Senior Seminars
2004

Guided by Professor Catherine Berheide, the SO 375 Senior Seminar in Sociology is a practicum in which students draw on their acquired knowledge of sociology to develop independent research projects. Here are students and their projects in Fall 2004's Senior Seminar.

Hessa Al-Thani
Qatari Women in a Transitional Society

Rebecca Balder
What Drives the English-Only Movement? A Look at Racism's Effect on Support for English-Only Policies and Ideologies*

Caitlin Brown
Is Chivalry Really Dead? A Look at the Effects of Gender on Sentencing

Christie Fejeran
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? A Look at Workplace Support on Turnover Intentions

Sasha Lehrer
HIV/AIDS: A Gendered Pandemic

Brooke Loonan
The Art of Happiness: A Look at the Effects of Art and Religion on Health and Happiness*

Lauren Sanders
The Effects of Religiosity on Public Confidence in the Federal Government*

Nicholas Waldman
A Cross-Cultural Study of the Effects of Religious Belief on Fertility

Shayla Wallace
Don't Worry, Be Happy: Effects of Hospitalizing a Child or Partner/Spouse on General Happiness as well as Contentment in Their Marriage

Isaac Wolf-Tanner
All Work and No Play: The Effects of Hard Work on Individual Health

Michelle Yee
China's Growing Water Crisis: Perception versus Reality*

*Presented at the 2004 Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Baltimore. Students were accompanied by Professor Rik Scarce.