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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...
AIN'T I A YOGI?: A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF SYMBOLIC AND SOCIAL BOUNDARIES IN THE YOGA WORLD
Title
AIN'T I A YOGI?: A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF SYMBOLIC AND SOCIAL BOUNDARIES IN THE YOGA WORLD
Author
Brooks, Temeka
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Women's studies, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
Recent sociological research considers the relationship between social and symbolic boundaries in a variety of social contexts. In this study, I build on such research by exploring how such boundaries are reproduced and potentially bridged in oste...
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...
Housing Insecure Black Mothers’ Experiences Navigating Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Charlotte, NC
Title
Housing Insecure Black Mothers’ Experiences Navigating Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Charlotte, NC
Author
Patel, Kripa
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact across the US, but further strained Black families’ financial security, especially Black mothers. Black individuals were already disproportionately represented as low-wage workers and housing insecure p...