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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.
Deconstructing and Decolonizing Identities of “Gender” and “Sex” When Viewed as Anti-Black: Black Narratives Outside of the Binary , Didier Salgado
“We Need to Figure Out Who We Are”: Reframing Manhood in an Online Discussion Forum , Tomas Sanjuan Jr.
Musicking Higher Education: An Analysis of the Effects of Music Pedagogy On College Classroom Atmospheres , April Smith
Framing, Emotion, and Contradiction in the Tampa Bay Times’ Climate Change Coverage , Madison Veeneman
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
"Are We Done?": The Minimization of Covid-19 and the Individualization of Health in the United States , Cassidy R. Boe
Health and Friendships of LGBTQIA+ College Students , Komal Asim Qidwai
Organizing for Here and There: Exploring the Grassroots Organizing of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the Tampa Bay Area , Dominique Rivera
Stitched Together: What We Learn from Secret Stories in Public Media , Sara D. Rocks
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
"Duck Wars": Examining the Narrative Construction of a "Problem" Species , Jenna A. Bateman
The Debate on Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: A Narrative Analysis of Formula Stories , Rebecca Blackwell
The Social Correlates of War: Conflict Correlations Within Belief Systems. , Richard R. N. Decampa
Narrative Meaning Productions of Compassionate Healthcare: An Examination of Cultural Codes, Organizational Practices, and Everyday Realities , Carley Geiss
Racialized Morality: The Logic of Anti-Trafficking Advocacy , Sophie Elizabeth James
Green Business and the Culture of Capitalism: Constructing Narratives of Environmentalism , Julia S. Jester
Presenting Selves and Interpreting Culture: An Ethnography of Chinese International Tourism in the United States , Fangheyue Ma
Making A Home Away from Home: A Qualitative Study of African Students’ Practices of Integration in the United States , Alphonse O. Opoku
"They Say We're Expendable:" Race, Nation, and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic. , Edlin Veras
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
A social network analysis of online gamers' friendship networks: Structural attributes of Steam friendships, and comparison of offline-online social ties of MMO gamers , Juan G. Arroyo-Flores
Family Response to a Diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness in Teens and Young Adults: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Douglas J. Engelman
GoFundTransitions: Narratives of Transnormativity and the Limits of Crowdfunding Livable Futures , Hayden J. Fulton
"Courage Drives Us": Narrative Construction of Organizational Identity in a Cancer-Specific Health Non-Profit Organization , Katie J. Hilderbrand
“I woke up to the world”: Politicizing Blackness and Multiracial Identity Through Activism , Angelica Celeste Loblack
The Athletics Behind the Academics: The Academic Advisor’s Role in the Lives of Student Athletes , Max J.R. Murray
Red-Green Rows: Exploring the Conflict between Labor and Environmental Movements in Kerala, India , Silpa Satheesh
Winning “Americans” for Jesus?: Second-Generation, Racial Ideology, and the Future of the Brazilian Evangelical Church in the U.S. , Rodrigo Otavio Serrao Santana De Jesus
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Palatable Shades of Gender: Status Processes at the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Team Formation , Jasmón L. Bailey
American Converts to Islam: Identity, Racialization, and Authenticity , Patrick M. Casey
Meaning and Monuments: Morality, Racial Ideology, and Nationalism in Confederate Monument Removal Storytelling , Kathryn A. DelGenio
"Keep it in the Closet and Welcome to the Movement": Storying Gay Men Among the Alt-Right , Shelby Statham
Selling White Masculinity: An Analysis of Cultural Intermediaries in the Craft Beverage Industry , Erik Tyler Withers
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
The Role of the Soldier in Civilian Life: Personal and Social Concerns that Influence Reintegration Processes , Matthew J. Ahlfs
“I Want to Be Who I Am”: Stories of Rejecting Binary Gender , Ana Balius
Breaking the Crass Ceiling? Exploring Narratives, Performances, and Audience Reception of Women's Stand-Up Comedy , Sarah Katherine Cooper
An Intersectional Examination of Disability and LGBTQ+ Identities In Virtual Spaces , Justine E. Egner
"I've never had that": An Exploration of how Children Construct Belonging and Inclusion Within a Foodscape , Olivia M. Fleming
Hybridizers and the Hybridized: Orchid Growing as Hybrid "Nature?" , Kellie Petersen
Coloring in the Margins: Understanding the Experiences of Racial/Ethnic and Sexual/Gender Minority Undergraduates in STEM , Jonathan D. Ware
Decreased Visibility: A Narrative Analysis of Episodic Disability and Contested Illness , Melissa Jane Welch
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
“Have a Seat at our Table: Uncovering the Experiences of Black Students Attending a ‘Racially Diverse’ University” , Diamond Briggs
TERF Wars: Narrative Productions of Gender and Essentialism in Radical-Feminist (Cyber)spaces , Jennifer Earles
“Can You Believe They Think I’m Intimidating?” An Exploration of Identity in Tall Women , Elizabeth Joy Fuller
Black Girl Magic?: Negotiating Emotions and Success in College Bridge Programs , Olivia Ann Johnson
"What Are We Doing Here? This Is Not Us": A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Last Of Us Remastered , Toria Kwan
Behind the Curtain: Cultural Cultivation, Immigrant Outsiderness, and Normalized Racism against Indian Families , Pangri G. Mehta
From the Panels to the Margins: Identity, Marginalization, and Subversion in Cosplay , Manuel Andres Ramirez
Examining Forty Years of the Social Organization of Feminisms: Ethnography of Two Women’s Bookstores in the US South , Mary Catherine Whitlock
"There is No Planet B": Frame Disputes within the Environmental Movement over Geoengineering , David Russell Zeller Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
“You Can Fight Logic…But You Can’t Fight God”: The Duality of Religious Text and Church as Community for White Lesbians in Appalachian and Rural Places , Jessica Mae Altice
Songwriting as Inquiry and Action: Emotion, Narrative Identity, and Authenticity in Folk Music Culture , Maggie Colleen Cobb
Unraveling the Wild: A Cultural Logic of Animal Stories in Contemporary Social Life , Damien Contessa
“It’s Not Like a Movie. It’s Not Hollywood:” Competing Narratives of a Youth Mentoring Organization , Carley Geiss
An Examination of Perspectives on Community Poverty: A Case Study of a Junior Civic Association , Monica Heimos Heimos
"I'm Not Broken": Perspectives of Students with Disabilities on Identity-making and Social Inclusion on a College Campus , Melinda Leigh Maconi
People and Pride: A Qualitative Study of Place Attachment and Professional Placemakers , Wenonah Machdelena Venter
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Mediated Relationships: An Ethnography of Family Law Mediation , Elaina Behounek
The Continuum of Ethno-Racial Socialization: Learning About Culture and Race in Middle-Class Latina/o Families , Maria D. Duenas
Getting Ahead: Socio-economic Mobility, Perceptions of Opportunity for Socio-economic Mobility, and Attitudes Towards Public Assistance in the United States , Alissa Klein
Beauty is Precious, Knowledge is Power, and Innovation is Progress: Widely Held Beliefs in Policy Narratives about Oil Spills , Brenda Gale Mason
Looking at Levels of Medicalization in the Institutional Narrative of Substance Use Disorders in the Military , Chase Landes Mccain
The Experience of Chronic Pain Management: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Loren Wilbers
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Resources Matter: The Role of Social Capital and Collective Efficacy in Mediating Gun Violence , Jennifer Lynne Dean
More to Love: Obesity Histories and Romantic Relationships in the Transition to Adulthood , Hilary Morgan Dotson
Dieting, Discrimination, and Bullying: A Contextual Case Study of Framing in the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance , Veronica Kay Doughman
Negotiating Muslim Womanhood: The Adaptation Strategies of International Students at Two American Public Colleges , Amber Michelle Gregory
Checking Out: A Qualitative Study of Supermarket Cashiers' Emotional Response to Customer Mistreatment , Michael E. Lawless
Managing Family Food Consumption: Going Beyond Gender in the Kitchen , Blake Janice Martin
Motherhood Bound by State Supervision: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Mothers on Parole and Probation , Kaitlyn Robison
In Search of the Artist: The Influences of Commercial Interest on an Art School - A Narrative Analysis , Michael Leonard Sette
"They're Our Bosses": Representations of Clients, Guardians, and Providers in Caregivers' Narratives , Dina Vdovichenko
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
Constructing Legal Meaning in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Cultural Codes and Border Disputes , Jeffrey Forest Hilbert
"All Blacks Vote the Same?": Assessing Predictors of Black American Political Participation and Partisanship , Antoine Lennell Jackson
Expectations of Nursing Home Use, Psychosocial Characteristics and Race/Ethnicity: The Latino/a Case , Heidi Ross
Beyond the Door: Disability and the Sibling Experience , Morgan Violeta Sanchez Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
A Mother's Love: A Narrative Analysis of Food Advertisements in an African American Targeted Women's Magazine , Janine Danielle Beahm
It's a Support Club, Not a Sex Club: Narration Strategies and Discourse Coalitions in High School Gay-Straight Alliance Club Controversies , Skyler Lauderdale
Beyond the Backlash: Muslim and Middle Eastern Immigrants' Experiences in America, Ten Years Post-9/11 , Gregory J. Mills
Competing Narratives: Hero and PTSD Stories Told by Male Veterans Returning Home , Adam Gregory Woolf
Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011
"Can't Buy Me Wealth": Racial Segregation and Housing Wealth in Hillsborough County, Florida , Natalie Marie Delia Deckard
Friendship Networks, Perceived Reciprocity of Support, and Depression , Ryan Francis Huff
That is Bad! This is Good: Morality as Constructed by Viewers of Television Reality Programs , Joseph Charles Losasso
American Muslim Identities: A Qualitative Study of Two Mosques in South Florida , Azka Mahmood Mahmood
Ethnic Identities among Second-Generation Haitian Young Adults in Tampa Bay, Florida: An Analysis of the Reported Influence of Ethnic Organizational Involvement on Disaster Response after the Earthquake of 2010 , Herrica Telus
Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010
Feral Cats and the People Who Care for Them , Loretta Sue Humphrey
Utilizing Facebook Application for Disaster Relief: Social Network Analysis of American Red Cross Cause Joiners , Jennie Wan Man Lai
Comparative Study of Intentional Communities , Jessica Merrick
More Than Bows and Arrows: Subversion and Double-Consciousness in Native American Storytelling , Anastacia M. Schulhoff
Between Agency and Accountability: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers Participating in a Juvenile Diversion Program , Marc R. Settembrino
Predictors of Academic Achievement among Students at Hillsborough Community College: Can School Engagement Close the Racial Gap of Achievement? , Warren T. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009
Latent Newspaper Functions During the Impact Phase of Hurricane Katrina , Christina A. Brown
The Subjective Experience of PMS: A Sociological Analysis of Women’s Narratives , Christiana B. Chekoudjian
Sacred Selves: An Ethnographic Study of Narratives and Community Practices at a Spiritual Center , Sean E. Currie
Digging It: A Participatory Ethnography of the Experiences at a School Garden , Branimir Cvetkovic
Constructions of Narrative Identities of Women Political Candidates , Amy E. Daniels
“The Best We Can With What We Got”: Mediating Social and Cultural Capital in a Title I School , Jarin Rachel Eisenberg
Identities of Alternative Medicine Practitioners , Mychel Estevez
A Family „Affear‟: Three Generations of Agoraphobics , Sherri Elizabeth Green B.A.
“According to Wikipedia …”: A Comparative Analysis of the Establishment and Display of Authority in a Social Problems Textbook and Wikipedia , Alexander A. Hernandez
Realness and Hoodness: Authenticity in Hip Hop as Discussed by Adolescent Fans , Ginger L. Jacobson
Identity negotiation: The perspective of Asian Indian women , Pangri Mehta
Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008
Doing Dignity at the Grace Café: An Ethnographic Exploration of a Homeless Outreach Program , Courtney A. Glover
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Sociology Dissertation Topics
Published by Alvin Nicolas at January 10th, 2023 , Revised On October 5, 2023
Introduction
Sociology is the study of society, social patterns, social relationships, etc. Essentially, it studies how human society functions and operates. Sociology also examines the process of human interaction, how it is preserved and what causes it to evolve. As a sociology student, you will gain in-depth knowledge and understanding regarding human interactions and social relationships. Still, you will also learn about crime, social classes, religions, cultures, and more.
As part of your degree programme, you may have to submit a dissertation. The topic that you choose for your sociology dissertation should be trending and relevant. It should discuss an issue that is prevailing in society.
To help you get started with brainstorming for sociology topic ideas, we have developed a list of the latest topics that can be used for writing your history dissertation.
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2022 Sociology Dissertation Topics
Topic 1: the sociology of new work from home employment model- an exploratory analysis determining the sociological effects of work from home during covid-19 in the uk.
Research Aim: This research aims to determine the sociological effects of the new work from home (WFH) employment model adopted by organizations during COVID-19 in the UK. It will identify how WFH affected the social and personal lives of employees. Moreover, it will see how these sociological effects translated into their work efficacy. And whether organizations are aware of these effects and what were their human resource (HR) policies to improve their employees’ social lives?
Topic 2: What are the Sociological Determinants of the Gender Pay Gap in Western Society? A Case Study of Multinational Corporations in the USA, UK, Canada, and Germany
Research Aim: This study will find the sociological determinants of the gender pay gap in western society. It will assess the individuals working in multinational organizations in the USA, UK, Canada, and Germany to see whether their cultures, norms, and traditions impact gender pay in these countries. Furthermore, how do these organizations address the issue of the gender pay gap and their findings on this issue?
Topic 3: Is it Bad to be a Transgender in South Asia? Impact of Transgender Stigmatization on the Transgender Suicide Rate in the India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
Research Aim: This research will analyze the impact of transgender stigmatization on the transgender suicide rate in South Asia. It will assess India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as case studies to find how being a transgender person there and how does it affect their lives and what social factors force them to commit suicide? Moreover, it will identify the steps taken by their local governments to make society more transgender-inclusive and what difference these policies made in the lives of transgender people.
Topic 4: Does Religion Act Differently in Rural and Urban Settings? A Study to Find the Differential Effects of Islam on the Social Fabric of Rural and Urban Societies in Pakistan
Research Aim: This study will find the differential effects of Islam on the social fabric of rural and urban societies in Pakistan. It will determine the factors such as education level, general awareness, usage of technology, etc., that make a difference in how individuals follow religion in Pakistan’s rural and urban settings. Moreover, it will show how these factors play a mediating role between religion and the social fabric of rural and urban societies in Pakistan.
Topic 5: A Critical Examination of Religious Institutions in the UK and their Influence on Social Structure
Research Aim: This research intends to critically examine the role of religious institutions in shaping the social structures in the UK. It will identify the channels through which these religious institutions affect the individuals, transforming their social networks through changes in their family structures, parenting, religious beliefs, etc. Moreover, it will identify which religion has more effect on the lives of individuals in the UK and whether it is affecting their social and professional lives as well?
Covid-19 Sociology Research Topics
Topic 1: the effects of coronavirus on sociology.
Research Aim: The sociological aspects of societies during coronavirus pandemic. The study will highlight all elements thoroughly.
Topic 2: Sociological opportunities and resources during COVID-19
Research Aim: This study will review the sociological opportunities and resources during COVID-19
Topic 3: Global sociology and COVID-19
Research Aim: This study will highlight the challenges faced by global sociologist and their contribution to combatting COVID-19.
Topic 4: COVID-19 and the future of society
Research Aim: This study will assess the current situations and damages caused due to COVID-19 and predict society’s future after COVID-19 associating it with social distancing and fears created by the pandemic.
Sociology Dissertation Topics for 2021
Topic 1: impacts of ethnic discrimination.
Research Aim: This research aims to study the impacts of ethnic discrimination on society
Topic 2: Types of discrimination in workplaces
Research Aim: This research aims to study discrimination in workplaces and suggest possible ways to solve them.
Topic 3: Dress codes and their impact on equality
Research Aim: This research aims to address the issues relevant to the imposition of dress codes in workplaces and institutions. It will also identify how far dress code ensures equality among the staff and what issues and challenges people face due to their religious and cultural backgrounds.
Topic 4: Oldage homes Vs. orphanages
Research Aim: This study will conduct a comparative study on old age homes and orphanages and suggest innovative solutions to improve their conditions and introduce various activities to provide them with a healthy and productive environment.
Topic 1: The impact of race, real estate markets, and neighbourhood dynamics on evictions.
Research Aim: Using quantitative research techniques, the research looks to examine social stratification and inequality in neighbourhoods of the United States with the highest crime rates. The research will examine how various factors may impact social segregation and social mobility.
Topic 2: Is terrorism a social construct?
Research Aim: The research paper will use document analysis as the research technique to identify the extent to which terrorism is socially constructed. The paper will analyze the varying definitions of terrorism and the difficulties that surround it. It will examine events that are labelled terrorist acts based on traditional, legal, and academic definitions.
Topic 3: Analysing the perceptions and responses to female child sex offenders
Research Aim: The research will use qualitative research techniques to understand and explain the perceptions of female child sex offenders and responses to such in the criminal justice system, the media, the public, and social welfare professionals. The purpose of the research will be to bring to the forefront a different perspective by which to analyze expectations towards gender and its effect on gender’s criminological representations.
Topic 4: Stratification in labour markets of the UK after the great recession 2007-2009
Research Aim: Using quantitative techniques for a research method, the study will use theories and techniques used for understanding patterns and sources of income inequality to investigate employment inequality. The Great Recession’s consequences of employment inequality will be analysed using race, ethnicity, and gender.
Topic 5: Athletic privilege & lack of conviction
Research Aim: This research will analyse the arrest and conviction of athletes in sexual assault cases between athletes and non-athletes from 200 to 2017. There is a great lack of study of sexual assault arrest and conviction rates among male collegiate and professional athletes. The study will determine if and why athletes receive privileged treatment by the criminal justice system, specifically when accused of felony sexual assault against women.
Topic 6: Predisposition of America’s law enforcement towards racial stereotyping, discrimination, and profiling.
Research Aim: The study will examine law enforcement officers in the United States and the reasons why there is rampant racial bias against African Americans. There has been a surge of police brutality against African American citizens, making it imperative to examine the reasons behind the surge to improve police and community relationships.
Topic 7: The religious perspective of the role and importance of women in modern society: Islam versus Christianity
Research Aim: The main purpose of this study will be to identify the roles and importance of women in the modern world while undertaking the religious perspective. In this study, the researcher will identify the role of women while focusing on the role of women in Islam and how it differs from the role of women in Christianity.
Topic 8: Assessing the impact of cultural differences on organisational communication in MNC’s: case study of developed countries.
Research Aim: This study will identify the importance of communication in MNCs and the influence of cultural differences that may hinder or increase the level of effective communication within multinational organisations. The researcher will identify major cultural barriers and their relationship with communication within multinational organisations of developed countries.
Topic 9: To explore the significance of having a strong association between religious teaching and academic teaching
Research Aim: The main purpose of the research will be to identify the importance of preaching academic and religious knowledge to the students while focusing on the major challenges that can be faced by teachers while combining these two approaches.
Sociology of Gender Dissertation Topics
This has become one of the most prominent areas of sociology in recent times. Over the past five to six decades, an increasing part of public discourse and academic literature has been dedicated to gender equality. However, most of the work in this area of sociology has been done with reference to underdeveloped countries where complex gender issues prevail in societies. Some interesting topics in this area of sociology are suggested below for you to base your dissertation on.
Topic 1: Investigating changing gender roles in society and the effect of media
Research Aim: This research will talk about the changing gender roles in society and evaluate the role of media.
Topic 2: To study the reasons as to why women have been historically excluded from education
Research Aim: This study will talk about the various reasons why women have been excluded from education over the past years.
Topic 3: Studying gender policies in large and diversified multinational companies in the UK with a focus on the role of those policies in eliminating gender discrimination at the workplace
Research Aim: This research will help understand the gender issues in MNCs and will also evaluate the role of gender discrimination policies at workplaces.
Topic 4: To investigate the possible social aspects that could affect societal gender relationships
Research Aim: This research will help evaluate the role of social aspects that impact societal gender relationships.
Topic 5: To study the possible reasons as to why the role of females in society is influenced by the power politics of a society
Research Aim: This research will help in understanding the reasons why power politics influence females in society.
Topic 6: Do women in developing countries have a greater role to play in income-generating business activities?
Research Aim: This research will focus on women’s work in developing countries. It will evaluate whether they have a more significant role in generating income through different business activities.
Topic 7: The impact of religion in determining the optimum role of females in a society
Research Aim: This research will help evaluate the impact of religion in determining females’ best role in society.
Topic 8: Investigating possible reasons as to why women are discriminated against at work
Research Aim: This research will help investigate the various reasons why women are discriminated against at different workplaces.
Topic 9: To study societal behaviour that shapes gender relations
Research Aim: This research will help study social behaviour, which helps develop gender relations.
Topic 10: Analysing the increasing participation of women in politics and its impact on society
Research Aim: This research will help analyse the increasing participation of women in politics and its impact on society.
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Industrial Sociology Dissertation Topics
Industrial Sociology can be defined as the study of behaviours and motivations of employees in a work environment. Most descriptions in this sociology area are anthropological as if an external observer is commenting on the office’s social environment. Some topics are suggested below if you intend to base your dissertation on this sub-field of sociology .
Topic 1: Studying the most critical aspect of modern industrial societies in the UK
Research Aim: This research will focus on the most essential and critical aspects of modern industrial societies in the UK.
Topic 2: Do societal beliefs and values really influence the role of corporate social responsibility?
Research Aim: This study will talk about various beliefs and values that impact corporate social responsibility.
Topic 3: The sociology of work: From industrial sociology to work, employment and the economy
Research Aim: This research will aim to investigate the sociology of work, i.e. industrial sociology, employment, an+d economy,
Topic 4: Organisational goals or social requirements – what should a worker-supervisor relationship bias be base on?
Research Aim: This research will aim to understand organisational goals or social requirements. The focus of the study will be to study the worker-supervisor relationship.
Topic 5: To investigate the social dimensions of communication in a large and diversified business organisation
Research Aim: This study will investigate the social dimensions of communication in a large and diversified business organisation.
Topic 6: To establish and critically analyse the relationship between work productivity and motivation
Research Aim: This research will talk about the relationship between productivity and motivation. The ties will be critically analysed.
Topic 7: How society is responding to automation in workplaces on workers?
Research Aim: This research will study the impact automation at workplaces has on employees.
Topic 8: To study strategies to ensure management of cultural diversity and cultural harmony in an organisation
Research Aim: This research will study strategies implemented to manage cultural diversity and harmony at workplaces.
Topic 9: How can the fluctuating trends influence employees' social well-being in the role of trade unions?
Research Aim: This research will investigate how employees’ social well-being is impacted by fluctuating trends in the role of trade unions.
Topic 10: To critically analyse the social structure of a multinational firm operating in the UK
Research Aim: This research will analyse the social structure of a multinational operating in the UK.
Economic Sociology Dissertation Topics
Economic sociology can precisely describe as studying the social cause and effect of various economic phenomena. This sub-field of sociology is further divided into a “contemporary” period and a “classical” one.
Economic sociology views the economy as a social institute that deals with the consumption, production, and distribution of products and services. Below are suggested some intriguing economic sociology dissertation topics for you to base your dissertation on:
Topic 1: To investigate the intra-household economic relationships of UK families with a particular focus on ethnic groups
Research Aim: This research will investigate UK families’ intra-household economic relationships. The study will base a particular focus on ethnic groups in these families.
Topic 2: To investigate the potentially detrimental effects of the recent economic slump in the social status of members from the secondary labour market
Research Aim: This study will aim to understand the detrimental impacts of the recent economic slump on secondary labourers’ social status.
Topic 3: To identify and study the most prominent sociological dimensions of socio-economic development
Research Aim: This research will identify and study the most prominent sociological dimensions of socio-economic development.
Topic 4: Can socio-economic development be ensured through an informal economy?
Research Aim: This study will explore whether socio-economic development is ensured through the informal economy
Topic 5: To determine whether the communism model can succeed in the UK society
Research Aim: This study will find out whether the communist model in the UK can succeed or not.
Topic 6: To critically review communism and capitalism economic models
Research Aim: This study will critically examine and review communism and capitalism economic models.
Topic 7: To study the extent to which international labour migration is affecting the UK’s society
Research Aim: This study will analyse the extent to which international labour migration impacts UK society.
Topic 8: To investigate the economy of the UK in terms of Marx’s criticism of capitalism
Research Aim: This study will investigate the UK economy to view Marx’s capitalism criticism.
Topic 9: Exploring the fundamental principles of economic sociology
Research Aim: This research will explore and examine economic sociology’s fundamental principles.
Topic 10: A critical analysis on the role of gender in the economy of the UK
Research Aim: This research will critically analyze gender roles in the UK economy.
Political Sociology Dissertation Topics
Political sociology primarily deals with the relationship between states and societies. This sub-field of sociology further considers power politics, political conflicts, and micro and macro components of sociology and political science. Here are some intriguing topics about political sociology.
Topic 1: A critical review of the concept of political sociology related to direct democracy
Research Aim: This research will deal with the concept of political sociology concerning direct democracy.
Topic 2: E-governance and the politics of identification: Unique identities, citizenship, and state in contemporary India
Research Aim: This research will discuss a relatively new concept, i.e. e-governance for politics of identification. The main focus of this dissertation will be exploring unique identities, states, and citizenship in India.
Topic 3: Analyzing elite theory in political sociology
Research Aim: Elite theory explores power relationships in contemporary society. This research will analyse this critical theory of political sociology.
Topic 4: Evaluating the role of social forces in power politics in the UK
Research Aim: This research will discuss and evaluate social forces’ role in power politics in the United Kingdom.
Topic 5: To determine the extent to which the democratic political model can influence a capitalist society
Research Aim: This research will aim to determine the extent to which a democratic political model can impact a capitalist society.
Topic 6: To study and compare rational-legal and leadership models with respect to the British society
Research Aim: This research will compare relational-legal and various leadership models about British society.
Topic 7: The importance and influence of ethnic minorities in British power politics Ethnic minorities hold huge power in British politics.
Research Aim: This research will explore the importance and influence of all such ethnic minorities in Britain.
Topic 8: Assessing modern politics and the role of globalisation
Research Aim: This research will talk about globalisation and how it impacts and influences modern politics.
Topic 9: Examining the British welfare state system: How does it impact individuals
Research Aim: This research will study and examine the British welfare state system. Furthermore, the study will also learn how this system impacts individuals.
Topic 10: A critical analysis of the Islamic welfare state system
Research Aim: This research will explore the Islamic welfare state system, how it operates, and its impact on society.
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Sociology of Culture Dissertation Topics
Cultural sociology is an exciting area of sociology. The cultural norms, beliefs, values, and material and non-material aspects of culture are discussed in detail under this sociology sub-field. Here are some interesting cultural sociology dissertation topics you can choose from:
Topic 1: To study the validity and application of Marx’s conflict theory in British society
Research Aim: This research will discuss the conflict theory presented by Marx and examine its validity and application in British Society.
Topic 2: Investigating how the British native beliefs, norms and values have been influenced by cultural invasion from immigrants
Research Aim: This research will understand how immigrants influence British native beliefs, norms, and values.
Topic 3: Identifying and analysing the scope and dimensions of cultural shock an Asian foreigner can expect to face in the UK
Research Aim: This research will assess and examine how an Asian foreigner can sustain a cultural shock in the UK.
Topic 4: Are there any cultural lags in British society – A literature review from the past 10 years?
Research Aim: This will be an exciting study as it will explore cultural lags in British society—all the evidence from the past ten years assessed under this topic.
Topic 5: Importance of social interactions among cultures – Exploring the good and bad aspects of social interaction among sub-cultures in British society
Research Aim: This research will discuss the various social interactions among different cultures and explore the good and bad social interaction factors among subcultures in British society.
Topic 6: To critically analyse various subcultures in the UK with reference to geography
Research Aim: This research will analyse the different subcultures operating and living in the US regarding geography.
Topic 7: Evaluating the fluctuating principles of counterculture in Britain
Research Aim: This research will understand the principles of counterculture in the United States.
Topic 8: Comparing norms and values of modern British society to the culture 20 years ago
Research Aim: This will be a comparative study. The dissertation will compare and contrast the norms and values of modern British society with that of the culture prevalent 20 years ago.
Topic 9: To what extent has the popular culture of the UK transformed over the last few decades?
Research Aim: This research will understand how popular UK culture has changed over the past few years.
Topic 10: Examining culture and globalisation from the perspective of sociology
Research Aim: This research will assess and examine culture and globalisation from the perspective of sociology.
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Education Sociology Dissertation Topics
The sociology of education can be described as how individual experiences and educational institutions can affect education and its outcomes. This sociology area primarily deals with the schooling systems with a focus on adult, higher, and continuing education. Some interesting topics in this field of sociology are suggested below:
Topic 1: Examining the causes of education restriction of females in developing countries
Research Aim: This research will assess and evaluate the underlying causes that restrict females from gaining an education in developing countries.
Topic 2: To investigate the relationship between student performance and teacher behaviour – A study of the hurdles while acquiring education
Research Aim: This research will understand the relationship between student performance and teacher behaviour. The study’s primary focus will be to understand the hurdles that students come across while acquiring education.
Topic 3: A comparison of the facilities provided in private and public sector schools
Research Aim: This research will compare and contrast the facilities provided by private schools to public schools.
Topic 4: A historical review of sociology policies employed by the UK following the second world war
Research Aim: This research will be a historical review that will study the UK’s policies following the second world war.
Topic 5: Assessing the extent to which the education structure in the UK has changed due to the social exclusion of youth in educational institutes
Research Aim: This research will study the extent to which the UK’s education structure has changed due to the social exclusion of youth in educational institutes.
Topic 6: Evaluating the importance of social supervision and support in British elementary schools
Research Aim: This research will assess and evaluate the importance of social supervision and support in British elementary schools.
Topic 7: The impact of school background on how children perceive the society
Research Aim: This research will focus on a critical issue, i.e. the impact of school education and background and how it shapes a child’s perception of their society.
Topic 8: The role of British education curriculum in terms of economic and sociological result
Research Aim: This research will understand the British curriculum’s role concerning economic and sociological results.
Topic 9: Investigating the extent to which UK’s public schools and colleges have been able to establish inter-faith associations among pupils
Research Aim: This research will evaluate the extent to which UK public schools and colleges establish inter-faith associations among students.
Topic 10: Examining UK’s public school system to identify probable opportunities through which the education gap can be reduced for neglected groups
Research Aim: This research will investigate an important issue, i.e. identify gaps that can be worked on and reduced to include and provide education to neglected groups.
Sociology of Religion Dissertation Topics
Sociology of religion considers religious values and practices concerning sociological theories and methods. Issues covered by this area of sociology include but are not limited to the effect of religion on society and the impact of various social elements such as politics, media, and social interaction on religion.
Contemporary issues such as the role of stereotyping, inequality, and gender in religion will be discussed under the sociology of religion. Here are some interesting topics of this subfield of sociology
Topic 1: To establish the relationship between UK’s educational institutes and religion
Research Aim: This research will discuss the relationship between religion and educational institutes operating in the UK.
Topic 2: The role of religions in marriages in the UK
Research Aim: This research will discuss various religions and their relationship with marriages in the UK.
Topic 3: To determine whether religion plays a role in UK power politics
Research Aim: This research will aim to determine whether religion plays a role in UK power politics or not.
Topic 4: Exploring religious guidelines to help counsel social aspects
Research Aim: This research will outline religious guidelines and regulations that help counsel and direct social aspects in the right direction. Social aspects that will be explored include education, economics and gender.
Topic 5: Limitations that influence society as a single individual or as a whole
Research Aim: This research will aim to discuss the limitations that impact society as a whole as well as individuals.
Topic 6: Assessing the extent to which religious beliefs influence political behaviour in the UK
Research Aim: This research will examine how religious beliefs influence political behaviour in the UK.
Topic 7: Assessing the impact of religious organisations on British social culture
Research Aim: This research will understand how religious organisations impact the British social culture and how culture and religion are interrelated.
Topic 8: Examining the relationship between social change and religion
Research Aim: This research will study the relationship between religion and social change.
Topic 9: Religious diffusion results from social interaction between people from different religions – The case of the UK
Research Aim: This research will assess the various religious diffusion results from social interaction between people belonging to various religions in the UK
Topic 10: Comparing cross-religious values and theories in British society
Research Aim: This will be comparative research based on cross-religious values and theories in British society.
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Comparative Sociology Dissertation Topics
This area of sociology mainly deals with different models of civilisation, including state capitalism, welfare capitalism, socialism, capitalism, and communism. It further incorporates comparisons of social problems such as gender, ethnicity, and race and the comparisons of social institutions such as economy, religion, health, family, and education. Some interesting dissertation topics are suggested below.
Topic 1: Similarities and differences between a welfare state and a capitalist state
Research Aim: This research will explore the differences and similarities between a capitalist and a welfare state.
Topic 2: A comparison of the totalitarian system vs democracy in terms of social progress
Research Aim: This will be a comparative study between the totalitarian system and democracy concerning social progress.
Topic 3: To compare the education systems of America and Britain – How are these systems playing a key role in influencing societal standards?
Research Aim: This research will compare Britain and America’s educational systems and assess how they are influencing societal standards.
Topic 4: To identify and discuss the similarities and differences between the British and American labour markets
Research Aim: This research will assess the similarities and differences between the American and British labour markets.
Topic 5: Cultural diffusion and immigration – Has the UK been able to preserve its culture over the last few decades?
Research Aim: This research will discuss whether or not the UK has preserved its culture despite immigration and cultural diffusion.
Topic 6: A Comparison of the family structure in Indian and UK societies
Research Aim: This research will compare the family structure of India with that of the UK.
Topic 7: Comparison of the effect of religion in determining Muslim society and Jewish society in the UK
Research Aim: This research will compare religion’s impact to help determine the Muslim and Jewish society in the UK.
Topic 8: Social inequalities associated with communism and capitalism
Research Aim: This research will examine the social inequalities that are associated with capitalism and communism.
Topic 9: To identify and critically analyse the pivotal gender issues in Chinese society and Russian society
Research Aim: This research will assess the various religious diffusion results from social interaction between people belonging to different religions in the UK
Topic 10: To compare marriage as a social institution in Britain and India
Research Aim: This study will compare marriage as a social institution in the UK and India
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Sociology of Family and Marriage Dissertation Topics
Family and marriage systems of society are significant aspects of this type of sociology. The most prominent topics of discussion within the field of sociology of family and marriage systems include post-marriage social interactions, classes, and dynamics of marriage and associated rituals, marriage system, the impact of social change on families, external and internal social interaction of family, gender dynamics within a family and parent-child relationships. Here are some interesting dissertation topics related to this area:
Topic 1: Analysing the basic structure and size of the UK family from a historical perspective
Research Aim: This research will understand the basic size and structure of a UK family.
Topic 2: The Evolution of UK family structure over the years – A study of the periodic social change
Research Aim: This research will study the evolution of UK family structure and examine periodic social change.
Topic 3: Examining the extent to which domestic violence in Britain has effected children
Research Aim: This study will assess the extent to which domestic violence in Britain has impacted children.
Topic 4: To determine the causes of increasing domestic violence in UK’s society
Research Aim: This research will help determine the underlying reasons for increasing domestic violence in the UK.
Topic 5: The impact of changing UK’s residential trends on the practices and beliefs of society
Research Aim: This study will examine the impact of changing UK residential trends based on society’s beliefs and practices.
Topic 6: Examining the causes of the increasing divorce rate in the UK
Research Aim: This research will understand the reasons for the increasing divorce rate in the UK.
Topic 7: Assessing the different parenting types and the impact it has on children
Research Aim : This research will discuss and understand the different types of parenting and the impact it has on children
Topic 8: To compare marriages in different subcultures of the British society
Research Aim: This research will compare marriages in different sub-cultures of British society.
Topic 9: Assessing the gender roles in family – Have they changed over the past five years?
Research Aim: This research will aim to understand why they have caused a change in the gender roles in a family.
Topic 10: Analysing the pros and cons of an extended family system and a nuclear family system
Research Aim: This research will aim to understand the benefits and drawbacks of an extended family system and a nuclear family system.
Sociology of Crimes Dissertation Topics
Sociology of criminology or crimes is another exciting area of sociology that investigates the causes, extent, and nature of crimes, focusing on control strategies at societal and individual levels. It should be noted that the term “Crime” is defined as any act that is a direct violation of state law.
Topic 1: Determining the probable causes of increasing street crimes in London
Research Aim: This research aims to understand why they have caused an increase in street crimes in London.
Topic 2: To establish the relationship between increasing domestic violence and alcohol consumption
Research Aim: This research will assess the relationship between increasing domestic violence and alcohol consumption.
Topic 3: Determining the reasons as to why stabbing crime in the UK has steadily increased and its implications for British society
Research Aim: This research will help understand the reasons behind the increasing rate of stabbing in the UK.
Topic 4: Is the UK government providing accurate crime statistics – A review of the crime data collection techniques employed in the UK?
Research Aim: This research will examine the data collection techniques employed by the UK government and will assess whether accurate crime statistics are provided or not.
Topic 5: Is there a link between street crimes and alcohol consumption?
Research Aim: This research will determine whether street crimes and alcohol consumption are related or not.
Topic 6: A Critical analysis of the evolution of criminological theories
Research Aim: This research will critically analyse the evolution of criminological theories.
Topic 7: To establish the relationship between criminal behaviour and personality type
Research Aim: This research will assess whether a relationship exists between criminal behaviour or different personality types.
Topic 8: The role of social inequality towards increasing street crimes in the UK
Research Aim: This research will help us understand the role of social inequality concerning increasing street crimes in the UK.
Topic 9: To present avenues of crime prevention with a focus on alternatives to physical punishment
Research Aim: This research will discuss crime prevention with a particular focus on physical punishment alternatives.
Topic 10: A critical review of the UK government’s crime prevention strategies and policies – Are they delivering the desired outcomes?
Research Aim: This research will present a critical review of the various crime prevention strategies and whether they are delivering desirable results or not.
Important Notes:
As a student of sociology dissertation looking to get good grades, it is essential to develop new ideas and experiment with existing sociology dissertation theories – i.e., to add value and interest in your research topic.
The sociology dissertation field is vast and interrelated to so many other academic disciplines like human rights , philosophy , religion & theology and more. That is why it is imperative to create a sociology dissertation topic that is articular, sound, and solves a practical problem that may be rampant in the field.
We can’t stress how important it is to develop a logical research topic based on your fundamental research. There are several significant downfalls to getting your case wrong; your supervisor may not be interested in working on it, the topic has no academic creditability, the research may not make logical sense, there is a possibility that the study is not viable.
This impacts your time and efforts in writing your dissertation as you may end up in the cycle of rejection at the very initial stage of the dissertation. That is why we recommend reviewing existing research to develop a topic, taking advice from your supervisor, and even asking for help in this particular stage of your dissertation.
Keeping our advice in mind while developing a research topic will allow you to pick one of the best sociology dissertation topics that fulfill your requirement of writing a research paper and add to the body of knowledge.
Therefore, it is recommended that when finalising your dissertation topic, you read recently published literature to identify gaps in the research that you may help fill.
Remember- dissertation topics need to be unique, solve an identified problem, be logical, and be practically implemented. Please look at some of our sample sociology dissertation topics to get an idea for your dissertation.
How to Structure your Sociology Dissertation
A well-structured dissertation can help students to achieve a high overall academic grade.
- A Title Page
- Acknowledgments
- Declaration
- Abstract: A summary of the research completed
- Table of Contents
- Introduction : This chapter includes the project rationale, research background, key research aims and objectives, and the research problems. An outline of the structure of a dissertation can also be added to this chapter.
- Literature Review : This chapter presents relevant theories and frameworks by analysing published and unpublished literature available on the chosen research topic to address research questions . The purpose is to highlight and discuss the selected research area’s relative weaknesses and strengths whilst identifying any research gaps. Break down the topic, and binding terms can positively impact your dissertation and your tutor.
- Methodology : The data collection and analysis methods and techniques employed by the researcher are presented in the Methodology chapter which usually includes research design , research philosophy, research limitations, code of conduct, ethical consideration, data collection methods, and data analysis strategy .
- Findings and Analysis : Findings of the research are analysed in detail under the Findings and Analysis chapter. All key findings/results are outlined in this chapter without interpreting the data or drawing any conclusions. It can be useful to include graphs , charts , and tables in this chapter to identify meaningful trends and relationships.
- Discussion and Conclusion : The researcher presents his interpretation of results in this chapter, and states whether the research hypothesis has been verified or not. An essential aspect of this section of the paper is to draw a linkage between the results and evidence from the literature. Recommendations with regards to implications of the findings and directions for the future may also be provided. Finally, a summary of the overall research, along with final judgments, opinions, and comments, must be included in the form of suggestions for improvement.
- References : This should be completed following your University’s requirements
- Bibliography
- Appendices : Any additional information, diagrams, and graphs used to complete the dissertation but not part of the dissertation should be included in the Appendices chapter. Essentially, the purpose is to expand the information/data.
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Sociology Department Masters Theses Collection
Theses from 2024 2024.
The Racialization of Muslims , Shabia Furkan, Sociology
Theses from 2023 2023
Prevention of What? Competing Biological Citizenship Claims and the Biopolitics of Autism Prevention , Helene D. Grogan, Sociology
Moving Beyond the Gender Binary: A Critical Analysis and Review of Contemporary Scholarship on Nonbinary Gender Identities , Rie Harding, Sociology
Theses from 2022 2022
Superstar Firms and the State: Amazon in the U.S. and France during the Covid-19 Pandemic , Priscilla Hernandez, Sociology
A New Way to Get Groceries? Ride-Hail Services and Navigating Outside of Food Deserts , Kathryn Reynolds, Sociology
A Relational Investigation of Political Polarization on Twitter , Tyler Walton, Sociology
Slavery, Colonialism, and Other Ghosts: Presence and Absence in the Rise of American Sociology, 1895-1905 , Aaron Yates, Sociology
Theses from 2021 2021
Homophily, Gender-Typed Behavior, and Cultural Contexts in Adolescent Friendship Segregation , Chen-Shuo Hong, Sociology
Theses from 2020 2020
Seeing Like a State Cultural Agency: Creative Place-Making Transcripts of Local and State Actors , Jennifer Abrams, Sociology
The Welfare States: Examining U.S. State-Level Benefits For Families With Children, 1987-2015 , Anthony Huaqui, Sociology
Reproductive Journeys: Indo-Caribbean Women Challenging Gendered Norms , Tannuja Rozario, Sociology
Theses from 2019 2019
Job Mobility, Gender Composition, and Wage Growth , Youngjoon Bae, Sociology
Stigma in Class: Mental Illness, Social Status, and Tokenism in Elite College Culture , Katie R. Billings, Sociology
Discourse, Meaning-Making, and Emotion: The Pressure to have a “Feminist Abortion Experience” , Derek Siegel, Sociology
Theses from 2018 2018
Life Course Effects of Polyvictimization: Associations with Depression and Crime , Richard Carbonaro, Sociology
The Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis as a Problematic: Beyond "Falsificationism" , Paul Erb, Sociology
A Tale of Force: Examining Factors that Influence Police Officer Use of Force , Kayla Preito-Hodge, Sociology
Theses from 2017 2017
Why Class Matters: Understanding the Relationship Between Class, Family Involvement, and Asian American College Students’ Success , Blair Harrington, Sociology
Labor Union Membership and Black Political Participation , Tiamba Wilkerson, Sociology
Theses from 2016 2016
Boys Just Want to Have Fun? Sexual Behaviors and Romantic Intentions of Gay and Straight Men in College Hookup Culture , Randy J. Barrios, Sociology
Gender Inequality: Nonbinary Transgender People in the Workplace , Skylar Davidson, Sociology
The Radicalism Plateau: Working Class Transformation, Housing Foreclosure and the Hegemony of the American Dream , Aaron C. Foote, Sociology
Revisiting Union Decline: An Analysis of Organized Labor's Crisis , Nathan Meyers, Sociology
Theses from 2015 2015
A "Greedy" Institution with Great Job Benefits: Family Structure and Gender Variation in Commitment to Military Employment , Karen M. Brummond, Sociology
Rejecting Reconstruction after Breast Cancer: Managing Stigmatized Selves , Marianne A. Joyce, Sociology
Cohort and Gender Differences and the Marriage Wage Premium: Findings from the NLSY79 and the NLSY97 , Misun Lim, Sociology
Black Politics of Folklore: Expanding the Sites and Forms of Politics in Colombia , Carlos Alberto Valderrama Pibe, Sociology
Theses from 2014 2014
Beauty Through Control: Forming Pro-Anorexic Identities in Digital Spaces , Kay A.S. McCurley, Sociology
Process Matters: Engaging the Productive Power of Sociological Research , Abby I. Templer, Sociology
The Subjectivity of Student Success: Instructor's Perceptions of the Ideal Student in a Compensatory Program for Minority Youth , Yolanda M. Wiggins, Sociology
Theses from 2013 2013
Same-Sex Marriage in Western Massachusetts , Ben A. Johnson, Sociology
Exploring the Effects of Friendship on Risky Sexual Behavior: A Look at Female Gang Members , Jenny C. Piquette, Sociology
Racism in a “Post-Racial” Era: Color-blind Discourse, Anti-Immigrant Racism, and White Injury Ideology in Discussions of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 , Cassaundra Rodriguez, Sociology
Theses from 2012 2012
China’s New Generation Migrant Workers , Lie Wang, Sociology
Theses from 2011 2011
Ripped from the Land, Shipped Away and Reborn: Unthinking the Conceptual and Socio-Geo-Historical Dimensions of the Massacre of Bellavista , Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Sociology
Theses from 2010 2010
Connections in Care: The Relationship Between Complementary, Alternative and Conventional Medicine , Amy Loomis, Sociology
Theses from 2009 2009
The Search for Self-Fulfillment: How Individualism Undermines Community Organizing , Rachel Rybaczuk, Sociology
Theses from 2008 2008
Race and Representation: A Case Study of Racial Diversity in Student Government , Rhys J. Livingstone, Sociology
Negotiating Discourses on Homoeroticism: The Coming Out and Other Tales by Colombian Immigrant Men in New York City , Erika Marquez, Sociology
Effects of Maternal Job Quality on Children's Reading Achievement , Ayse Yetis Bayraktar, Sociology
Theses from 2007 2007
Stealing Time and Being There: Fathers, Class and Time , Carla N. Russell, Sociology
Theses from 1975 1975
Getting 'Up' for the Meet: A Sociological Analysis of Drug Usage in the Sport of Olympic Weightlifting , Douglas C. Cooney, Sociology
Theses from 1934 1934
Methods of control of commercialized entertainment with special reference to the motion picture, in Worcester and Springfield, Mass , Robert B. Fletcher, Sociology
Theses from 1933 1933
A study of the depopulation of the small towns in Windham County, Vermont , Lauri S. Ronka, Sociology
Theses from 1932 1932
A study of children's judgements in relation to certain factors , Francis C. Pray, Sociology
Theses from 1916 1916
A study of community transitions: phases of a town's history with psychological and sociological interpretations , R. F. Lund, Sociology
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Sociology Dissertations and Theses
Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.
How Unequal Access to Personal and Professional Networks Impacts Success Among Construction Apprentices , Cameron Elliot Arnold
Left Out to Dry: Understanding the Social Experiences of Ground Depletion in Washington State's Columbia River Basin , Alexis Lisandro Guizar-Diaz
"The Call is Coming from Inside the House": Tracing Experiences in the Institutionally-Centered Process of Establishing Limited Conservatorships in California , Barbara Alison Imle
The Experiences of Black Women Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care , Nakeshia Knight-Coyle
Earthbound in the Anthropocene: Spirituality, Collective Identity, and Participation in the Direct Action Climate Movement , David Alan Osborn
Son Otros Tiempos: Generational Experiences of Male Friendships Amongst Mexican and Mexican American Men , Marisela Rodríguez Molina
"We Just Have to Trust the People in White Lab Coats": Analyzing Distrust in Vaccine Hesitant Comments on the HHS Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Proposed Rule , Hima Bindu Lakshmi Vedantham
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
Does Instructional Autonomy Matter? Exploring Job Satisfaction for Math and Non-Math Teachers in Low, Middle, and High SES Schools , Hannah Sean Ellefritz
Cultural Capital and Community Cultural Wealth: A Study of Latinx First Generation College Students , Affiong Eyo-Idahor
Leaving College Without a Degree: The Student Experience at an Urban Broad Access Institution , Andrea Marie Garrity
Treatment Disparities in Emergency Medical Services: The Influence of Race/Ethnicity, Obesity, and English Proficiency , Jamie Kennel
"Damn, man. The time that I lost": Power and the Process of Diagnosis for Women with Chronic Illnesses , Kaitlin Roquel Yeomans
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
What Does it Mean to be Deaf? Changing Meanings of Deafness, Communication Technology, and Beliefs about Normality in the US , Kathryn Elizabeth Burrows
Values of Young Adults in an Increasingly Secular World , Joseph Daniel Eichenlaub
Exploring "What Works" in Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care , Elizabeth Catherine Hulen
Decolonizing Healthcare: a Black Feminist Analysis of Sisters Informing Sisters on Topics of AIDS (SISTA) , Joy Mutare Fashu Kanu
Reducing Transphobic Attitudes: a Cross-National Investigation of College Students in Japan and the United States , Kazusa Seko
The Digital Divide and Health: Examining Digital Access as a Social Determinant of Health , Elizabeth Melissa Withers
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
Outsiders Within Inequality Regimes: a Sociological Framework to Advance the Lives of Women Veterans , Sarah Louise Aktepy
The Experience of Female Caregivers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , Nouf Albugami
Working From Home: Analyzing the Autonomy of App-Based Adult Content Creators , Jenna DePasquale
Smoking Behaviors in Patients Offered Lung Cancer Screening , Sara Elizabeth Golden
Transitioning into Conventional Housing: Narratives of Houseless Individuals , Joyce La Belle McNair
"Not 'Just' a Barista": the Story of Portland's College-Educated Baristas , Ned William Tilbrook
Exploring How Community College Transfer Students Experience Connection in a Commuter University , Christa Michelle Zinke
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Understanding the Politicization of Oromo Identity in the Diaspora: Re/ Locating the Bones of the Oromo , Madeline Jaye Bass
Radical Doulas Make "Caring a Political Act": Full-spectrum Birthwork as Reproductive Justice Activism , JaDee Yvonne Carathers
Concerted Cultivation, Academic Achievement, and the Mediating Role of Non-Cognitive Factors , Bryant Carlson
Convivial Clothing: Engagement with Decommodified Fashion in Portland, OR , Sarah Guldenbrein
Closure or Censure? Examining the Determinants of Disclosure of Sexual Assault Among College Students , Whitney Head-Burgess
Gender and the Voir Dire Process , Tasha Ann Lane
"What About the Men? Investigating Alcohol Consumption, Masculinities, and Risky Sex in Peri-Urban Eswatini , Aaron Jackson Levine
An Investigation of the Impact of High School Student Fine Arts Course Accumulation on Mathematics Course Achievement , Daniel Mackin Freeman
The Influence of Age at Migration on Criminal Offending Among Foreign-Born Immigrants , Omar Melchor-Ayala
Evaluating the Utility of Theories of Social Integration in Understanding Areal Suicide Rates in the United States , Nathan Finch Parsons
Reproduciendo Otros Mundos : Indigenous Women's Struggles Against Neo-Extractivism and the Bolivian State , Gisela Victoria Rodriguez Fernandez
Racial Disparities in a State Based Workers' Compensation System , Caroline Kristine Smith
Family, School, and Forms of Capital , Sonja Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
Who Am I? Criminal Social Identity as a Mediator in the Relationship between Criminal Peers and Criminal Attitudes within a Sample of Probationers/Parolees , Quinton Thomas Alexander
Finding Common Ground: Relationship Building and Communication between PO and Client within a Community Supervision Setting , Carl Eugene Appleton
White Space, Black Space: Community Gardens in Portland, Oregon , David Ross Billings Jr.
Selling Protest in the News? Movement-Media Framing of Occupations: an Exploratory Study , Andrew David Butz
"Tindersluts" & "Tinderellas:" Examining Young Women's Construction and Negotiation of Modern Sexual Scripts within a Digital Hookup Culture , MacKenzie A. Christensen
The Gender Gap in Postsecondary Enrollment Intentions: the Mediating Role of Student Attitudes and Behaviors , Paul J. Deppen III
The Dispute Over the Commons: Seed and Food Sovereignty as Decommodification in Chiapas, Mexico , Carol Frances Hernández Rodríguez
Reconciling the Opportunities and Obstacles of Motherhood Following Corrections Involvement , Summer Brooke Newell
Exiters of Religious Fundamentalism: Reconstruction of Identity, Social Relationships and Support, and Meaning Related to Well-Being , Andreea Alexandra Nica
Representations of Feminist Theory and Gender Issues in Introductory-Level Sociology Textbooks , Jena Amber Zarza
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
Framing Homelessness as Crisis: A Comparative Content Analysis of Local Media Reports on Portland's Tent Cities , Katrien Cokeley
Stereotype Threat and Effects of Students' Perception of Their Math Teacher's Fairness on Their Math Self-Efficacy , Alexis Jocelyn DeVigal
The Efficacy of Virtual Protest: Linking Digital Tactics to Outcomes in Activist Campaigns , Rina Lynne James
Living Between Worlds: Arrival and Adjustment Experiences of the Somali Community in Portland, Oregon , Neil A. Panchmatia
"Neither of the Boxes": Accounting for Non-Binary Gender Identities , Erin Patricia Savoia
Contexts of Reception and Constructions of Islam: Second Generation Muslim Immigrants in Post-9/11 America , Shahriyar Smith
"Are We Building Biking Solidarity": Gendered, Racial, and Spatial Barriers to Bicycling in Portland, Oregon , Kyla Jean Tompkins
When You Aren't Who Your Friends Are: the Moderating Influence of Racial Similarity on the Association Between Friendships and Mental Well-Being , Philip Tostado
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
Inequality, Position, and Perception: Understanding and Addressing Workplace Harassment in Oregon's Construction Trades , Sasha Mae Bassett
Local Approaches to Regional Problems: Suburban Government Responses to Portland's Regional Housing Crisis , Emma Deppa
Examining Generational and Gender Differences in Parent-Young Adult Child Relationships During Co-residence , Lauren Elizabeth Ferguson
The Use of Anti-Bullying Policies to Protect LGBT Youth: Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on Policy Implementation , Michelle Lauren Holliday
Does the School Day Matter? The Association Between Adolescent School Attachment and Involvement and Adult Criminal Behavior , Madeline O'Neil
On Both Sides of the Tracks: Light Rail and Gentrification in Portland, Oregon , Nathan Eric Rochester
Transgender Patients' Experiences of Discrimination at Mental Health Clinics , Corrine Ann Stocking
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Does Gender Matter? Human Elephant Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Gendered Analysis of Human Elephant Conflict and Natural Resource Management in a Rural Sri Lankan Village , Katherine Eileen Griffin
Staying on Script: Sexual Scripts and Sex Education , Elizabeth Carol Hauck
Activist Doctors: Explaining Physician Activism in the Oregon Movement for Single-Payer Healthcare , Jennifer Cullen Loomis
Gender Difference in Working Parents' Perceptions of Work/Family Conflict and the Role of Occupational Prestige , Heather Kirsten McCabe
Democratizing the City Through the Colonization of Public Space: A Case Study of Portland Food Not Bombs , Trent Adam Saari
Use of Role and Power in Parent-Teacher Relationships: Perceptions from the Parent Perspective , Sonja Taylor
Therapy and the Nontraditional Transgender Narrative , Dylan Ellingson Waller
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Gender and Prescription Painkiller Misuse: Findings from the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health , Robin Jo Clough
Illuminating the Experiences of Single Fathers , Heidi Rosa Esbensen
Mediating Academic Success: Race, Class, Gender and Community College Persistence , Schaylee Marie Esparza
Victimization, Separatism and Anti-intellectualism: An Empirical Analysis of John McWhorter's Theory on African American's Low Academic Performance , Marlon DeWayne Marion
Trauma-Informed Research and Planning: Understanding Government and Urban Native Community Partnerships to Addressing Substance-Exposed Pregnancies in Portland, OR , Amanda Mercier
Socio-spatial Transformation and Contested Space at the Street Level in Latin America: The Case of Cali, Colombia , Maria Janeth Mosquera Becerra
Beyond the McNair Program: A Comparative Study of McNair Scholars' Understandings of the Impacts of Program Participation on their Graduate School Experiences , Cristina Restad
The Impact of Documentation Status on the Educational Attainment Experiences of Undocumented Hispanic/Latino Students , Brittanie Alexandria Roberts
Racism, Heterosexism, Depression, and HIV Risk Behaviors of Native Men Who Have Sex With Men: Findings from the HONOR Project , Matthew Alan Town
"But There's a Black History Month": A Content Analysis of Ideological Framing and Presentation in White Nationalist Publications , Dylan Tomas Waite
Cultivating Common Ground? A Case Study of a Community Garden Organization in Northeast Portland, Oregon , Bryan James Zinschlag
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First-Generation Latinos at Pacific Northwest University: Their Adjustment and Experience during Freshman Year , Marco Antonio Aguirre
"We don't have any of those:" Looking for leaders in the horizontal structure of Occupy Portland , Aaron Martin Bach
Queer! Narratives of Gendered Sexuality: A Journey in Identity , Kym Bradley
The Effects of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Religion on Formal End-of-Life Planning , Tina Dawn Lillian Burdsall
I'm Not Gonna Be Like That Guy: Exploring the Montana Meth Project Through the Eyes of That Guy , Jaysen Nicole Ferestad
A New Low in Getting High: Illegal Drug Use and Crime , Erica Jean Ferrelli
The Use of Music as a Pedagogical Tool in Higher Education Sociology Courses: Faculty Member Perspectives and Potential Barriers , Jerry C.L. Loveless
Division of Labor within the Household: The Experience of Bosnian Immigrant Women in Portland, Oregon , Miro Paljevic
Can Cross-Race Mentoring Help Minority Students and Break Down Prejudice? Mentoring Experiences in Higher Education , Jennifer Brooke Rainer
From College to Career: Understanding First Generation and Traditional Community College Transfer Students' Major and Career Choices , Jeff Scott Shelton
Learning to Adapt: Online Social Science Instruction in Higher Education , Patrick Steven Smith
The Economic Impact of Veteran Status: The Effect of Veteran and Demographic Statuses on Household Income , Daniel Standridge
"Game Over" for the Climate: The Keystone XL Pipeline on TV News , Elisabeth Wilder
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Assessing Environmental Inequality in Portland, Oregon: An Exploration of Local Environmental Justice Struggles , Jordan Douglas Folks
Atheist Scripts in a Nation of Religiosity: Identity Politics within the Atheist Movement , Jacqueline Frost
Understanding the Role of Patient Activation in the Association between Patient Socio-Economic Demographics and Patient Experience , Katsuya Oi
Gendering Gardasil: Framing Gender and Sexuality in Media Representations of the HPV Vaccine , Maura Kathleen Pisciotta
Understanding Sand Mining on the Maha Oya: The Conflict Between Economic and Environmental Survival , Meredith Corea Talbert
Cultural Hybridization, Glocalization and American Soccer Supporters: The Case of the Timbers Army , Jesse Harold Wagner
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A Case for Friendship: A Mixed Methods Investigation of Close Friendships in Adulthood , Grace Kelly
Coverage Error Properties of Smartphone and Smartphone Operating System Ownership on Web Surveys: A Total Survey Error Perspective , Angelica Phillips
Attitudes Towards Public Basic Needs Programs: An Analysis of Question Order Effect, Period and Cohort Changes, and Differences Across Religious Traditions , Jamy K. Rentschler
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Well-Being of People Incarcerated in United States Prisons , Kimberly Rivera
Settler colonial origins of intimate partner violence in Indigenous communities , Maia C. Behrendt
The Burden of Giving: Race, SES, and Nativity Differences in Providing Informal Financial Assistance , Nestor Hernandez
Factors Associated with Racial Differences in Health Care Access , Memory Manda
Effects of Victimization and Community Characteristics on Health Outcomes , Katie Meyer
Cover Guys: Masculinity, Sexuality, and Representations of Men's Bodies in Popular Magazines for Men , Trenton M. Haltom
MEASURING SOCIAL INTEGRATION: LINKING PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATIONAL TIES IN EGO NETWORKS , Sela Harcey
Protective Factors against Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization , Meagan Kunitzer
Housework: Socialization Influences on Individual Performance, Couple Division of Labor and Mental Health , Jaala Robinson
The Relationship between Quality of Life, Extreme Climatological Conditions and Social Unrest in India , Daniel Schaefer
Twitch.tv and its LGBTQIA+ Tag: A Digital Ethnography Investigating How LGBTQIA+-affirming Video Game Streamers and Viewers Interact and Build LGBTQIA+ Spaces Online , Cadyn Alexander Williamson
How Does the Social World Shape the Experience of a Rare Disease? Social Position and the Development, Progression, and Medical Care for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis , Jennifer A. Andersen
‘Do Unto Others’: Religiosity and Bullying in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood , Joseph Jochman
The Consequences and Correlates of Racial Identity Discordance: An Explication of the Social Construction of Race , Eli X. Ornelas
Examining the Association Between Interviewer and Respondent Speaking Pace in Telephone Interviews , Angelica Nicole Phillips
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATE-LEVEL DYNAMICS, FIREARM POLICIES, AND COUNTY-LEVEL HOMICIDES , Shawn M. Ratcliff
Relationship Quality in Kin and Chosen Kin Familial Networks , Eliza Thor
Drinking Behaviors, Relationships And Recovery: A Relational Sociological Examination Of Addiction , Maia C. Behrendt
Interpersonal Discrimination and Mental Health among Minority Students at Predominantly White Institutions: Does Racial Identity Matter? , Marissa Lynn Cardwell
The Perfect Match? Correlates of Job Placement Among PhD Earners , Andrea Johnson
Social Networks and Science Identity: Does Peer Commitment Matter? , Grace Maridyth Kelly
Disabled and Out? Social Interaction Barriers and Mental Health among Older Adults with Physical Disabilities , Raeda Anderson
Disentangling the Roles of Modernization and Secularization on Fertility: the Case of Turkey , Dogan Hatun
Understanding Mental and Behavioral Health of American Indian Youth: An Application of the Social Convoy Model , Jerreed D. Ivanich
Birds of a Feather? Friendship Utilization by Sexual Minority Students During the Transition to College , Jessica Morrow
How State-Level Dynamics Shape Individual-Level Welfare Payments , Jamy Rentschler
Examining Retrospective Measurement of Ambivalence About First Births and Psychological Well-Being Using A Hybrid Cross-Survey Multiple Imputation Approach , Stacy Tiemeyer
Assessing Risks and Potential Protective Factors of Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization , Brian Ermon Tussey
Not Infertile, Can’t Have Children: Non-Reproductive Health Barriers to a Wanted Child , Jennifer A. Andersen
WHO DO YOU KNOW: IMPROVING AND EXPLORING THE NETWORK SCALE-UP METHOD , Patrick Habecker
Protests in the Post-Cold War Era: World Systems Dynamics and Hardship Effects in Post-Colonial Countries , Shawn M. Ratcliff
Changing Public Opinion Towards LGB Rights: An Analysis of Data from the American National Election Studies, 1992-2012 , Jacob Paul Absalon
Examining the Interplay Between Spousal and Non-Spousal Social Support and Strain on Trajectories of Functional Limitations among Married Older Adults , Scott A. Adams
Fear and Loitering in Los Angeles: Contextualizing Fear in the Efficacy Framework , Benjamin J. Forthun
Three Studies Examining the Mechanisms Linking Stress Exposure to Delinquency and Substance Use among North American Indigenous Adolescents , Dane Steven Hautala
Understanding Transgender Community: Locating Support and Resiliency Using the Minority Stress Model , Rosalind D. Kichler
On The Street and On Campus: A Comparison of Life Course Trajectories Among Homeless and College Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Young Adults , Rachel M. Schmitz
A Mediational Analysis of the Influence of Negative Coping Behaviors on Health Outcomes Associated with Adolescent School Bullying , Joseph C. Jochman
NETWORK SUPPORT VARIATION FOR BLACK WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES: A MOBILITY STUDY OF IMMIGRANT AND NON-IMMIGRANT BLACK WOMEN , Lesa Annette Johnson
Capturing the Gendiverse: A Test of the Gender Self-Perception Scale, with Implications for Survey Data and Labor Market Measures , Alian Kasabian
A Model for Understanding Structure Versus Agency in the Participation of Minors in the Commercial Sex Market , Courtney Thrash
Faculty Parental Status: An Investigation of Network Homophily, Marginalization, and Supportive Work-Family Academic Culture , Megumi Watanabe
WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW CAN HURT YOU: EARLY LIFE COURSE RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN UNDIAGNOSED DIABETES , Anna C. Bellatorre
A Stress Process Model of Arrest among Homeless Women: Exploring Risk and Protective Factors , Kari C. Gentzler
Is Gaining, Losing or Keeping a Self-Identified Fertility Problem Associated with Changes in Self-Esteem? , Elizabeth A. Richardson
CONTEXTUALIZING COUPLES: THREE ESSAYS ON INEQUALITY, STRESS, AND DYADIC FUNCTIONING AS A LONGITUDINAL AND RECIPROCAL PROCESS , Deadric T. Williams
The Dynamics of Network-Religion Autocorrelation in Adolescent Friendship Networks , J Benjamin Cook
Sins of our Fathers (and Mothers): Impact of Parental Incarceration upon Education Outcomes , Patrick Habecker
Adolescent Depressive Symptoms and Substance Use: The Mediating Influence of Health Service Utilization , Sarah E. Malone
Does Exclusion From Normative Peer Groups in Early Adolescence Predict the Development of Substance Use Problems in Early Adulthood? , Cody R. Meyer
Multiple Motherhoods: An Examination of Mother Status on Life Satisfaction and Psychological Distress , Kayla M. Pritchard
Witnessing Inter-Parental Violence at Home: Adolescents and School Achievement , Renita Dawn Robinson-Tyrance
Tentative Transitions and Gendered Pathways: Exploring the Revolving Door of Young Adult Homelessness , Rachel M. Schmitz
Exploring Educational Pathways: Reintegration of the Formerly Incarcerated through the Academy , Grant E. Tietjen
A Phenomenology of the Meaning of Motherhood for African American and Hispanic Women Who Do Not Have Children in the United States , Amy M. Clark
PERCEIVED STIGMA AND STIGMA MANAGEMENT OF MIDWEST SECULARS , Christopher R. H. Garneau
The Sociology of Harriet Martineau in EASTERN LIFE, PRESENT AND PAST: The Foundations of the Islamic Sociology of Religion , Deborah A. Ruigh
Hard Work, Overcoming, and Masculinity: An Ethnographic Account of High School Wrestlers' Bodies and Cultural Worlds , Bryan Snyder
Abortion and Distress: The Role of State-Level Restrictive Policies Regarding Reproduction , Elizabeth Straley
Influences of Farming Background on Farm Women’s Employment Motivations , Alexis Swendener
Motherhood Situation and Life Satisfaction: Are Reasons for Having No Children Important? , Kari C. Gentzler
AVERSIVE RACISM AND IMPLICIT BIASES IN CIVIL RIGHTS WORKERS , Anne NM Hobbs
Religious Affiliation and Attendance as Predictors of Immigration Attitudes in Nebraska , Courtney Lyons Breitkreutz
Race and Gender Differences and the Role of Sexual Attitudes in Adolescent Sexual Behavior , Laura E. Simon
Infertility Help Seeking and Social Support: Do Conventional Theories Explain Internet Behaviors and Outcomes , Kathleen S. Slauson-Blevins
The Effect of Caretaker Separations on Indigenous Adolescents , Melissa L. Welch
Service Utilization Patterns of Homeless Youth , Sarah L. Akinyemi
Comparing Individual- and National- Level explanations of Environmental Attitudes , Andrew V. Bedrous
Variations in Social Support and Mental Health Among Black Women by Socioeconomic Status , Lesa A. Johnson
Learned Workers: Predicting Adult Education in the Labor Force , Alian S. Kasabian
Explaining College Partner Violence in the Digital Age: An Instrumental Design Mixed Methods Study , Lisa Melander
He Said, She Said: (Dis)agreement about the Occurrence of Intimate Partner Violence among Young Adult Couples , HarmoniJoie Noel
Marital Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood , Kayla M. Sanders
Gender and Race Differences in Job Satisfaction and Commitment among STEM Faculty: The Influence of Network Integration and Work-Family Balance , Megumi Watanabe
The Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Child Care for Working Mothers in the United States , Patricia Wonch Hill
PREDICTORS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM USAGE WITHIN UNITED STATES PRISONS , Grant E. Tietjen
Roscoe Pound and American Sociology: A Study in Archival Frame Analysis, Sociobiography and Sociological Jurisprudence , Michael R. Hill
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Bystander Self-Efficacy To Prevent Sexual Assault: An Evaluation Of The Impacts Of Online And In-Person Bystander Intervention Training , Morgan Paige Devine
Alcohol-Related Regret Among Undergraduate Students , Samantha Jo Feroni
Parental Involvement And Academic Outcomes Among First Generation College Students , Jordan A. Jaeger
The Effects Of Overnight Work Travel On Working Mothers And Fathers , Natalie Martinson
Informal Caregiving Strain: Exploring The Impact Of Gender, Race, And Income , Bria Elaine Willert
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The Effects Of Parenthood, Gender,and Gender Ideology On The Support For Paid Parental Leave , Amira Allen
Trailer Park Residents: Are They Worthy Of Society's Respect , Steve Anderson
Stigma And Restoration Of Civil Rights To Felons , Kimberly Paige Pithey
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
Gender Differences In Factors Contributing To Frequency Of Victimization Among Youth In Residential Placement , Chelsey Hukriede
Schedule Flexibility And The Impact On Work-To-Family Conflict Among Low Earners And High Earners , Brittany Love
Academic Procrastination And Stimulating Substance Use Among College Undergraduates , Katlyn Moes
The Minnesota Army National Guard And Gender Expectations , Corbin David Routier
Concussion Knowledge And Attitudes: The Impact Of Hegemonic Masculinity , Allyssa Jean Schlosser
Contraceptive Self-Efficacy: Educational And Familial Influences , Jenelle Suzan Swenberger
The Impact Of Cultural Identity And Social Capital On American Indian Elders' Subjective Health , Cole Lewis Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
The Effect Of Policy Context On Work And Family Identity In Norway And The United States , Rebecca Folkman Gleditsch
The Differential Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict, Work Characteristics, And Psychological Distress Among Partnered And Single Mothers , Brooke Janae Kranzler
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Does Religion Affect Attitudes Towards Same-Sex Marriage? , Marc Anthony Franczak
Employment Characteristics And Mental Health: A Quantitative Study , Keegan Charles August Hahn
Public Support For Stricter Gun Control Laws In America Following The Tragedy At Sandy Hook Elementary , Ryan Jeffrey Hausmann
Differences In Political Contributions Among Men And Women Of The Corporate Elite In The 2008 Federal Election , Keith Ray Mccormick
Correctional Education Programs: Institutional Predictors Of Availability , Shamilya Marielle Mitchell
New York Police Department Stop, Question, And Frisk Program: Experiences Across Race And Gender , Thomas Mrozla
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
The Effect Of Birth Order On Age At First Sex And Total Number Of Lifetime Sexual Partners , Lacey Christine Clark Anderson
Exploring the marital conflict of police officers: The roles of job stress, job burnout, and work-to-family conflict , Shannon Marie Morley
Family Factors And Perceived Coworker Support And Supervisor Support , Sara Narveson
Breast Cancer, Genetic Testing And Attribution of Responsibility , Lona Parsons Smith
Perceptions Of Parental Success: Implications For Family-To-Work Conflict And Family-To-Work Enhancement , Tami J. Vigesaa
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
Job Satisfaction And Professional Employees' Perceptions Of Ict Use , Cody Ryle Asperheim
Workplace Characteristics, Work-To-Life Conflict, And Psychological Distress Among Medical Workers , Marissa S. Gravelle
Professional Mothers' Loyalty To Their Employers , Ashley Lynn Leschyshyn
Comparing the Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors of Native Americans and non-Native Americans , Franklin Sage
Social Distance In The College Classroom , Chassity Paige Sanner
Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009
Perceptions of Weight Reduction Surgery: The Role of Stigma and the Attribution of Responsibility , Jessica Marie Behm
Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006
Challenging Gender Stereotypes in the Classroom: How Students Respond to "Dreamworlds" , Angela Bailly
Cohabitation in North Dakota: A Socio-Legal Examination of the Congruence of the Law and Attitudes Towards Living Arrangements Among College Students , James Lee Foster
Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004
Cons, Ex-Cons and Odinism Across Cultural and National Borders: Why Attempt to Procure Knowledge and Dare We Not? , Lene T. Vallestad
Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003
Delinquent Recidivism and Diversion from Formal Juvenile Court Proceedings: A Cognitize Restructuring Approach , Robert James Amos Jr.
Concentrated Hog Feeding Operations and the Animal Rights Movement: A Website Diagnostic Frame Analysis , Venita M. Quamme
Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002
Basque Assimilation Across Four Generations: Experiences in a Rural Community , Megan L. Olson DeMontigny
Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001
The Effects of the Garrison Dam on the Community of Elbowoods , Melford MJ W. Gunderson
Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000
Y2000 Alcohol and Drug Survey: An Examination of University of North Dakota Students , Michael A. Seredycz
Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999
The Integration of Military Adolescents in a Civilian High School , Terri L. Eide
Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998
Impact of the 1997 Red River Valley Flood on Marital Relationships , Karen M. Davis
Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997
Anatomy of a Gang Suppression Unit: The Social Construction of an Organizational Response to Gang Problems , Carol A. Erickson
Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996
Status Passage of the Science Fiction Fan: Becoming a Member of the Science Fiction Fan Subculture , B. Diane Miller
Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992
Bring the Self Back In: An Empirical Critique of the Oversocialized Conception of Women in Sport , Kimberly Ann Tyler-Ayers
Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988
Perceived Severity of Informal Sanctions: A Case Study of Convicted DUI Offenders in Cass County, North Dakota , Terry D. Stratton
Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986
The Effects of Athletic Participation and Self-Concept on Juvenile Misbehavior , Timothy G. Driscoll
Theses/Dissertations from 1977 1977
Effects of Television on Rural Minnesota Viewer Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment , Beverly Brown Schulke
Theses/Dissertations from 1968 1968
The Affect of an Individual's Membership Segment on Attitude Orientation, Values, and Political Participation , James H. Larson
Theses/Dissertations from 1965 1965
Variation in Maternity Care and the Post Hospital , John P. Collette
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- "Living Symbols of the Historic and Pioneer Spirit of the West": Impacts of Settler Colonial Logics on the Management of Range Equines in the United States De'Arman, Kindra ( University of Oregon , 2024-01-10 ) Legally required federal management of horse and burro (donkey) populations on the American West rangelands has proven to be a challenge for the United States government. Federal management has resulted in more than desired ...
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- Kinship and Class: A Study of the Weyerhaeuser Family Dunn, Marvin Glenn ( University of Oregon , 1977-03 ) This study is an attempt to increase our understanding of the class structure and political economy of the United States, through a detailed examination of one extended family of great wealth. Focusing on a single case, ...
- The Status of the Blind in the State of Oregon Satchwell, Wayne ( Univeristy of Oregon , 1940-06 ) The state of Oregon has long been interested in the problems of the blind. In 1872 a school for the blind was established in Salem; in 1921 the Oregon Employment Institution for the Blind (now the Oregon Blind Trades School) ...
- The Content of California White-Collar Union Contracts Kleingartner, Archie ( University of Oregon , 1962-06 ) From the wealth of data which might be gathered on any particular subject, every social investigation must specify what material will be used and for what purpose it will be used. Any subject can be approached from a variety ...
- The Socialized State. Bain, Read ( University of Oregon , 1921-04 ) During the last ten years the reorganization of state government has been one of the liveliest subjects in political science. A great deal has been written about it, but little has been done to remedy the defects pointed ...
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- Off-time Illness: When Young Adults get Illnesses Associated with Old Age Norton-Smith, Kathryn ( University of Oregon , 2023-03-24 ) This dissertation explores the lived experiences of young adults with cancer through qualitative methods, including 40 in-depth interviews and participant observation. This dissertation extends sociological inquiry to an ...
- The Harvest of Farmworkers Never Ends: Farm Labor Contractors and the Reproduction of Precarity in the Willamette Valley Contreras-Medrano, Diego ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Farm labor contractors are third-party employers and critical components ofinternational labor chains that prevail worldwide through the recruitment and management of temporary workers. While the public often focuses on ...
- Roles of the Dice: Culture and Community in Roleplay Games Alexander, Michelle ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Here I bring together Game Studies, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies to explore the scope of digital and analog roleplaying communities. Using interviews conducted with 50 participants who reported playing the ...
- Ecological Imperialism: A Holistic Analysis of the Guano Trade in Nineteenth-Century Peru Betancourt De la Parra, Mauricio ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) Theoretical studies of imperialism, dependency, unequal exchange, and world-systems have commonly overlooked the ecological foundation of cross-national trade and relations. More generally, in the social sciences the ...
- The Hands that Feed Us: Endemic Precarity and Pandemic Resistance Among Migrant Food Processing Workers Loustaunau, Lola ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-26 ) This dissertation research examines how precarity was experienced and resisted by migrant food processing workers in the Pacific Northwest, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenging the exceptionalizing narratives ...
- The Silicone Self: An Ethnography of the Love and Sex Doll Community Hanson, Kenneth ( University of Oregon , 2022-10-04 ) This dissertation is an empirically grounded study of the love and sex doll community. Conducted over 14 months of digital ethnographic research, this dissertation draws from participant observation, in-depth interviews, ...
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- Taylored Flexibility: Agile, Control, and the Software Labor Process Petrucci, Larissa ( University of Oregon , 2021-11-23 ) This dissertation research examines the work arrangements of software workers in high-technology industries in order to raise questions, dispel myths, and develop a labor process theory of knowledge-based work in the 21st ...
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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023
Mathematics Self-Efficacy and its Relation to STEM Education , Shahar Dangur-Levy
Disengaged or Differently Engaged? Students’ Motivations, Expectations, and Engagement in the Multi-Expectational Undergraduate Experience , Clifford Davidson
The World Awaits! An Audit Study Measuring Employment Outcomes of Study Exchanges , Katelyn Mitri
Examining long-term change in employment across men’s and women’s life course using the PSID: Employment stability, multiple jobholding, and women’s labour force participation , Vesna Pajovic
Finding Azadi: South Asian Canadian Women’s Experiences of Sexual Well-Being , Syna Thakur
Matters of Measurement: Investigating the Universal Welfare State , Kaitlin Pauline Wannamaker
Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022
The Impact of COVID-19 on Undergraduate University Students with Part-Time Jobs , Miguel F. Bernard Bravo
Canadian Social Assistance & Poverty Trends , Elena I. Draghici
The Places We'll Go: Rural Migration in Canada , Lindsay Finlay
Introducing the social-ecological model of cyberbullying and uncovering post-secondary students’ perceptions of cyberbullying through interviews with young adults , Molly-Gloria R. Harper
Prosumer Capitalism: The Meanings and Motivations for Working in the Platform Economy , Lyn N. Hoang
The Links Between a Postsecondary Education and Adult Health Behaviors , Anthony Jehn
The Spatial Concentration, Stability, and Specialization of Mental Health Calls for Service: Evidence in Support of Proactive, Place-Based Interventions , Jacek Koziarski
Predicting Education-Job Mismatch and Its Consequences for A Cohort of American Workers , Emily J. Orr
Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021
“Act Surprised, Show Concern, Deny, Deny, Deny:” An Intersectional Analysis of Police Culture, Institutional Betrayal, and Upholding the Status Quo in Canadian Policing , Lesley J. Bikos
Changing the narrative from the inside: A look at how strength and narrative based service delivery can function as a space of resistance for Indigenous women , Jennifer Elgie
Neoliberalism, Race and Empowerment: A Study of Microenterprise Programs in Toronto and Los Angeles , Julie N. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020
The Social Construction of the Chinese by Canada , Anna Chen
Professional gaming and work: Challenges, trajectories, and labour market impacts amongst professional gamers , Michael Haight
Hiding in plain sight: A mixed methods analysis of older adults who are reported missing in two Canadian cities , Larissa Kowalski
No Future , Matthew Lomas
Organizational Change, Work Conditions and Professional Learning, a Case Study of Nurses in Ontario , Elise McClenaghan
Hegemonic Masculinity and the Ideal Male Hockey Player: The Constructions of NHL Injuries in Popular Canadian Newspapers, 2016-2017 , Rachelle Miele
Gender and Sexuality-Based Bullying: Student Experiences and Educator Responses , Elizabeth Torrens
Free Public Transit and the Right to the City , Ari Vangeest
Post-secondary Education (PSE) Indigenous Students' Perspectives: Sharing Our Voices on How We Fit into Residential School (RS) History of Canada and the United States Using Photovoice , Natahnee Winder
Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019
Capturing the Diversity within Canadian Families , Kathya Aathavan
Resignation or Resistance? Examining the Digital Privacy Attitudes and Behaviours of East Yorkers , Kaitlyn Cavacas
Living Alone: Five Decades of Change, and Its Implications for Health , Xiangnan Chai
Forms of Capital in Immigrants’ Social and Economic Integration , Georgina Chuatico
Critical Urban Renewal: A Theoretical Construct and Case Study , Michael Courey
"A Deadly Game of Russian Roulette": Exploring the Framing of The Opioid Crisis in Canadian News Media , Lorna Ferguson
Factors Affecting Resistance and Receptivity to Evidence-based Policing Practices in Canada , Hina Jawaid Kalyal
Examining the role of integration experiences in shaping immigrants’ post-migration food choices and eating practices in Ontario, Canada , Eunjeong Eugena Kwon
The Canadian Urban - Rural Health Disparity: The Role of Health Lifestyles and an Alternative Explanation for Rurality's Higher BMI Rates , Matthew J. Stackhouse
Constructions of Learning Disabilities within Contemporary Canadian Society: Discourse, Biopower and Governmentality , Bea Waterfield
Rethinking Gentrification and Eviction in Toronto: Are Homes Still Built for Living? , Keefer Wong
Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018
Ideology of Multiculturalism as a Double-Edged Sword: Second-Generation of Black Jamaicans and Dark-White Portuguese , Esra Ari
Student Perceptions of the Context of Mass Higher Education , Caitlin Burd
Symbolic and Material Justice: The Case of Displaced Persons in Chocó, Colombia , Allison Cordoba
Opportunity, Constraint, and Capital in Canadian Ice Hockey , Andrew English
Cumulative Childhood Adversity and Disparities in Adult Psychological Distress and Educational Attainment , Loanna Heidinger
Ideology Over Evidence? The Place of Values Within the Safe Streets and Communities Act , Alyssa Holden
Transgender YouTubers and the Power of Coming Out: Existentialism, Gender Performance, and Self-Actualization , Meghan Miller
Accessing Healthcare in Ontario: Influences on Utilization Among Asian Immigrant Women , Gwynne Ng
"Mine" or "Ours": Property and Moral Reasoning , Robert J. Nonomura
The Economic Integration of LGB Immigrants: The Role of Social Relationships , Sagi Ramaj
Oral health, dental insurance coverage, and preventive dental care utilization: The case of immigrants in Canada , Yujiro Sano
Nationalism and Sovereignty in Niue, the Cook Islands, Fiji and Hawai‘i , Craig Spurrier
Canadians Misbehaving: A Quantitative Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Perceived Frequency of Organizational Misbehaviour by Employees and Employers , Brendan S.J. Watts
Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017
Toward an Inclusive Islamic Identity? A Study of First- and Second-Generation Muslims in Canada , Aisha Birani
Dads and Dyads: stress and coping when a child has Retinoblastoma , Rob Downie
'The environment says it's okay': The tension between peer support and police culture , Cindy Hohner
Criminal Justice Theories and Variations in Legal Decisions Across Youth Justice Acts , Brenda Kobayashi
"I Feel Like I Just Need To Be More Careful, You Know?": Gay And Bisexual Post-Secondary Students Contemplate The Job Market , Kyle Carmelo Militello
The retention of international students to their place of study upon permanent resident status , Sonia P. Nguyen
Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016
A Critical Examination of Immigrant Integration: Experiences of Immigrants from Turkey to Canada , Guliz Akkaymak
Transnational Engagement and Immigrants’ Well-Being in Canada , Jonathan Anim Amoyaw
School–Work Transitions among Second-Generation Immigrants , Awish Aslam
An Examination of the Emergence of the Queer Figure in North American Culture Using a Queer Marxist Theoretical Framework , Jade C.R. Da Costa
Gender and Health Over the Life Course: Temporal, Contextual, and Intersectional Considerations , Nicole Etherington
Social Connectedness, Social Support and the Health of Older Adults: A Comparison of Immigrant and Native-born Canadians , Natalie Iciaszczyk
"Support for sisters please": Comparing the Online Roles of al-Qaeda Women and their Islamic State Counterparts , Hillary Peladeau
Representations of Youth Crime in Canada: A Feminist Criminological Analysis of Statistical Trends, National Canadian Newspapers, and Moral Panics , Jennifer Silcox
Victimization, Stress, and Psychological Well-being: An Analysis of the 2009 Canadian Victimization Survey , Bryce E. Stoliker
“Follow Me So I Can DM You Back”: An Exploratory Analysis of a Female Pro- ISIS Twitter Network , Joseph A. Varanese
Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015
Physical and Digital Disengagement Behaviours in the University Classroom , Emily M. Alexander
Looking to the Future: Considering the Educational Transitions of Deaf Youth in Ontario , Kaitlyn A.W. Blair
Exploring the Career Pathways, Professional Integration and Lived Experiences of Regulated Nurses in Ontario, Canada , Godfred O. Boateng
The Social Costs of Industrial Growth in the Sub-Arctic Regions of "Canada" , Caylee T. Cody
Children's Mental Health over the Early Life Course: The Impact of Economic Resources, Neighborhood Disorder, and Family Processes , Jinette M. Comeau
The Demographic Links Between the 1890 and 1918 Influenza Pandemics in Ontario , Stacey A. Hallman
Are White Collar Criminals Exceptional? , Jordan Harel
The Value of Postsecondary Education: Human Capital Theory in Ontario's Postsecondary Education Discourse 1962 - 2005 , Adam M. Jog
Cyber-Psychopathy: Examining the Relationship between Dark E-Personality and Online Misconduct , Andrew D. Nevin
Internal Migration, Networks and Gender Roles among Domestic Workers in Vietnam , Van Nguyen
The Influence of Parenting Style and Perceived Mattering on Identity Style Orientation , Rebecca L. Williams
Early Adult Transitions in Canada: Expectations, Stability and Change , Laura Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014
Children's Mental Health , Yvonne A. Asare-Bediako
Policing Cyber Bullying: How Parents, Educators, and Law Enforcement Respond to Digital Harassment , Ryan Broll
Dowsing for Potential Temporary Autonomous Zones: A Psychotopology of the Alternative Lifestyles of Nomadic Artisans in Mexico , Annaliese M. Pope
Pathways to mental health in young adulthood and beyond: The long-term effects of childhood experiences expressed through self-esteem , Haosen Sun
Examining Contextual Factors and Resilience in Adolescents who Faced Adversity as Children , Veronica Zapotoczny
Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013
Abortion and Crime in Canada: A Test of the BMDL Hypothesis , Timothy Kang
Cracking Down on Exotic Dancers: How the Act, the Media and Interest Groups Frame Human Trafficking Policy in Canada , Leanne E. Kuchynski
Who Produces Urban Space?: Gentrification and Contestations Over Urban 'Authenticity' , Daniel Kudla
Negotiating Elder Care in a Transnational Context: Taiwanese Families and Vietnamese Migrant Workers , Stephen Lin
Selected Cases on the Continuum of First Nations Learning , Julie Peters
Family Structure and Children's Socioeconomic Attainment in the Transition to Adulthood , Jamie Seabrook
Return to Work After Retirement: Contributing Factors and Health Implications , Jason Settels
A Mile In My Shoes: A Prolegomenon for an Empathic Sociology , Hart J. Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012
A Taste for Distinction: Food Representations in Popular Canadian Magazines , Rory A. Davis
"Proving Yourself" in the Canadian Medical Profession: Gender and the Experiences of Foreign-trained Doctors in Medical Practices , Vanessa Noelle Dolishny
The Transformation of Conjugal Partnerships: Union Transitions and Trajectories in Canada , Ching Jiangqin Du
Identity Formation and Acculturation: The Case of Karen Refugees in London, Ontario , Secil Erdogan
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and the Social Determinants of Aboriginal Peoples’ Health: A Case Study of First Nations Women’s Resilience, Resistance, and Renewal , Julie A. George
Do women engage in self-protection because of violence generally or sexual violence specifically? An analysis based on the 2009 General Social Survey , Pamela R. Glatt
Flexible Workplace Practices in Small IT Firms: A Multiple Case Study , Catherine E. Gordon
Ascertaining the Impact of Relativism on Moral Reasoning , Claire B. Henderson
The Cross-Border Migrant Experience in Lang Son Province, Northern Viet Nam , Donald Hickerson
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25 Sociology Dissertation Ideas Ripe for the Taking
Choosing a sociology dissertation topic can be so hard!
It is a decision that you’re going to have to live with for a long time to come.
My biggest advice is: just pick a topic! There are pros and cons of all topics – so just choose one.
Just pick a topic that’s small, manageable, and interesting to you.
Some good sociology dissertation ideas are:
- What is the Evidence for the Gender Pay Gap in Western Nations?
- What is the difference in Dominant National Identity Narratives between two Nations?
- What are Trans people’s Perceptions of Facebook Support Pages for LGBTQI People?
- What are the unique Challenges Facing Disabled People in Public Spaces?
- How can Sports help new Immigrants develop Social Capital?
Below is a full list of 25 different sociology dissertation ideas.
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Sociology Dissertation Topic Ideas
Gender topics.
1. What is the Evidence for the Gender Pay Gap in Western Nations?
- Methodology : Secondary Research / Literature Review
- Pro : No need to conduct primary research
- Con : A lot of reading
- My Thoughts : Keep it broad to ‘western nations’ to get enough research papers to analyze
2. What Barriers to Success do Women Face in Male Dominated Workplaces?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Interviewing Women
- Pro : You get to conduct original research
- Con : Requires ethics approval and phoning around to find research participants
- My Thoughts : You will need to select certain workforces in your region
3. What are Current Social Perceptions of Affirmative Action in the Workplace?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Interviewing Men and Women
- Pro : Easy to conduct an internet survey in the age of twitter
- Con : Requires ethics approval
- My Thoughts : For this project, start by exploring my list of affirmative action pros and cons
4. How does the Media Represent Femininity in Television Advertisements?
- Methodology: Discourse Analysis / Semiotic Analysis of Advertising. Consider also using the social graces concept to add a more analytical lens.
- Pro : Usually no need to get ethics approval for text-based research
- Con : This has been done a lot, so set it to your current year and compare it to past results to see if there have been changes in representation
5. What unique Perspectives do Women’s Accounts of History Provide for Re-Thinking the History of the Nation?
- Methodology: Discourse analysis of recent history texts by women
- My Thoughts : Define a timeframe for your analysis to make it manageable (e.g. ‘Women’s history books published between 2015 – 2020)
- Also : The textual analysis should highlight how Women’s accounts add new methods / information / perspectives to accounts of history
Race Topics
6. What are the Unique Needs of Social Workers when working with Minority Youths as Risk?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Interviews of Social Workers
- Pro : Conduct original research in your area
- Con : Requires contacting and finding time to interview social workers
- My Thoughts : Ensure you cross-check your interview questions with your dissertation supervisor
7. What Barriers do Minority Immigrants face when Settling into US / UK / etc. Society?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Interviewing new Immigrants
- My Thoughts : You can define it to your particular region to narrow the scope of the research. Preface your analysis with an overview of theories of racism and explain how those theories frame your research
8. What is the Relationship between Race and Educational Outcomes in the past 10 Years?
- Methodology: Secondary Research / Literature Review . Look at all studies from the past 10 years to try to identify trends in the data
- Pro : No need to do interviews
- Con : Lots of reading and analysis
Social Class Topics
9. What are the Issues and Concerns facing First Generation University Students?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Interviews
- Pro : Very easy to find university students to interview
- My Thoughts : I like topics involving interviewing university students because it is so easy to find people to interview – you don’t need to do a lot of awkward cold calling around to find people. Just put up a flyer around campus!
10. What Barriers do Working Class People Face when looking for Jobs after University?
- Pro : You may be able to use your university network to find recent working-class grads to interview.
- Con : Requires ethics approval and finding research participants.
- My Thoughts : This is an interesting topic that I think is under-examined. Use Bourdieu’s concepts of social and cultural capital to frame your analysis.
11. How did US Democratic Candidates Appeal to Social Class during the 2020 Democratic Primary Race?
- Methodology: Discourse / Textual analysis .
- Pro : Easy to find texts to analyze using Google and YouTube searches.
- Con : Check with your dissertation supervisor to see if they’re on board.
- My Thoughts : It would be a very interesting analysis comparing the ‘moderates’ to the sorts of messages put out by Bernie Sanders’ campaign during that primary. Search YouTube for their campaign videos.
12. What are the Differences in Youth Cultures Between Working- and Middle- Class Youths?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Interviews.
- Pro : An intriguing topic for a motivated research student to tackle.
- Con : It may be hard to find young people to interview and this causes difficulties during your ethics review.
- My Thoughts : An interesting topic with a lot of background research (particularly from the UK) which can frame your literature review.
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Sexuality Topics
13. What are the Self-Reported Challenges that LGBT Youths face when Coming Out to Friends?
- Pro : A clean and manageable topic for a dissertation.
- Con : Interviewing vulnerable youths may require additional ethics requirements.
- My Thoughts : A really interesting topic that could become a very interesting analysis.
14. What are key cultural differences between Working-Class and Middle-Class LGBT Youths?
- Methodology: Either Primary or Secondary Research
- Pro : Crosses the intersectional boundaries of social class and sexuality, which can lead to some great analysis.
- Con : It might be hard to find research participants, so consider doing a systematic literature review instead to try to find trends across existing datasets.
15. What are Transgender people’s Perceptions of Social Change in the past 10 years?
- Methodology: Primary Research / Questionnaire.
- Pro : You could find transgender people to do your questionnaire through facebook groups and other online forums.
- My Thoughts : Use the internet to seek out groups of transgender people that may participate in an online questionnaire.
16. What are Trans people’s Perceptions of Facebook Support Pages for LGBTQI+ People?
- Pro : You could find trans people to participate in the interviews through the Facebook support pages.
- My Thoughts : I would suspect there will be a variety of different responses which could lead to some interesting analysis.
Disability Topics
17. What are the unique Challenges Facing Disabled People in Public Spaces?
- Pro : I think it would be easy to find research participants on various online forums for this one
- Con : Will require ethics review before you start the study.
- My Thoughts : I would frame this discussion around the social vs. medical models of disability and use that as a basis for my analysis.
18. How do People with Disabilities Perceive the value of Facebook Support Groups?
- Pro : The logical place to find participants would be within the Facebook groups themselves.
- Con : Will require ethics review before starting the study.
- My Thoughts : This would be another very interesting analysis that is manageable and won’t grow too large to complete in time.
19. How do Television Advertisements Represent Disabled People?
- Methodology: Discourse / Textual Analysis
- Pro : No need to wait for ethics approval – you could get started right away.
- Con : It’s a pretty commonly done study, so some students may be turned off that it isn’t as unique as others on this list.
- My Thoughts : Select a date range for adverts to look at and seek out advertisements via national video archives, YouTube, or by recording television advertising on strategic dates over a 1 month period.
Sports Sociology Topics
20. How can Sports help new Immigrants develop Social Capital?
- Pro : You can easily find participants by linking up with local sporting clubs.
- My Thoughts : I think this would be a really interesting analysis especially for someone who is a recent immigrant themselves.
21. How have the Olympic Games historically caused Social Justice Concerns in Host Cities?
- Methodology: Secondary Research / Textual Analysis
- Pro : No need to get ethics approval usually.
- Con : Might be hard to find data, but I’m sure google searches will help identify historical newspaper articles on the topic.
- My Thoughts : It always comes out that some cities are busing homeless people out of cities or doing other nefarious things to make their cities appear cleaner and more upper-class than they really are – so I think this would be something to dig into for an interesting study.
22. What are the Experiences of Female Football Fans at Games?
- Pro : Great for a female student who is a football fan. She might be able to use her networks to find research participants.
- Con : It still might be hard to find research participants.
- My Thoughts : I’m not sure what the data would reveal for this one – so it’s be interesting to look into.
Sociology of Nations
23. What is the difference in Dominant National Identity Narratives between two Nations?
- Pro : No need to get ethics approval usually as it doesn’t involve research participants.
- My Thoughts : I would use Benedict Anderson’s concept of imagined communities for this study and use discourse analysis as my methodology.
24. What are a sample of people’s perceptions of the meaning behind the National Flag of a Nation?
- Pro : It could turn out to be an engaging and visually appealing study.
- My Thoughts : There have already been some studies done on this, but I think once you do your literature review you’ll be able to find a unique perspective on the issue.
25. How do Nationalist Narratives impact Morning Television Programs in a Given Nation?
- Pro : There is already a lot of information out there on this topic for you to use for your literature review.
- My Thoughts : Choose your home country / state / city. You can collect data by recording TV programs rather than interviewing people.
How to Choose a Dissertation Topic
The most important things to keep in mind when choosing your dissertation topic are:
1. Something you like.
Make sure you choose a topic you find interesting. Don’t worry if it’s over-done as you can always find a unique angle. You’ll start reading articles and textbooks about the topic and find a unique angle for your own study.
2. Something you know a bit about.
I’ll often have students come to me and say “I don’t know what to do for my dissertation!” I’ll often respond by saying: “Well, what was your favorite paper you wrote in your degree that you really enjoyed?” All you have to do is dig deeper on that topic you’re already interested in and know a bit about.
3. Something small and manageable.
Make it small. You’re not going to get a Nobel Prize for your dissertation. Too many students try to create a huge, mind-bending dissertation. No, the best thing to do is bring it back down to earth and do something small. It’ll grow and grow and you’ll constantly need to keep bring it back down to size – so start small in the first place.
4. Something your dissertation supervisor can help you with.
Every dissertation supervisor has strengths and weaknesses. Talk to your dissertation supervisor about their expertise. They will be experts in certain types of methods and they will have their own topics that they’re experts in, too. If you work within your supervisor’s wheelhouse, you’ll always have an expert to lean on for help.
How to Structure a Sociology Dissertation
Most dissertations follow a similar structure, but make sure you check with your dissertation supervisor in case there are specific requirements within your school.
A typical sociology dissertation follows the following structure:
1. Introduction
The introduction should give a fly-by of the topic, show what your contribution is, and outline the key points in each section to follow. I encourage my students to write their introductions last – it’ll be easier to write it at the end.
2. Literature Review
The literature review gives a background on what has already been written on the topic. It outlines existing themes in the current research, then shows how you will build on previous studies to present something new and interesting.
3. Theoretical Framework (Optional)
This is optional, and may not be expected by your school. A theoretical framework outlines the lens through which you will look at the topic (e.g. feminism, postmodernism , etc.). If you are studying social class, you might talk about Bourdieu’s theory of capital here. If you are studying nationalism, you might talk about Benedict Anderson’s Imagined Communities concept. If you are studying race, you might outline Said’s concept of Orientalism , and so on. Explain all the theoretical perspectives you will use to analyze the data.
4. Methodology
This section explains how you will collect and analyze the data. Common methodologies include qualitative and quantitative analysis. Common methods include grounded research, interviews or questionnaires, discourse analysis, social semiotics, etc. You will also use this section to outline your ethics procedures and how you ensure your data is reliable.
5. Data Analysis
In the analysis section you present the data you collected in themes. Some research traditions blend analysis and discussion, while others separate out the analysis and discussion. If you separate them out, this section may be quite short. Check with your dissertation supervisor for guidance.
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6. Discussion
The discussion gives your perspective on what the data reveals. You may blend the discussion and analysis, or you may write them separately. If you are using a theoretical framework, you will bring that framework to bear when analyzing the data by making statements like: “From a feminist perspective, this data shows…”
7. Conclusion
The conclusion should sum up your key findings, outline strengths and shortcomings of your study, and what the implications of the study would be. Good conclusions also state what future lines of research should be so you are leaving the door open for future research.
Final Thoughts
I hope this list of sociology dissertation ideas has been useful to you! I’d encourage you to choose a topic that interests you and change it so it is a topic you’re comfortable with (remember: consult your dissertation supervisor for help).
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50 Topic Ideas To Kickstart Your Research Project
If you’re just starting out exploring sociology-related topics for your dissertation, thesis or research project, you’ve come to the right place. In this post, we’ll help kickstart your research by providing a hearty list of research ideas , including real-world examples from recent sociological studies.
PS – This is just the start…
We know it’s exciting to run through a list of research topics, but please keep in mind that this list is just a starting point . These topic ideas provided here are intentionally broad and generic , so keep in mind that you will need to develop them further. Nevertheless, they should inspire some ideas for your project.
To develop a suitable research topic, you’ll need to identify a clear and convincing research gap , and a viable plan to fill that gap. If this sounds foreign to you, check out our free research topic webinar that explores how to find and refine a high-quality research topic, from scratch. Alternatively, consider our 1-on-1 coaching service .
Sociology-Related Research Topics
- Analyzing the social impact of income inequality on urban gentrification.
- Investigating the effects of social media on family dynamics in the digital age.
- The role of cultural factors in shaping dietary habits among different ethnic groups.
- Analyzing the impact of globalization on indigenous communities.
- Investigating the sociological factors behind the rise of populist politics in Europe.
- The effect of neighborhood environment on adolescent development and behavior.
- Analyzing the social implications of artificial intelligence on workforce dynamics.
- Investigating the impact of urbanization on traditional social structures.
- The role of religion in shaping social attitudes towards LGBTQ+ rights.
- Analyzing the sociological aspects of mental health stigma in the workplace.
- Investigating the impact of migration on family structures in immigrant communities.
- The effect of economic recessions on social class mobility.
- Analyzing the role of social networks in the spread of disinformation.
- Investigating the societal response to climate change and environmental crises.
- The role of media representation in shaping public perceptions of crime.
- Analyzing the sociocultural factors influencing consumer behavior.
- Investigating the social dynamics of multigenerational households.
- The impact of educational policies on social inequality.
- Analyzing the social determinants of health disparities in urban areas.
- Investigating the effects of urban green spaces on community well-being.
- The role of social movements in shaping public policy.
- Analyzing the impact of social welfare systems on poverty alleviation.
- Investigating the sociological aspects of aging populations in developed countries.
- The role of community engagement in local governance.
- Analyzing the social effects of mass surveillance technologies.
Sociology Research Ideas (Continued)
- Investigating the impact of gentrification on small businesses and local economies.
- The role of cultural festivals in fostering community cohesion.
- Analyzing the societal impacts of long-term unemployment.
- Investigating the role of education in cultural integration processes.
- The impact of social media on youth identity and self-expression.
- Analyzing the sociological factors influencing drug abuse and addiction.
- Investigating the role of urban planning in promoting social integration.
- The impact of tourism on local communities and cultural preservation.
- Analyzing the social dynamics of protest movements and civil unrest.
- Investigating the role of language in cultural identity and social cohesion.
- The impact of international trade policies on local labor markets.
- Analyzing the role of sports in promoting social inclusion and community development.
- Investigating the impact of housing policies on homelessness.
- The role of public transport systems in shaping urban social life.
- Analyzing the social consequences of technological disruption in traditional industries.
- Investigating the sociological implications of telecommuting and remote work trends.
- The impact of social policies on gender equality and women’s rights.
- Analyzing the role of social entrepreneurship in addressing societal challenges.
- Investigating the effects of urban renewal projects on community identity.
- The role of public art in urban regeneration and social commentary.
- Analyzing the impact of cultural diversity on education systems.
- Investigating the sociological factors driving political apathy among young adults.
- The role of community-based organizations in addressing urban poverty.
- Analyzing the social impacts of large-scale sporting events on host cities.
- Investigating the sociological dimensions of food insecurity in affluent societies.
Recent Studies & Publications: Sociology
While the ideas we’ve presented above are a decent starting point for finding a research topic, they are fairly generic and non-specific. So, it helps to look at actual sociology-related studies to see how this all comes together in practice.
Below, we’ve included a selection of recent studies to help refine your thinking. These are actual studies, so they can provide some useful insight as to what a research topic looks like in practice.
- Social system learning process (Subekti et al., 2022)
- Sociography: Writing Differently (Kilby & Gilloch, 2022)
- The Future of ‘Digital Research’ (Cipolla, 2022).
- A sociological approach of literature in Leo N. Tolstoy’s short story God Sees the Truth, But Waits (Larasati & Irmawati, 2022)
- Teaching methods of sociology research and social work to students at Vietnam Trade Union University (Huu, 2022)
- Ideology and the New Social Movements (Scott, 2023)
- The sociological craft through the lens of theatre (Holgersson, 2022).
- An Essay on Sociological Thinking, Sociological Thought and the Relationship of a Sociologist (Sönmez & Sucu, 2022)
- How Can Theories Represent Social Phenomena? (Fuhse, 2022)
- Hyperscanning and the Future of Neurosociology (TenHouten et al., 2022)
- Sociology of Wisdom: The Present and Perspectives (Jijyan et al., 2022). Collective Memory (Halbwachs & Coser, 2022)
- Sociology as a scientific discipline: the post-positivist conception of J. Alexander and P. Kolomi (Vorona, 2022)
- Murder by Usury and Organised Denial: A critical realist perspective on the liberating paradigm shift from psychopathic dominance towards human civilisation (Priels, 2022)
- Analysis of Corruption Justice In The Perspective of Legal Sociology (Hayfa & Kansil, 2023)
- Contributions to the Study of Sociology of Education: Classical Authors (Quentin & Sophie, 2022)
- Inequality without Groups: Contemporary Theories of Categories, Intersectional Typicality, and the Disaggregation of Difference (Monk, 2022)
As you can see, these research topics are a lot more focused than the generic topic ideas we presented earlier. So, for you to develop a high-quality research topic, you’ll need to get specific and laser-focused on a specific context with specific variables of interest. In the video below, we explore some other important things you’ll need to consider when crafting your research topic.
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