , Sumangala Sasudevan
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Intimate Partner Violence: Policy, Policing and Best Practices in Ontario , Anna Bieniek
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, PROXIMITY TO CHILD/PARENT AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER ADULTS , Haemi Chung
Out of the Closet and into Sport: An Analysis of Openly Lesbian Athletes , rachel fazzari
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & WOKEWASHING , Lucas Hendsbee
The Educational Attainment Differences Among Children of Immigrants in Canada , Alexandra Janeiro
The Interrelated Nature of Trauma: Exploring the Narratives of Persons Living with a Family Member who has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder , Emily Johnson
Does Higher Education Make a Difference? The Influence of Educational Attainment on Women’s and Men’s Employment Outcomes , Katelyn Mitri
International Students’ Earnings in London, Ontario , Amna Wasty
Canadian Inter-Provincial Migration Decline and The Demographic Determinants: A logit model and decomposition analysis measuring the demographic predictors of Canadian inter-provincial migration alongside migration’s widespread decline , Nathaniel White
The Economic Integration of Mexican Mennonite Immigrants in Canada , Marina Wiebe
An App a Day Keeps the Doctor Away: A Visual Case Analysis of the Self-Optimization Ideologies Downloaded onto Apple Users as They Download Applications , Ismahan Yusuf
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
SCHOOL SHOULDN’T END WHEN THE BELL RINGS: AN EXPLORATORY HOMESCHOOLING STUDY , Mackenzie Dukelow
Pathways over the Life Course: Patterns of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescence and Their Potential Impact on Educational Attainment , Stephen Carneiro Fernandes
Bad Comic, Good Comic: The Social Construction of Brownness in the Racial and Ethnic Humor of South Asian Comedians , Tasmeea Islam
Income & Net-Worth: A Comparative Analysis of Immigrant Inequality , Cavita Meetun
Neoliberalism and the School Choice Movement in the United States , Lianne M.A. Mulder
Assessing The Importance of CVE Strategies in Ontario , Matthew Murray
Divorce and Health: Does Educational Attainment Matter? , Sara Quinn-Hogan
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
Racism, Oligarchy and Contentious Politics in Bermuda , Andrea Dean
CONCEPTUALIZING JUSTICE: POLICE RESPONSES TO SEX CRIMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANADIAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS , Keyanna Drakes
The Economic Integration of Canada's Refugees: Understanding the Issues with Canada's Approach , Ryan Endicott
Addressing Sexual Violence on Canadian Campuses: An Analysis of Policies at Ontario Universities , Rhian C. Foley
The Influence of Parents and Natural Mentors on Young Adults' Substance Use Behaviours: Evidence from a National Study , Travis Hackshaw
Jihad and Hashtags: Women's Roles in the Islamic State and Pro-Jihadist Social Networks , Rachel K. Inch
A Novel Measure of Work Stress: Identifying Work Stressor Patterns in Canada Using Latent Class Analysis , Vesna Pajovic
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
"I Took the Blue Pill" The Effect of the Hegemonic Masculine Police Culture on Canadian Policewomen's Identities , Lesley J. Bikos
Beyond the Land of Five Rivers: Social Inequality and Class Consciousness in the Canadian Sikh Diaspora , Harmeet S. Sandhu
Exploring Cross-National Incarceration , Evan R. Wiley
Terror on Twitter: A Comparative Analysis of Gender and the Involvement in Pro-Jihadist Communities on Twitter , Eric W. Witmer
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Neighbourhood Context and Youth Mental Health: The Role of Local Community Programming in a Mid-sized Ontario Urban Centre , Monica Christine Bochus
Living in a Transnational World: Identity Negotiation and Formation Among Second-Generation Lebanese Young Adults Living in London Ontario , Wajeha Chams
The Immigrant Health Advantage in Canada: Lessened by Six Health Determinants , Sasha Koba
Seasonal Agricultural Workers in Canada: Understanding the Socio-Political Issues , W. Zachary Marshall
Combining Work and Family: The Experiences of Gender and Ethnicity of Visible Minority Women in Leadership Positions , Alelie Ocampo
Gender, Generation, and Jobs: Differences in Gender Role Ideologies by Age and Occupation , Christina Treleaven
- Accessible Formats
Advanced Search
- Notify me via email or RSS
- Expert Gallery
- Online Journals
- eBook Collections
- Reports and Working Papers
- Conferences and Symposiums
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations
- Digitized Special Collections
- All Collections
- Disciplines
Author Corner
- Submit Research
- Department of Sociology
Home | About | FAQ | My Account | Accessibility Statement | Privacy | Copyright
©1878 - 2016 Western University
Quick links
- Directories
- Make a Gift
Dissertations
- Newsletter
Edinburgh Research Archive
- ERA Home
- Social and Political Sciences, School of
Sociology thesis and dissertation collection
By Issue Date Authors Titles Subjects Publication Type Sponsor Supervisors
Search within this Collection:
Welcome to Sociology , part of the School of Social and Political Studies at the University of Edinburgh. The Department began in 1964 and remains one of the most eminent in the UK for research, undergraduate teaching and postgraduate research.
This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.
Recent Submissions
Revelations of the aesthetic experience: artistic creation under constraint in contemporary cuba , conceptualising a new theoretical framework of inclusion/exclusion and gender-based violence within higher education in the united kingdom: a mixed-methods approach embracing computational social science , that's how we sound re-articulating nation through music performance in la escena independiente in lima, peru , indie encounters: exploring indie music socialising in china , bodyscapes of modernity: a post-critical sociology of art and the body in republican china (1912–1937) , what is ‘real food’ a discourse analysis of food education in taiwan , to have done with theory baudrillard, or the literal confrontation with reality , politics of economic collapse: a comparative historical sociology of the 2008 crisis , where ‘green’ parenting meets climate activism: understanding the affective, political, generative, but challenging ‘space in-between’ of radical eco-parenting , consensus and fragmentation: how variation in heterodox religious ideas affected mobilisation and outcomes in the rebellions of china’s qing era , participation for health equity: a comparison of citizens’ juries and health impact assessment , envisaging dataist modernity: the construction of edinburgh’s innovation apparatus , drug policing in china: drug laws, police culture, and police professionalisation , creative digital labour of meme making , ‘but why did you come back in the first place’ return migration to india: narratives of longing and belonging, ‘home’ and identity , sovereign debt and economic policy: a relational sociology of debt in the united kingdom, 1960s–1980s , going global: a contrast ethnography of new cosmopolitan elites and their world schools, in beijing and new york city , governance of primary care quasi-markets: a case study of the stockholm region in sweden , forest governance, forest dwelling people and construction of environmental subjects: case of redd+ and khasis in meghalaya, india , inscribing markets, shaping policy: a sociological investigation into the yield curve .
ScholarWorks at UMass Boston
Home > CLA > SOCIOLOGY > SOCIOLOGY_DISS
Sociology PhD Dissertations
This collection contains open access and campus access dissertations, made possible through Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The full content of open access dissertations is available to all, although some files may have embargoes placed on them and will be made available as soon as possible. The full content of campus access dissertations is only available to those either on the UMass Boston campus or with a UMass Boston campus username and password. Click on the "Off-Campus UMass Boston Users" link on the record page to download Campus Access publications. Those not on campus and those without a UMass Boston campus username and password may gain access to this dissertation through resources like Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global or through Interlibrary Loan.
Dissertations from 2023 2023
The American Time Use Survey for Everything, Especially Every Activity Under the Heavens , Ken Arsenault
Dissertations from 2022 2022
Finding the Meaning of Naloxone: Perceptions of the Administration of an Opioid Antagonist Drug Among Police Officers , Michelle N. Crist
Exploring Differential Exposure to Adverse Social Determinants of Health for Children with Developmental Disabilities and their Related Health Outcomes and Resiliency , Emily Lauer
Neighborhood and Environmental Predictors of At-Risk and Problem Gambling in Massachusetts , Kendra E. Pugh
Dissertations from 2021 2021
Exploring “The Healthy Immigrant Effect” Among Elderly Asians with Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Assessment , Manan Nayak Forde
Moving Beyond the Individual: Applying Cultural Identity to Stigma Theory and Methodology , Emily Reichert
Dissertations from 2020 2020
An Integrative Model of Mental Illness Identity Development: Volunteerism as a Supplement to Treatment for Depression, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Well-Being , Candace C. Cantrell
Managing Methadone Mile: Dynamics of Neighborhood Change and Social Control in Boston's South End , Adam W. Pittman
Dissertations from 2019 2019
Dreams of College: In Pursuit of Higher Education While Undocumented , Alessandra Maria Bazo Vienrich
The Impact of Stigmatization on College Students Returning from Mental Health Leave , Don A. Camelio
Digital Vanguards: Tween Girls' Online Performances and the Construction of Modern American Girlhoods , Katherine A. Phelps
Defining Worthy Victims: State-Level Legislative Decisions to Prevent the Criminalization of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children in the United States , Kathleen A. Price
From Victim to Volunteer: A Life Course Perspective and the Transition to Adulthood for Individuals Who Have Sold Sex , Julianne M. Siegfriedt
Dissertations from 2018 2018
Surveying Identities in Context: Race, Gender & Sexual Orientation ‘at Work’ , Justine A. Bulgar-Medina
Navigating Young Adulthood with a Serious Mental Health Condition: Influential Factors on School, Training, and Work Activities , Kathryn Sabella
Dissertations from 2017 2017
Absent Identities, Actual Identities, Identity Prominence, and Psychological Distress , Gerard Byron
Dissertations from 2016 2016
The Role of the Media in Framing the American Indian Victim , Lena M. Campagna
Advanced Search
- Notify me via email or RSS
- Collections
- Disciplines
Author Corner
- About ScholarWorks
- Sociology Department
Home | About | FAQ | My Account | Accessibility Statement
Privacy Copyright
DSpace JSPUI
Egyankosh preserves and enables easy and open access to all types of digital content including text, images, moving images, mpegs and data sets.
- IGNOU Self Learning Material (SLM)
- 05. School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- Master's Degree Programmes
- M. A. in Rural Development
- MRDP-001 Dissertation
COMMENTS
Theses from 2015. PDF. A "Greedy" Institution with Great Job Benefits: Family Structure and Gender Variation in Commitment to Military Employment, Karen M. Brummond, Sociology. PDF. Rejecting Reconstruction after Breast Cancer: Managing Stigmatized Selves, Marianne A. Joyce, Sociology. PDF.
The thesis should be a project that can be feasibly completed in 7-10 months. Generally, a thesis is about 60 to 100 pages, but there is no minimum or maximum. Senior Sociology concentrators are not required to write a thesis. A thesis is required for those students who wish to graduate with honors in Sociology.
Graduate, Masters Theses. Culture, Economic Sociology, Health, Political Economy, Political Sociology, Public Health, Social Class, Social Welfare, Sociological Theory, Theory. Abu-Hazeem, A. (2019). Bound by Narrative: An In-depth Exploration of the Effects of Racialized, Gendered, and Sexualized Scripts on Black Boys' Socialization in and out ...
Theses/Dissertations from 2023. PDF. Deconstructing and Decolonizing Identities of "Gender" and "Sex" When Viewed as Anti-Black: Black Narratives Outside of the Binary, Didier Salgado. PDF. "We Need to Figure Out Who We Are": Reframing Manhood in an Online Discussion Forum, Tomas Sanjuan Jr. PDF.
Your Sociology MA thesis is an original research project that requires you to engage with past theories and research; articulate research questions; collect and analyze data to address your ... Writing a Senior Thesis in Sociology. Boston: Harvard University. Furseth, Inger and Euris Larry Everett. 2013. Doing your Master's Dissertation. Los ...
Theses/Dissertations from 2019. PDF. Understanding the Politicization of Oromo Identity in the Diaspora: Re/ Locating the Bones of the Oromo, Madeline Jaye Bass. PDF. Radical Doulas Make "Caring a Political Act": Full-spectrum Birthwork as Reproductive Justice Activism, JaDee Yvonne Carathers. PDF.
MA Thesis Guidelines and Structure The graduate candidate should write the MA thesis like a peer-reviewed journal article that has been published on a research topic similar to her/his own. In the literature review search, the candidate ... o Follow a referencing style that is used by a sociology journal in your area, or use APA. 8. Appendices
Off-time Illness: When Young Adults get Illnesses Associated with Old Age. Norton-Smith, Kathryn (University of Oregon, 2023-03-24) This dissertation explores the lived experiences of young adults with cancer through qualitative methods, including 40 in-depth interviews and participant observation.
MA Research Paper . The Research Paper is the final degree requirement for students in the Sociology MA three-term research paper stream. Department of Sociology Graduate Program. Follow. Theses/Dissertations from 2024 PDF. Pain Among Immigrants to Canada: Testing the Healthy Immigrant Effect, Marouna Gomes. PDF.
The MA dissertation is wor h 12 credits (4 proposal and 8 for the diss rtation) and will be completed over two semesters, on a sociological topic of your choice. The dissertation proposal should be 5500 words. 3000 of which should be a literature review. The dissertation should be limited to 10,000-15,000 words excluding
Department of Sociology Guide to Undergraduate Dissertations Dissertation Course Organiser Dr Matthew Sparkes ([email protected]) Overview Students may choose to write a dissertation of between 6,000-10,000 words in place of a paper for Part IIB. For many students the opportunity to study a topic of their choosing in depth is the most
The MA in Sociology is a non-thesis degree program that focuses on the practical application of research. It does not requirea GRE for admission and can be completed in as little as 15-18 months, enabling students to enter the job market sooner. Students in this program learn how social context affects the
Hiramori, Daiki. 2022. "Sexuality Stratification in Contemporary Japan: A Study in Sociology." PhD dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Washington. Graduate, Dissertations: ... Department of Sociology University of Washington 211 Savery Hall Box 353340 Seattle, WA 98195-3340. Main Office: (206) 543-5882 Student Services ...
This Thesis is submitted to The Central Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Tribhuvan University Kirtipur, Kathmandu for fulfillment of Master's Degree in Sociology. The successful completion of this thesis was a result of collaborative and supportive effort from many people to whom I would like to express my ...
Sovereign debt and economic policy: a relational sociology of debt in the United Kingdom, 1960s-1980s . Labarca, José Tomás (The University of Edinburgh, 2022-01-12) This thesis studies how what I call relational fiscal practices shape government elites' (and non-government actors') understandings of economic policy options.
PDF | On Jan 21, 2020, Betel Chemere published MA Thesis Final Document Jan 14, 2020 | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
Sociology PhD Dissertations. This collection contains open access and campus access dissertations, made possible through Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The full content of open access dissertations is available to all, although some files may have embargoes placed on them and will be made available as soon as possible.
Master of Arts (Sociology) (MSO) Community home page. Browse. Sub-communities within this community. 1st Year. 2nd Year. OER Content. Collections in this community. Programme Guide. Discover. Date issued. 286 2017; 32 2020; 1 2018; Has File(s) 319 true; 281 false
Sociology : [2] Collection home page. Browse Subscribe to this collection to receive daily e-mail notification of new additions Collection's Items (Sorted by Upload Date in Descending order): 1 to 2 of 2 Upload Date Title Researcher Guide(s) 20-Nov-2023: A Study of Attitude Towards Drugs and Alcohol Among the Youth of Different Professional ...
3. Prescriptive analysis is more advisory in nature and focuses on what people should do to make better choices, what thoughts, decision aids, conceptual schemes and methodology are useful, not for idealized, mythical people, but for normal people (Bell et al., 19899; Kremenyuk, 1991) 1.3.
Department of Sociology Guide to Undergraduate Dissertations . Dissertation Course Organiser: Dr Matthew Sparkes: [email protected] . Students may choose to write a dissertation of between 6,000-10,000 words in place of a paper for Part IIB. For many students the opportunity to study a topic of their choosing in depth is the most
Title. Contributor (s) 2017. Part-II Guidelines for Preparation of a Project Proposal. -. 2017. Part-I Field Work and Dissertation. -. Collection's Items (Sorted by Submit Date in Descending order): 1 to 2 of 2.