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AT THE INTERSECTION OF RELATIVE RISK AVERSION AND EFFECTIVELY MAINTAINED INEQUALITY IN STEM MAJORS: A MULTILEVEL APPROACH
Title
AT THE INTERSECTION OF RELATIVE RISK AVERSION AND EFFECTIVELY MAINTAINED INEQUALITY IN STEM MAJORS: A MULTILEVEL APPROACH
Author
Jamil, Cayce
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
The underrepresentation of racial/ethnic minorities and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in college majors that promote social mobility is problematic. Relative risk aversion theory predicts that disadvantaged students will choose colle...
A CLOSER LOOK INTO WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LEAVE AND AVOID STEM MAJORS IN COLLEGE
Title
A CLOSER LOOK INTO WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LEAVE AND AVOID STEM MAJORS IN COLLEGE
Author
Bailey, Jr., Ricardo
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Educational sociology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
African American males are underrepresented in university Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs as STEM majors in the United States. I will be investigating why this phenomenon is so prevalent in America’s collegiate STEM program...
Explaining Fertility Intentions Among Non-Assimilated Hispanic Immigrant Women Living in the U.S.: A Rational Choice Reinforced by Social Identity?
Title
Explaining Fertility Intentions Among Non-Assimilated Hispanic Immigrant Women Living in the U.S.: A Rational Choice Reinforced by Social Identity?
Author
Barros de Redard, Maria
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Women's studies, Social sciences, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching
Description
Research on the assimilation of Hispanic immigrants in the United States isabundant; however, fewer studies have examined the effect of assimilation on Hispanicimmigrant women and childbirth. Prior research has documented that the fertility rateam...
Redefining Belonging: The Boundaries of Religious Identity in Institutions and Everyday Life
Title
Redefining Belonging: The Boundaries of Religious Identity in Institutions and Everyday Life
Author
Walker, Jonathan
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
ABSTRACTThis study examines how religious identity and boundaries are constructed at three separate levels: the institutional, the local, and the individual. Using the case of Forest Hill Apostolic Church, I analyze the relationships between these...
“WE DON’T LOVE THESE HOES” EXPLORING MISOGYNOIR AND BLACK MALE PATRIARCHY THROUGH SEXUAL DOUBLE STANDARDS
Title
“WE DON’T LOVE THESE HOES” EXPLORING MISOGYNOIR AND BLACK MALE PATRIARCHY THROUGH SEXUAL DOUBLE STANDARDS
Author
Webber, Mariah
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
While much research has been dedicated to exploring how Black people as a collective respond to racism, or how White women as collective respond to sexism, little empirical research has been found regarding the experiences of combatting both racis...
Immigrant Educational Achievement: The Roles of Bilingualism Expectations and Generation
Title
Immigrant Educational Achievement: The Roles of Bilingualism Expectations and Generation
Author
Al-Taher, Eman
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sociology
Description
In this study, I focus on three varying perspectives to understand the assimilation process of immigrants and how it affects their academic achievement. I draw from Classical Assimilation Theory, Segmented Assimilation Theory and the Immigrant Par...