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The Power Of Belief: Intersection Of Psychology And Sociology, Refaa Aziz

Sociology Student Work Collection

This project examines the power of belief (both in terms of believing in others and believing in oneself).

The Single Dimensional Deviant: The Socialization We Receive Concerning Disabled Bodies, Coral Sky

Sociology Student Work Collection

The socialization process cultivates an environment where individuals can assimilate to the upheld societal beliefs and norms. When we look at this socialization process through the lens of disability, we will find a multifaceted set of beliefs that predict the treatment those with disabilities receive and the perpetuated perceptions concerning the disabled community. The media plays a sizeable role in shaping the beliefs, norms, and attitudes that wider society adheres to. Through critically analyzing the media consumed, it becomes intelligible that there is an inextricable link between disability and disadvantageous stereotypes. For instance, the films "Me Before You," directed by …

Drag Queens And Male Beauty Influencers Challenge The Makeup Industry And Gender Roles, Angelica Yturralde

Sociology Student Work Collection

This project provides in depth detail on the history of men in makeup and how attitudes toward it are constantly changing.

Break The Chains Of Generational Trauma, Jessica Calalay

Sociology Student Work Collection

Generational trauma is complex. When you can identify the trauma, you can heal the trauma. You are not alone.

Don't Say Gay Causes More Harm Than Good, Kashira Jenkins

Sociology Student Work Collection

How anti-LGBTQ+ bills around the United States are harmful.

Defining 4th Wave Feminism, Julia Castanier

Sociology Student Work Collection

This project discusses how the 4th wave of feminism differs from its predecessors. Additionally, it covers some of the main events, issues, and concepts of the movement.

Polyamory, Gender, And Sexuality, Brooklyn Jennings

Sociology Student Work Collection

A newsletter style analysis of the contemporary mechanisms of polyamory in the U.S. This project briefly discusses polyamory in relation to gender and sexuality, relates larger systems of power to the functions of polyamory, questions the taboos of polyamory, and briefly addresses some of the limitations of academic research regarding polyamory.

Trans Women In Sports, Marissah Banuelos

Sociology Student Work Collection

Americans are split on the idea of Trans Women participating in sports that align with their gender identity. These perspectives and exposure in the media has driven policies in organizations and new laws. It is important to get a fuller scope of what is being said and what can be done to combat the negative consequences.

Enforced Gender Conformity And Wage Disparities, Tobias Daugherty

Sociology Student Work Collection

This is a brief compilation of data exploring the ways in which gender roles are enforced in society through hate violence and wage inequity. The specific focus of these infographics is to critically analyze the effect on members of the LGBTQ+ community.

How Ai Is Socialized To Exhibit Bias, Andrew Treece

Sociology Student Work Collection

Artificial intelligence is becoming a more prevalent part of our society. This presentation seeks to explore some of the dangers of AI in relation to gender and racial bias from the sociological perspective.

Metal Music And Gender, Adam Fortney

Sociology Student Work Collection

Heavy metal music is experienced as a vibrant and empowering global community, but its history, structure, and practice reflect and recreate larger patterns of masculine hegemony within the metal world. As the metal ethos is centered around the practice and affirmation of social transgression, some are pushing the boundaries of metal itself to become a vehicle for critical social discourse around structural inequalities, including gendered hegemony.

The Feminine Beauty Ideal Among Cambodian Women, Brenda Kien

Sociology Student Work Collection

Out of the many standards that are placed among Cambodian women, the feminine beauty ideal has played a significant part in how they are treated. As a Khmer woman myself, I created this poster to bring awareness of the beauty standards enforced on Khmer women, the origins of colorism in Cambodia, and the negative impact whitening creams have on those who resort to lightening products to achieve white skin.

Who Wears The Pants?, Louisse Bayhon

Sociology Student Work Collection

Who wears the pants? And why we should stop asking this question.

This article will explore the standard of our society when it comes to relationships between heterosexual couples and homosexual couples in relevance to our gender norms and expectations focusing primarily on answering ‘who wears the pants or do we really need someone in to wear the pants in a relationship?

Body Neutrality, Natalie Horn

Sociology Student Work Collection

This presentation discusses what body neutrality is, why it is helpful, and how to practice it. Body neutrality is an alternative to body positivity, aiming to take focus away from beauty. Accepting one's body can be hard, but body neutrality can help.

Women & Adhd, Alexa Curtis

Sociology Student Work Collection

The majority of ADHD cases in women get missed of ignored. This is because of a mix of sexism within the medical research for ADHD and the way girls to socialized to behave and act.

Adoption And Its Sociological Trends, Nhat Le

Sociology Student Work Collection

This presentation covers some of the history of adoption in the US and the sociological trends tied to it.

The Sociology Of Women's Fashion, Anumanat Sangha

Sociology Student Work Collection

The Sociology of Women’s Fashion takes a look into the art of fashion and analyzes how the choices women make to create outfits is reflective of their values, lifestyle, and sense of identity. This visual project explores significant societal trends and transformations that are symbolic within the culture of women’s fashion.

Equality Not Equity, Leticia Romo Bueno

Sociology Student Work Collection

Equality and equity are not the same thing.

Even though people have the option to do something, it’s not always attainable. Some people have to work harder to get somewhere due to the lack of resources or access to do so.

Black Asl (American Sign Language), Katrina Thulin

Sociology Student Work Collection

Presentation about Black ASL (American Sign Language) including it's origin, evolution, current study, and differences between mainstream ASL and Black ASL.

Muslim Woman:Heavenly Body, Communal Autonomy, Shadyar Omrani

Sociology Student Work Collection

This project is a quick review and analysis of different socio-cultural impacts that influence the formation of a Muslim woman’s identity through the embodiment of womanhood and motherhood. I will argue that the self-determination of a Muslim woman’s body and autonomous social identity is highly influenced by their cultural and economic notions of self; the ground, based on which their emancipation can be better paved.

Psychonauts, Kara Koch

Sociology Student Work Collection

Psychonauts explores drugs, specifically psychedelics and some of their histories within the American government. It explores neural pathways within the brain and how LSD interacts with them. It finishes with a sociological analysis of the medical and historical information presented.

African Americans In Children's Literature, Latoya Love

Sociology Student Work Collection

The history of literature for African Americans is rooted in storytelling and song in order to give lessons or deliver messages among slaves. Taking a deeper look into the fables and stories from our childhoods, we can see major differences in how these stories portray African Americans, and as we look to the future how can African Americans deliver stories that are inclusive and uplifting for children?

Representations Of Virginity In The Media, Dakota Murray

Sociology Student Work Collection

This presentation focuses on representations of Virginity in media. Specifically, it uses the three virginity scripts presented within Kelly's Virginity Loss Narratives in ‘‘Teen Drama’’ Television Programs. This includes virginity as a gift, virginity as a rite of passage, and virginity as a stigma. This is supported with the inclusion of various prominent movie and television examples.

‘Maid In The Usa’: Immigrant Women, Domestic Labor And Double Alienation, Shadyar Omrani, Shadyar Omrani

Sociology Student Work Collection

In the past three decades, as the economy of the industrialized countries has moved towards the growing Tech industry, middle-class women have found more opportunities to fill in white-collared job positions (McDowell, 2009). The increase in the rate of women’s participation in the labor market has made them less willing to do (or capable of doing) the housework and child/elderly care _ the tasks which are historically stereotyped as feminine (ibid). Therefore, a considerably growing trend in paid domestic labor is being introduced to formerly blue-collared and dominantly immigrant women (England, P.: 2005). The tasks which are regarded as “labor …

Impact Of Social Media On Feminism, Grace Verkuyl

Sociology Student Work Collection

This project is about the influence of social media on feminism. It will include what online feminism currently is and what it strives to be, the positives of social media—fighting gender-based violence, change the conversation, social movements, and the intersection of technology and empowerment--, the negatives of social media—gender-based violence, “openness”, race, filtered data, and continuously being “on”—and, what to do now.

The Impact Of Toxic Masculinity On Men's Mental Health, Amardeep Grewal

Sociology Student Work Collection

My project is about how toxic masculinity can affect men’s mental health. I discuss about how social norms of a man can negatively affect mental health.

The History Of Black Women In Society, La Toya A. Love

Sociology Student Work Collection

There was a time when black women were not considered human beings. They were animals, only good for labor and breeding. As time moved on, black women were stereotyped and still not seen as equal to their white counterparts. Now, black women are breaking down barriers and making history, showing that a black woman is not what society has negatively claimed, but worthy of much more appreciation and respect.

Pink Tax, Rachel Y. Thorsness

Sociology Student Work Collection

Abstract: The pink tax is the extra amount the average woman is charged for basic products or services. Even though these products contain the same ingredients as those marketed to men, there is a considerable difference in the amount women are paying. This tax is seen on personal care products, children toys, and auto-insurance.

Changing Gender Representation In Television, Alexandria N. Palmer

Sociology Student Work Collection

Representations on television have lasting effects on those who watch it, especially children. Unfortunately, in such a male-dominated industry, the lack of women creating television content mean men are predominately telling women's stories.

The Virginity Test, Navjoat Kaur

Sociology Student Work Collection

The focus of this visual project was on a type of test that is conducted in over 20 countries as a means to determine whether a woman is still a virgin or not. The project also looked at whether it is actually effective in determining virginity or not, and how this test has impacted women.