This thesis explores, through my auto-ethnography, how low-income womxn of color experience mental illness, which I would rather refer to as mental variances categorized as illnesses by society, and the navigation of the institutions surrounding it. I . . .

This study aimed to analyze the examination of the framing of unarmed black males and white police in news editorials about police beatings and/or shootings from 1991 to 2016. Using a content analysis allowed for the narrative in newspaper editorials . . .

A literature search concluded that research analyzing the court response to applications for elder abuse restraining orders is non-existent. With the elderly rapidly increasing their representation in the total population it is imperative we understan . . .

This study explores links between parental status and attitudes towards parenthood through the analysis of data received from California State University, Sacramento’s annual CALSPEAKS survey. Previously used researched questions on this topic were ad . . .

Past literature indicated that women struggling with infertility reported higher levels of stigma and distress. This study examined whether infertility problems had deleterious impact on women’s mental health and if pressure from a spouse/partner and . . .

This research seeks to explore the complex realities underpinning the ‘magnet myth’ of social services, “the notion that a city’s progressive politics, forgiving nature, and the increasing access to services attracts more homeless to a region” (OMG 20 . . .

This study explores how minority community college students who participated in in a structured science research program, perceived the program’s effectiveness in trying to mitigate the unique challenges they face as minorities pursuing science career . . .

Knowledge of politicians not just as candidates, but also as legislators, can help inform an electorate when tasked with choosing a representative in government. Regarding the Tea Party specifically, past research has focused on its formation and the . . .

Utilizing the standpoint approach, eight Northern California high school Hmong students were interviewed regarding their educational experience and aspirations. Social Capital Theory was used to frame the findings from this research. Findings based on . . .

Statement of Problem Among the states in America the legality of both medical marijuana use as well as recreational use are gaining popularity. As time goes on, marijuana use is becoming more common in movies. The way in which marijuana users are depi . . .

The purpose of this thesis was to replicate and expand the study by Thompson and Keith (2001), which showed that skin tone influenced American black adult’s self-concept differently by gender in that skin tone influenced women’s self-esteem and men’s . . .

This research analyzes, deconstructs, and compares discrepancies in efficacy and legitimacy between non-majoritarian and White Identity Movements. This project analyzes reactions to and portrayals of Colin Kaepernick/BLM and Richard Spencer/the Alt-ri . . .

With the advent of the GamerGate movement, the sexual harassment of women in the video game industry and the community as a whole has gained increased mainstream attention. Despite the fact that women make up around half of the gaming community they h . . .

Community colleges continues to be a popular path into higher education for many aspiring students. This study attempts to analyze post-transfer academic outcomes for a cohort of community college students who enrolled during Fall 2012 at a public fou . . .

Gendered rules and rituals are upheld and perpetuated in the workplace, which transcend into other realms of society where individuals take on gendered roles that they feel are expected of them, inevitably helping to maintain the gender hierarchy in s . . .

This study examines fear of crime among public housing residents, with particular focus on which social factors best predict fear of crime levels, and how fear of crime may predict both mental and physical health. Previous fear of crime research has s . . .

Utilizing secondary data from the study, Rape Prevention through Bystander Education at a Northeastern State University, 2002-2004, the present study examined if rape myth acceptance is a predictor of perceived necessity for bystander intervention con . . .

Using standpoint framework this study explores first-hand experiences and reflections of university students with ADHD who received accommodations and services for at least one academic year while in high school. This qualitative research focuses on p . . .

Previous research has shown that faculty of color were challenged with racism and discrimination at universities, which influenced their productivity and satisfaction with their work. In addition, since there has been a decline in tenure track appoint . . .

Due to the severe lack of representation of Latino/a students in graduate programs, this study collected data from 190 undergraduate students at a 4-year Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Informed by the basic principles of Symbolic Interaction, thi . . .

This research utilized data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) to examine the effect of discrimination on health among various sub-groups in the black population: African American and Afro-Caribbean women and men. The stress process mode . . .

The present study explores the experiences of sixteen second generation Chicanas with racial and gender based microaggressions at Sacramento State. Microaggressions are subtle, covert, and often unconscious forms of discrimination that demean and/or i . . .

This study explores the self-esteem among Slavic immigrants in the Greater Sacramento area. It examines the influences of ethnic identity, living arrangements, English fluency, and employment status on his/her self-esteem level. Self-esteem is affecte . . .

It has been over 40 years since the Hmong have left their homeland to settle in the United States, as a result of the Vietnam War. This study compares the social mobility of the 1.5- and 2.0-generations of Hmong after their arrival to the United State . . .

The purpose of this mixed methods study is to understand how families are affected by the incarceration of their loved ones. This research uses 1) quantitative data to determine the level of family involvedness of incarcerated individuals across race . . .

Rap and hip-hop provide a forum for marginalized populations to express and create their own unique identity. To further understand rap and the concept of identity, two local hip-hop groups were examined and observed for a period of three months. One . . .

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship the family has with a child’s academic achievement. Inequality extant in school provides obstacles that cannot be explained only by economic or class issues and requires a focus on inequalit . . .

With growing participation of women in the labor force, new challenges continue to rise for women to meet daily demands of the home and work environment. Social scientists have re-focused their research efforts to identify what factors are critical in . . .

Among sociological scholarship, the shortage of qualitative work on legal permanent residents has limited the understanding of formerly undocumented immigrants who transition from undocumented to documented. This study examines the intersection of gen . . .

This thesis attempts to expand the minimal existing research on the civil restraining order process and race/ ethnic discrimination in the judicial granting of such orders. The data for the following study was collected at the William R. Ridgeway Fami . . .

Prior research affirms that social determinants, particularly socioeconomic status (SES) play a vital role in determining the health of individuals. While many studies show that lower SES relates to lower levels of health, few discuss the role of slee . . .

Sport has traditionally offered limited access to female athletes and has been dominated by the male experience. Academic research has long documented the challenges of female athletes to manage their incongruent identities of female and athlete and t . . .

This study investigates the processes that individuals go through to form online relationships that develop into an online community. I look at bloggers and the experiences that led to the creation of an online community called the “Blogger Family.” I . . .

This thesis attempts to expand the explanatory framework beyond just gender and classical theory to include community level variables. Therefore, the theoretical frameworks guiding this study are the concepts of concentrated disadvantage and collectiv . . .

Over 100,000 Korean adoptees have migrated to the United States since 1958, making them one of the largest adoption populations in the country. Using the concept of racialized ethnicity, I explored 1) what kinds of ethnic experiences influenced Korean . . .

The present study investigated the relationship between risk-taking, neighborhood social capital and life satisfaction among adolescent girls. Survey data were used from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) research project and The Unite . . .

Hunger in the U.S. has historically been a problem with many root causes and complicated solutions. There have been many studies on hunger in general, but few speak to the unique characteristics of Californians who are hungry. The December 2010 Food S . . .

Using participant observation at Tea Party rallies held in Northern California in 2010 and 2011, this research analyzes how the movement performs diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational framing tasks and explores how the movement operates within alle . . .

The author examined the prevalence of hegemonic masculinity in the male-centered television program “MANswers”. The author conducted content analysis to analyze the questions posed in the episodes of “MANswers”. Ten categories relating to hegemonic ma . . .

The data for this study was collected during the course of 99 interviews with sworn officers from seven Northern California police departments. Thirty-nine of the 99 officers interviewed made comments which related to this study and a total of 65 stat . . .

The introduction of Senate Bill 1070 revitalized the immigration discourse on a national level. Through a qualitative content analysis method, this study uses a novel Integrated Covert Nativism Framework to understand how 21st century nativism frames . . .

For quite some time researchers have studied gender differences in religious commitment trying to explain why women are more religious than men. More recently, related research has claimed that when controlling for certain socio-demographic variables . . .

Why is racial and gender privilege such a difficult concept for Americans to accept? This research proposes that individualism in the United States has contributed significantly to resistance to the idea of racial and gender privilege. Past research h . . .

The presentation of crime on television can inform individuals’ comprehension of the world around them. Past research has focused on analyzing specific aspects of crime programming to determine the general depiction of crime on television and the impa . . .

Hip-Hop is an art form born in the streets of the Bronx, New York in the 1970s under very harsh conditions. Rapping ultimately became the chief aspect of the elements of hiphop, and rap music rose to prominence. Its expressive form lied in-between its . . .

This thesis examines the barriers women continue to face in politics and media. The research question is: how do newspapers cover female politicians in the 113th Congress and their contributions to national issues and public policies? There were 575 n . . .

Social scientists have attempted to learn how, why and with what level of success residents in low-income communities respond to challenges such as crime, violence, and a lack of resources. Social scientist have examined many factors to learn more abo . . .

This paper investigates whether the social context in which drug treatment program is administered can affect the outcome of the program. Specifically, this study examines whether the social context affects family dynamics that program subjects experi . . .

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau, the foster care population currently includes nearly 400,000 children (2013). In 2012, in California alone, over 43,000 students in grades K-12 were in foster care. Rese . . .

The purpose of the current study is to expand knowledge of the history of the term Nigger and its variation Nigga (Nigger/a) in Hip-Hop music. The word “Nigger/a” was a label for African slaves that was also used to signify inferiority. “Nigger/a” is . . .