Sociology

Explaining the Gender Gap in the Criminal Justice System: How Family-Based Gender Roles Shape Perceptions of Defendants in Criminal Court

Katharina Geppert - Numerous studies have investigated why women are vastly underrepresented in prisons across the United States. In explaining this “gender gap,” scholars have found that women are treated more leniently than men at various stages of the judicial process.... Keep Reading »

Double Lives: A Qualitative Analysis of Identity Navigation in Chicago's South and West Sides

Ava V. Levin - This paper draws on qualitative interviews to address internal and external identity navigation among gang members and how nonprofits address this navigation. Gang members ultimately lead double lives as they weave between gang and community life. At the same time,... Keep Reading »

A Critical Analysis of the Biopsychosocial Risks Associated with Postpartum Depression in Indian Mothers

Dia A. Kapoor - Motherhood is an essential yet challenging feat that requires constant emotional, social, and physical support. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a devastating illness that has detrimental effects on both the mother and her child. PPD is a growing problem in developing... Keep Reading »

Commodifying Nature: Reflections of Hegemony in Ecotourism

Amna Abudyak - This paper will attempt to link fundamental ideas and terms of environmental sociology in the context of ecotourism relating to human society and conceptions of nature. Furthermore, connections to neo-Marxist and neo-Gramscian theories will be made. As humans&rsquo... Keep Reading »

Cultural Competencies for Healthcare Providers Working with Rural Finnish Americans

Abigail K. Carlson - The number of Americans aged 65-years-and-older is projected to increase significantly by 2050. As rural older adults age-in-place, it is imperative to examine the links between cultural competencies, ethnic minority status, and access to care. Rural providers from... Keep Reading »
 
 

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Gender Studies
2022, Vol. 14 No. 10
The Role and Weaponization of Scientific 'Objectivity' in Gender Discourse and the Debate Over Transgender Rights
By Esme I. Smithson Swain
The label of ‘science’ or ‘biology’ can become somewhat of a trump-card in excluding trans people from civil rights, because many scientific (and pseudo-scientific) opinions are weaponized during transgender rights debates... Read Article »
Gender Transgender Transphobia Biological Sex Neuroscientific Gender Interdisciplinary Studies
Feminism
2022, Vol. 14 No. 09
#ItsNotMyPeriod: Hashtag Activism's Challenge to Narratives of Menstrual Stigma
By Jessie J. Liu
Perceptions of menstruation as a taboo subject have historically characterized Western and non-Western societies alike and persist today, both perpetuating harmful cultural understandings of women’s abilities and normalizing institutional... Read Article »
Menstruation Feminism Hashtag Activism Social Media Social Justice Women's Health Social Stigma Neoliberalism Gender
Criminal Justice
2022, Vol. 14 No. 02
Explaining the Gender Gap in the Criminal Justice System: How Family-Based Gender Roles Shape Perceptions of Defendants in Criminal Court
By Katharina Geppert
Numerous studies have investigated why women are vastly underrepresented in prisons across the United States. In explaining this “gender gap,” scholars have found that women are treated more leniently than men at various stages of the... Read Article »
Gender Roles Gender Gap Family Criminal Justice Inequality American Law
Sociobiology
2021, Vol. 13 No. 10
E.O. Wilson's Sociobiology and the Marxist Response: A Critique of the Critics
By Sharan K. Garlapati
Sociobiology is a sub-discipline of biology that aims to examine and explain social behavior in terms of evolution. It is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from disciplines including psychology, ethology, anthropology, evolution, zoology, archaeology... Read Article »
Sociobiology Bioethics Marxism Evolution Biology E.O. Wilson
Human Resources
2021, Vol. 13 No. 06
Industrial Safety: Factors that Present Barriers to Reporting Workplace Incidents and Contribute to Cultures of Non-Reporting
By Rana M. Van Tuyl
This research study explores factors that present barriers to reporting workplace incidents and contribute to cultures of non-report. The research purpose was to explore human, workplace/organizational, and external factors identified by industrial... Read Article »
Industrial Safety Safety Culture Workplace Culture Human Resources
Social Identity
2021, Vol. 13 No. 05
Double Lives: A Qualitative Analysis of Identity Navigation in Chicago's South and West Sides
By Ava V. Levin
This paper draws on qualitative interviews to address internal and external identity navigation among gang members and how nonprofits address this navigation. Gang members ultimately lead double lives as they weave between gang and community life... Read Article »
Social Identity Gangs Personal Identity Cognitive Dissonance Gun Violence
Mental Health
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
A Critical Analysis of the Biopsychosocial Risks Associated with Postpartum Depression in Indian Mothers
By Dia A. Kapoor
Motherhood is an essential yet challenging feat that requires constant emotional, social, and physical support. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a devastating illness that has detrimental effects on both the mother and her child. PPD is a growing... Read Article »
Postpartum Depression India Mental Health Pregnancy Motherhood
Environmental Sociology
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Commodifying Nature: Reflections of Hegemony in Ecotourism
By Amna Abudyak
This paper will attempt to link fundamental ideas and terms of environmental sociology in the context of ecotourism relating to human society and conceptions of nature. Furthermore, connections to neo-Marxist and neo-Gramscian theories will be made... Read Article »
Environmental Sociology Neoliberalism Ecotourism Nature Hegemony
Healthcare
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Cultural Competencies for Healthcare Providers Working with Rural Finnish Americans
By Abigail K. Carlson
The number of Americans aged 65-years-and-older is projected to increase significantly by 2050. As rural older adults age-in-place, it is imperative to examine the links between cultural competencies, ethnic minority status, and access to care.... Read Article »
Cultural Identity Healthcare Ethnicity Cultural Competency Finnish Americans
Genocide
2020, Vol. 12 No. 12
Genocide Memorialization in the Modern Era: Communal Mourning Through Institutions and Culture
By Emily Bennett
Genocide Memorialization focuses on the community after a genocide in what they choose to remember and how they achieve that goal of memorialization. Memorialization efforts are museums, institutions, policy, law, education, documentaries and first... Read Article »
Genocide Rwandan Genocide Holocaust Indonesia Khmer Rouge Human Rights Memorialization Museums
Identity
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
One Person, Two Names: A Study of Naming Practices in Hong Kong and the Use of English and Chinese Names
By Wibke Eickmann
The practice of using an English name is widespread among native Chinese speakers. Especially in Hong Kong many use an English name in their everyday life. Using qualitative interviews, this study examines the thoughts and feelings about this practice... Read Article »
Hong Kong Identity Management Symbolic Capital Habitus Naming Practices
Colorism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Exploring the Role of Skin Tone Among Low-Income Black College Students
By Chelsea G. Gardner
Colorism or skin tone bias is a form of discrimination based on skin tone that typically awards advantages to light-skinned people while penalizing dark-skinned people within an ethnic group. There is very little research on colorism in higher education... Read Article »
Colorism Skin Tone Higher Education Race Class
Colorism
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Flipping the Cultural Script: Papaya Soap and Skin Color Stratification in the Philippines
By Aimiel Trisha W. Casillan
Centuries of subjugation under Spanish and American colonial rule have embedded an idealistic view of white beauty in the minds of Filipinos. It continues to be deeply rooted in Philippine culture due to the constant exposure of Filipina bodies... Read Article »
Women's Studies Colorism Philippines Filipino History Racism Decolonization Advertising Neocolonialism
Sociolinguistics
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
Preserving Cultural Identity in English Language Use by Korean Immigrants
By Heajune Lee
This paper argues that the Korean cultural values of humility and social deference directly influence the linguistic choices in Korean immigrants’ English emails. This relationship can be seen in consistent qualification of requests, ambiguous... Read Article »
Sociolinguistics Cultural Identity Linguistics Cultural Norms Immigrant Experience
Justice
2020, Vol. 12 No. 10
The Cycle of Punishment in Producing Society
By Maureen A.S. Arsenal
Punishment from the legal system is typically seen as a proper response to lawbreakers and criminal activity. However, we do not consider how punishment enables law enforcement and the legal system to further oppress marginalized and minority populations... Read Article »
Punishment Crime Surveillance Deterrence Justice Criminal Justice Policing
 
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