Sociology Department

International Challenges

• Melissa Niese – Inside the World Trade Organization:  An Examination of the Effectiveness of the Anti-Dumping Agreement
• Beth Houser – Females under China’s One-Child Policy:  Personal Perceptions and Changing Roles
• James Leonard – Face Work and Tourism:  Dealing with Language Barriers and Social Interactions between American and European Cultures

Organization and Processes

• Kyle Noble – Crossing the Sector Gap:  Assessing the Rhetoric and the Reality of Social Enterprise Organizations
• Jennifer Pfleiderer – Homeless Shelters:  A Case Study of “The Other Place”
• Eric Rey – American Collegiate Fraternal Organizations:  Perceptions of Influence on Student Behavior in a Small Liberal Arts College

Deviant Behaviors and Labeling Processes

• Derek Fugate – Spectators of Professional Football Games:  An Analysis of Normative and Deviant Crowd Behavior
• Jessica Snyder – Student Perceptions of Drug Abuse Resistance Education in Schools:  An Analysis of Manifest and Latent Functions
• Cassidy Cantrell – Deviant Consumption among Colleges Students: Participating in Leisure Activities or Breaking the Law?
• Sarah Garten – Perceived Functions of Gifted and Talented Programs in Elementary Schools

Race and Social Control

• Katy Nichols – Racial Disparities and Criminal Justice:  The Effect of Racial Demographics on the Average Length of Crime Sentences
• Michael Harvey Bower – Law Enforcement and the Challenges of Reflexivity:  Police Perceptions of How They Are Viewed by the Urban Underclass
• Yusef Abdul-Zahir – Religion and Social Control: The Relationship between Religious Beliefs and Deviant Behaviors among Black Muslims

Roles and Relationships

• Lindsey Konrad – The Role of School Counselors in Alternative Schools: A Sociological Analysis
• Adam Stump – Patterns of Cynicism and Optimism among Juvenile Correction Officers
• Ashley Sodders – How Gender Affects Sports Media Representation: The Case of Women’s College Basketball