The purpose of this study is to address the different ways in which female and male candidates are combating gender stereotypes in political campaigns. Society has led us to believe that masculine qualities are the qualities in which make good leaders . . .

This study explores the dynamics of the social construction of the conflicting identities of “evangelical Christian” ministers who have embraced atheistic beliefs, but contrary to normal conventions and expectations, have chosen to remain in their rel . . .

The narcocorrido or drug ballad is a subgenre of the traditional Mexican corrido. Characterized as a violent and drug themed music, the narcocorrido is often criticized for its glorification of the narcolifestyle as it often depicts stories related to . . .

The N-word, a linguistic tool of racism, has been historically used, by primarily White Americans, to demean and degrade Black Americans, and since slavery ended it continues to be used in a derogatory manner by both Blacks and Whites in the present d . . .

A clear gap exists in the availability of quantitative data regarding characteristics for determining the likelihood that individuals will self-identify as allies to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Many studies have provi . . .

In this study, eleven Evangelical Christian pastors participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews regarding the occurrence of dishonesty within the Senior Pastor-Associate pastor relationship that exists in the local church congregation. The res . . .

Facebook is the biggest social network site with 1.23 billion monthly users as of 2013. It has generated much attention from users because of its connection qualities, causing large online networks to emerge. These online networks, however, are differ . . .

In this study, I examine the relationship between parental marital status and social exclusion among parents. Existing literature identifies parental marital status as an influential factor to socioeconomic status, but does not identify whether or not . . .

Parental Involvement in student education has been studied by scholars for many years, focusing on key features, such as, race and ethnicity and socioeconomic status, that have been found to affect parents participation in their child’s education, the . . .

Successful reentry is essential to our country, as the economic and societal costs of high incarceration and recidivism rates are significant. Though a large body of research examines the topics of recidivism and prisoner reentry, less research focuse . . .

More and more children continue to enter the foster care system daily. With more children entering California state care, we are seeing an increase in adolescents aging out of care and being released into adulthood with minimal resources and skills. R . . .

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the strategies biracial and interethnic individuals use in self-identification of racial/ethnic identity. In the United States, multiracial/ethnic individuals have socio-historically been expected to ide . . .

Graduation rates for African-American students at California State University Bakersfield (CSUB) were slightly lower than the national average ranging from 16.3 percent to 38.1 percent between 1995 and 2007. African-American graduation rates during t . . .

For decades, video game culture has produced patriarchal standards and ideals that produce inequality for the women in this community. The question this research seeks to answer is whether Twitch, a new video platform popular within the video game com . . .

Using Gramsci’s theory of hegemony, this thesis examines neoliberal ideology as a fragmented hegemon that legitimizes itself through other cultural projects. Using narrative analysis, I produce speech excerpts from the Reagan administration to the Tru . . .

Previous research has shown violent video games can lead to temporarily heighted aggressive states and desensitization to violence in gamers. Within video game communities, there exist elevated levels of overt toxic behaviors and standards, including . . .

Past and current research has shown that the construct of Black masculinity has yet to be clearly defined (Belgrave and Brevard 2015; Ferber 2007: Connell 2005; Courtenay 2000). With no clear definition of Black masculinity, some theorists have argued . . .