Sociology Student Work Collection

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Metal Music and Gender

Adam Fortney

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

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

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

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.
The Sociology of Food and Eating

Deyana Marie Pangelinan

Food is an important aspect of our lives as it is a basic human necessity and it is intriguing to see how the culture of food is influenced sociologically. For the final project, I focused on the Sociology of Food and Eating in the U.S. by discussing three different aspects which are how the food is made, distributed, and consumed. More specifically, I analyzed the politics of pesticides, how class inequality affects food distribution, and why the U.S. enjoys larger serving sizes.
The #MeToo Movement: Helpful or Harmful to Feminism?

Lauren Herold

This presentation covers the #MeToo movement, and explores whether it had a positive or negative affect on the feminist movement.
Navigating Internalized Misogyny

Gabby Quinnett

This zine takes a deeper look into the internalization of misogyny women experience in the modern world.
Societal Norms within K-POP

Gaby Dwidjaya

I talk about how various societal norms such as gender norms are portrayed in the K-POP industry as well as double standards and cultural appropriation that happens.
Women & ADHD

Alexa Curtis

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

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

Madison Shakespear

My presentation focuses on health insurance availability. Primarily, how much it costs and who is covered—or not covered—by third-party contributors (eg. employers). I also discuss the correlation between insurance-included benefits and higher education.
Women in Computer Science

Jorge Aguilar-Flores

For this week’s unit, Gender at work, I chose to focus my investigation on gender in the computing industry. More specifically, the goal of my research was to uncover some of the reasons behind the lack of female representation in the computer science world. As a minority in computer science, this investigation has been very personal to me because it has allowed me to learn more about some of the institutional oppressors that have been adopted over time to further marginalize minority populations and allow a certain demographic to flourish. As you may have learned from our previous discussions and explorations in Sociology, that demographic is the average white, able-bodied, Christian male. I have reviewed a plethora of scholarly articles and have made note of some of the frequent themes that have led to the lack of female representation in computer science, and have compiled all these claims and conversations into this presentation. My findings have been astonishing, to say the least, and I am happy to share this information with you in the slides to come.
Breaking the Fat Stigma

Samantha Hall

Fat-shaming is seen as the last "acceptable" form of discrimination. Many people think just because someone is larger, that means they're unhealthy. This isn't always the case. This presentation hopes to teach people that weight doesn't always equate to health, and there are many underlying factors why some people may not fit American society's ideal body type.
Womanism: The Fight for Social Equality

Demetria Hawkins

This zine project will specifically address the topic of Womanism and its importance of inclusion of all women specifically women of color. Within the topic of womanism, there will be discussion of issues surrounding inclusiveness amongst race, class, and gender. As well key points to follow will be the way we intersect gender and racial discrimination in the workforce. Also, socioeconomic status including quality of life and health including mental and physical health will be important key points to follow. The scope of my research will feature pieces from scholarly articles, statistics, and visuals to tie my findings together. I expect my reader to take away a more inclusive outlook on women after viewing my piece. As well as to have a better understanding of the topic of womanism and its importance in today’s world.
Systemic Racism in Healthcare During COVID-19

Brenda Kien

Currently, Black people are facing two pandemics, racism, and COVID. As for the Navajo Nation, they are slowly being wiped out as this pandemic continues. That is why I made this poster to bring awareness of the systemic racism that the Black community and Native Americans are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Inequality in Female Professional Sports

Aileen Leano

This Zine is about the inequality women face in professional sports compared to men.
The Sociology of Women's Fashion

Anumanat Sangha

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

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

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

Kara Koch

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.
Muslim Woman:Heavenly Body, Communal Autonomy

SHADYAR OMRANI

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.
Princesses & Superheroes

Tiara Fore

As long as they have been around, princesses and superheroes have been the most prominent figures in children's media. This project focuses on how the gender expectations in this media affects children and how they participate in and see the world.
African Americans in Children's Literature

LaToya Love

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?
Gender Inequality in Education

Ciarra Bernhoft

Education in the United States despite governmental acts to create gender equality within all classroom environments still manages to produce unequal opportunities based on gender.
Childless By Choice

Sevrianna Bertrand

A look into how society view women who choose not to have children. Words like lonely, selfish, and sad tend to dance across the mouths of people talking about childless women, but science shows that often women without children are actually happier.