Alumni


2008-2009

Troy McGinnis, Ph.D.
Quest for Quotidian: A National Survey of Non-Heterosexual Attitudes Toward Marriage

Dana Maher, Ph.D.
The Sociology of Scenes: The Sacramento Poetry Scene

2007-2008

Lisa Sarmicanic, Ph.D.
Grandchildren and Grandparents: Intergenerational Care Exchange.

Kael Goodwin, M.A.
Grandchildren and Grandparents: Intergenerational Care Exchange.

Crystal Jackson, M.A.
From a Stripper to a Worker Who Strips: Changing Concepts of Femininity and Sexuality in Strip Club Legislation.

Brooke Wagner, M.A.
Being a 'Bad' Girl: One Woman's Construction of Intimacy.

2006-2007

Kathryn Gilpatric, Ph.D.
Violent Women in Film and the Sociological Relevance of the Contemporary Action Heroine.

2005-2006

Monique Balsam-Diderich, Ph.D.
Sibling Relationships in Remarried Families.

Valerie Bugni, M.A.
A Case: Study of Culture and Change in a Small Architecture Firm.

2004-2005

Coleen Hall-Patton, Ph.D.
Quilting Between the Revivals: The Cultural Context of Quilting 1945-1970

Kathleen Nelson, Ph.D.
Sociological Theories of Career Choice: A Study of Workers in the Special Events Industry

Cheryl Radeloff, Ph.D.
Vectors, Pollutants, and Murderers: HIV Testing Policies Toward Prostitutes in Nevada

Roger Roots, Ph.D.
Capitalism and Violence: A Test and Critique of the Alienation Proposition

Michael Restivo, M.A.
Balanced Biosocial Theory for the Social Sciences

Marshall Smith, M.A.
Ideology and Interaction in Internet Action Video Games

2003-2004

Pete Simi Ph.D.
Rage in the City of Angels: the Historical Development of the Skinhead Subculture in Los Angeles.

Megan Hartzell, M.A.
Emerging Identities: New Subjects within Gay Adoption.

Bryan James, M.A.
Gender Differences in Predictions of Filipino Out-Marriage.

Candace Seppa Arroyo, M.A.
Labor Violations and Discrimination in the Clark County Outcall Entertainment Industry ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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