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Author:: He, Zhixin
Title:: Son preference and gender inequality in education in China
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: gender inequality; son preference; education; China; sex ratio; One Child Policy
File:: Download Final_thesis_Zhixin_He_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: D'Amico, Nicole
Title:: Exclusion from Above: Measuring the Impact of the Trump Presidency on American Attitudes Towards Immigrants
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: immigrant
Trump presidency
attitudes towards immigrants
prejudice
group threat
symbolic threat
nationalism
File:: Download DAmico_Nicole_Exclusion_from_Above-_Measuring_the_Impact_of_the_Trump_presidency_on_Attitudes_towards_immigrants.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Rochon, Grey
Title:: The Role of Main News Source in Moderating Support for Black Lives Matter
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: black lives matter
george floyd
fox news
media
social movements
blm
File:: Download thesis_329_jdm.3.30__1.jdm.3.31___1___2_.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: John David Mccarthy, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Bond, Margaret
Title:: Parent Involvement, School Readiness, and Socioeconomic Status
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: parent involvement
school readiness
socioeconomic status
education
inequality
family engagement
File:: Download Parental_Involvement__School_Readiness__and_Socioeconomic_Status.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: David P Baker, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Mac Bride, Elizabeth
Title:: The Effects of Immigration on Academic Achievement in the United States.
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: Sociology
Demography
Immigration
Education
File:: Download Final_Approved_Sociology_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jennifer Elyse Glick, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Spearly, Katie
Title:: Doing Fine or In Decline? A Look at Housing in the Historic Rust Belt Region
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: Housing
Rust Belt
Regional economics
Urban decline
Economic decline
File:: Download Spearly_BS_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Jonathan Kyle Daw, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Samarth, Taran
Title:: Democracy in Diverse Communities: Group Threat, Solidarity, and Political Participation
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: group conflict
democracy
participation
diversity
solidarity
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Thesis Supervisors:: Daniel Joseph Della Posta, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Cramer, Helen
Title:: Understanding Racial Disparities in Female Body Weight
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: racial/disparities
obesity
body weight
socioeconomic status
racial disparities
obesity
body weight
socioeconomic status
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Thesis Supervisors:: Michelle Lynn Frisco, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Byers, Kyleigh
Title:: Problematic faves: How our morals influence our media consumption and relationships with other people.
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: Morals
Friendship
Popular Culture
Media
Online Friendships
File:: Download Kyleigh_Byers_Schreyer_Thesis.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Beth Montemurro, Thesis Supervisor
David Ruth, Thesis Honors Advisor

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Author:: Kim, Min
Title:: A Comparative Study of Adolescent Sexual Victimization in South Korea and the United States
Area of Honors:: Sociology
Keywords:: adolescent
sexual victimization
cross-national
South Korea
United States
File:: Download Kim_Min_A_Comparative_Study_of_Adolescent_Sexual_Victimization_in_South_Korea_and_the_United_States.pdf
Thesis Supervisors:: Richard B Felson, Thesis Supervisor
Stacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor

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