The purpose of this study was to explore the framing of the narrative presented by American news outlets in reporting on the NFL national anthem protests that began in 2016 to bring attention to police brutality and systemic racism towards blacks in t . . .

This research examines the experiences of individuals with tinnitus as told by the messages exchanged on an online discussion board. This study provides insight on an illness that is often overlooked, shedding light on the day to day problems individu . . .

College participation rates are growing among students of lower socioeconomic status and first-generation students (those who are the first members of their families to attend college), however their success rates do not keep pace with students of hig . . .

Despite the influx of superhero films in recent years, the genre seems to replicate the hegemonic gender relations of capitalist American society. Is there a difference between how these films from 1990-2019 use their protagonists to portray gendered . . .

Using the cross-national data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2015, this thesis compared workers in the United States and Japan. This thesis examined the potential factors resulting in unequal distribution of work-to-family confl . . .

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a temporary immigration policy that was passed by President Obama in June 2012. This research focuses on the impact that DACA has had on the DACAmented and UnDACAmented recipients. This study will also . . .

This study analyzed punk rock song lyrics that were released between the years 1996-2006, from two California record companies, Fat Wreck Chords and Epitaph Records. The purpose of doing so was to find political themes, during the Pre and Post 9/11 Er . . .

The purpose of this thesis was to explore how discrimination impacted Asian Americans’ political engagement. Specifically, this thesis investigated 1) whether discrimination contributes to lower political engagement (i.e., participation in political a . . .

Sociologists have examined the barriers that students of color, in general, experience in higher education, as well as how campus climate can be improved to be more inclusive for the increasingly diversified student population. However, few researcher . . .

Research on undocumented students has been developed during the last decade, however, most of the sociological research on the undocumented community has focused on college students. This study examines the aspirational experiences among the general u . . .

Using social identity theory, this research investigated how the general public perceived demonstrations of white nationalism during the “Unite the Right” rally of August 12, 2017. Examining publicly available comments posted to news articles about th . . .

The early 1990’s reports of spikes in juvenile violence brought nationwide interest in reforming the juvenile justice system to prevent youth from engaging in delinquent behavior. Diversion Programs have since then become of high importance with the g . . .

Despite government programs intended to alleviate housing instability, low-income families continue to struggle in gaining safe and affordable housing. Affordable housing has become increasingly limited for many working-class families, whose wages hav . . .

This qualitative study observed and recorded 11 Facebook Pages with 14 original posts gathering 402 replies, to see what parents self-reported to their peers on Facebook when asked what the main reason(s) are they choose to homeschool their children. . . .

The purpose of this study is to explore how a Northern California University’s Academic Advising Center’s First Year Advising Program is serving first generation Latina/o students. This quantitative study will analyze the type of visits made after stu . . .

Only a hand full of researchers have studied the Hmong population in the United States. As one of the lowest academic achieving ethnic groups among Asians, the Hmong students' educational experience is a study worthy to examine. The purpose of this th . . .

Films tend toward the socialization of audiences in terms of culture. The symbolism and abstraction invoked by films suggests an exchange of ideas and beliefs, i.e. ideologies. This thesis seeks to explore and understand the avenues of ideological heg . . .

In 2014, approximately 11.1 million undocumented individuals resided in the United States (Passel and Cohn (2016). Today, Mexican-born immigrants make up 24.8 percent of the foreign-born population, making them one of the largest groups of foreign-bor . . .

The problem of missing data in statistical analysis is one that the field of social research has failed to adequately address despite its potential to significantly affect results and subsequent substantive conclusions. The purpose of this study is to . . .

Through the lens of Control theory and Social Learning theory, a juvenile delinquency intervention program is examined by looking at the level of effectiveness of the Juvenile Justice Intervention Program (JJIP) on the reduction of juvenile delinquenc . . .

This thesis uses qualitative and photographic methods to examine how children who live in a Haitian slum, Cité Soleil, view their own impoverished conditions. They demonstrate a high level of fearlessness, compassion and altruism as well as a strong s . . .

The increasingly problematic symptoms of the decentralized city such as suburban sprawl, poverty, geographic inequality, pollution and congestion have created an environment where political discourse surrounding the development and improvement of publ . . .

This thesis analyzes the relationship of Latino university students’ ethnic and racial identities and their academic achievement at California State University, Sacramento. In this study the following questions are examined: (1) from a large number of . . .

Although girls have slowly gained opportunity and access to public education, college, and a growing variety of occupations, access remains limited and different from those experienced by boys. Sex discrimination has become much more subtle in current . . .

This is a study of the gender gap in the mathematics achievement that exists in the tenth grade and the twelfth grade students. The study was done using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. The findings state that not only a gender ga . . .

The purpose of this study is to understand the current context of magnet programs in the 21st century and the advancement and accessibility to quality public secondary education. This exploratory study examines how participants and non-participants of . . .

The present study explores the process of and changes in social interaction of women who recently completed a women’s self-defense course. Eighteen women from three different courses participated in semi-structured interviews and answered questions re . . .

A group home is a home for children who have experienced various types of abuse and/or neglect by a parent/guardian and are for some reason unable to be maintained in typical foster care placements. Group home life is complex and vastly understudied. . . .

How does social interaction take place within a fully online environment, and what tactics and techniques do users employ to present and manage impressions of self? Within a fully online social interaction site called Second Life, I conducted particip . . .

Wealth inequality in the United States continues to widen year after year. However, only recently has research addressed the relationship of race and wealth and few have analyzed specific forms of wealth accumulation. Home equity is the most popular a . . .

In recent years, parental involvement has become the focus of attention for many researchers interested in investigating factors that influence academic achievement. While there are many possible reasons for this continued interest, it is important to . . .

Despite the many problems associated with methamphetamine manufacturing and use, little empirical evidence exists linking methamphetamine use to violent charges. Researchers have long relied on self-report for their studies on methamphetamine use and . . .

Adolescents’ risky sexual behaviors are a serious public health concern in the United States. This study used the Center for Disease Control’s 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey to examine the complex relationships among social capital, cultural capital, . . .

The most recent conflict in Iraq (after September 11, 2001) has brought renewed interest in understanding the phenomena of war. Generally, when one thinks about war, soldiers are what come to mind, but what about the spouses of soldiers? What happens . . .

This exploratory study analyzed the activity of soccer refereeing in the context of serious leisure. Soccer refereeing is an activity that requires an individual to exert considerable effort in order to participate, and participation is not always enj . . .

This thesis presents a critical evaluation of some ways in which positivist sociological methods hinder the development of knowledge. By way of an empirical investigation of the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California, the notion th . . .

Wealth inequality in the United States continues to widen year after year. However, only recently has research addressed the relationship of race and wealth and few have analyzed specific forms of wealth accumulation. Home equity is the most popular a . . .

Beginning in the 1990s, the Japanese economy entered into a prolonged period of alternating low growth and decline, during which Japanese companies began to introduce organizational and policy changes in an attempt to restore their economic performanc . . .

There are a growing number of studies into the subject of female sexual offenders and how they are perceived. In the past, the concept of female sexual offenders was considered an oddity and rarity; but is now recognized as occurring more frequently t . . .

This is a study of African American and Hispanic residents’ attitudes towards police within the context of the treatment they receive from police officials in their daily interactions. This study uses data from the Police- Public Contact Survey of 200 . . .

This study examines the daily practice offair trade. More specifically, I investigate the text-based and discursiveforms of ruling that guide somefair trade behavior. Openended in-depth interviews were conducted with fair trade business owners and cus . . .

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970 to establish and enforce environmental protection standards in accordance with national goals. The EPA is also charged with gathering data on pollution and determining issues of environment . . .

This qualitative study presents high school tracking and the role of social capital among college-bound students. The qualitative methodology includes forty personal interviews to Latino/as and White Non-Hispanic (WNH) high school students. Family’s i . . .

How do students in a racially diverse classroom use race to interact and form peer cultures? In this study, I conducted participant observation for one year at an urban high school in the Sacramento City Unified School District. I developed both a lea . . .

In 2009, Muller et al. examined the process of obtaining temporary and permanent restraining orders in Sacramento County, California. The findings of the study indicate a gender difference in relation to the granting of both temporary and permanent or . . .

Close to ten percent of the U.S. is without paid employment. Increased national unemployment rates are even more devastating for those, such as people with disabilities, who already experience higher rates of unemployment, even during successful econo . . .

Child homicide, although rare, resonates in all individuals for it threatens the moral and social fabric of the contemporary society. For the last four decades, scholars and social workers have dedicated time and resources to find effective solutions . . .

Various studies have claimed that the media coverage of the Israel – Palestine conflict is biased and unbalanced. This study investigates media coverage of the conflict as portrayed by four of the most-watched news networks across the globe: FOX News, . . .

The digital divide, the concept of an inequality in computer and Internet access and skills, has been a political and social scientific topic of research and debate. The prior analyses of Internet use grouped people based on “haves” and “have-nots” an . . .

This study seeks to understand how police officers perceive the prospect of dying while on duty by using driving habits as a proxy. The author analyzes interview data collected from 99 police officers across seven northern California police agencies. . . .