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Author:

Armington, Jill C

Title:

The New News: How the Decline of Public Trust in Traditional News Media Affects the Rise of the Internet as a Mainstream Source for News

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

traditional news media
levels of trust
Internet
news consumption

File:

Download Jill_Armington_040813_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Roger Kent Finke, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Skocik, Jessica Lynn

Title:

Does Morality Predict Student Involvement at Penn State University?

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

morality
involvement
extra-curricular activities
student
Penn state

File:

Download Jessica_Lynn_Skocik_doesmoralitypredictstudentinvolvement.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Silver, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Klingler, Nicole Marie

Title:

The Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy with Regards to Socioeconomic Status and Pregnancy Perceptions

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

pregnancy
socioeconomic status
teenage childbearing

File:

Download Thesis_FINAL_DRAFT.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

D. Wayne Osgood, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

La Paz, Eydsa M

Title:

Social Dimensions: Differences Among Abused Women Who Do or Do Not Want Their Abuser Penalized Under No-Drop Policies.

Area of Honors:

Crime, Law, and Justice

Keywords:

domestic violence
no-drop policy
rational choice theory
race
victim-offender relationship
children
level of education

File:

Download La_Paz_Eydsa_AbusedWomenAcrossSocialDimensions.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Laurie Katherine Scheuble, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Defelice, David J

Title:

Reexamining the Link between African American Racial Identity and Well-being

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

race
racial identity
well-being
happiness
African American
transracial adoption

File:

Download DeFelice_David_racialidentitywellbeing.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Marylee Carmel Taylor, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Zychowicz, Lauren Ashley

Title:

College Students' Attitudes Toward Tattoos: A Study of Deviance

Area of Honors:

Crime, Law, and Justice

Keywords:

deviance
tattoos
stigma
society
attitudes

File:

Download Zychowicz_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Silver, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Mcdermott, Casey M

Title:

What The Times-picayune changes mean for the relationship between a newspaper and its community

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Journalism and Sociology

Keywords:

journalism
newspapers
New Orleans
media logic

File:

Download McDermott_Thesis.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor
Russell Edgar Eshleman Jr., Thesis Supervisor
James Ford Risley, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Beyda, Alexandra Sara

Title:

The relationship between communication disorder impairment and violent behavior

Area of Honors:

Crime, Law, and Justice

Keywords:

communication disorder
violent behavior
gender
impairment
victimization

File:

Download Beyda_Thesis_Submission.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Eric Silver, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Roberts, Dredeir Laneentra

Title:

Just Say No to the Media

Area of Honors:

Interdisciplinary in Criminology and English

Keywords:

crack
crime
cocaine

File:

Download Roberts_Thesis_5.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Howard Brian Smith, Thesis Supervisor
Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor

Author:

Lee, Josephine

Title:

Ethnic Identity in Transracially Adopted Young Adults

Area of Honors:

Sociology

Keywords:

Transracially adopted
ethnic identity
socialization

File:

Download thesis_final_doc.2.pdf

Thesis Supervisors:

Dr. Laurie Katherine Scheuble, Thesis Supervisor
Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Honors Advisor