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Honors Projects, 2006-2007
Name
Topic
Advisor
Jessica Chin Gender Construction in Pharmaceutical Ads for Depression Catherine Lee
Eryn M. Goldberg Property Crime in the United States, 1990-2005: A State-Level Analysis Paul Hirschfield & Patricia Roos
Erin Johnston Totalizing Cognitive Authority: Undivided Commitment to an Institutional Worldview Eviatar Zerubavel
Preeti R. Khanolkar A Digital Version of Red Bull: Video Gaming through the Eyes of Its Practitioners Paul McLean
Ava Rimal The Impact of Nepal’s Maoist Insurgency on Gender Relations Elizabeth Mitchell
Molly Stewart Death Ethics: Euthanasia and the Death Penalty within Protestantism Arlene Stein

Honors Projects, 2005-2006
Name
Topic
Advisor
Leslie Barda Emerging Adults and Health Insurance: A Survey of Rutgers Seniors Stephen Hansell
Megan Casper Religious Views of Catholic Students at Rutgers University Deborah Carr
Danielle Holzlein Trends in Psychotropic Pharmaceutical Advertisements Marketed to Professionals and to Consumers Allan Horwitz
Steve Kinney Mass Media and the Social Construction of Hurricane Katrina Lee Clarke
Torsheika Maddox The Effects of Occupational Status on the Well-being of Black and White Women Sarah Rosenfield
Sheera Maitland The Impact of Having a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder on the Family: Differences Between Asian American and Causcasian American Families Allan Horwitz
Sherry Piszar Sexuality in Contemporary America: A Content Analysis of Sexual Relationship Guides Arlene Stein
Daniella Simon Legitimating Official Violence Before and After Diallo: A Content Analysis of Newspaper Articles Covering Police Killings from 1997 to 2000 Paul Hirschfield

Honors Projects, 2004-2005
Name
Topic
Advisor
Debra Andover Fashion Images and their Effects on Young Women's Body Image: Who is Most Susceptible to Media Impact? Deborah Carr
Kristin Brammell Sex in Relationships in Cosmopolitan and Glamour: 1960 to the Present Julie Phillips
Wendy Brynildsen Social Support: A Buffer Between Bereavement and Depression in Elderly Populations Ellen Idler
Eleanor Lozano The Child Consumer: Socialization of Children through Commercials Paul Hirschfield
Leslie Miller Toys and Gender Socialization Lee Clarke
Cristina Poscablo Mothers and the Common Cold: Education as a Predictor of Healthcare Utilization for Minor Illnesses
 Steve Hansell
Julie Kim Socialization and its Effects on Differences in Self-construal between Korean and American Students Sarah Rosenfield and Paul Mclean
Bhavita Trivedi Flavoring Ethnicity: The Symbolic Roles of Food and Space in Indian Restaurants Judy Gerson
Jessica Tickner Youth Involvement in the Civic World: What it Means to Participate Ann Mische
Amy Weiss Orthodox Olim: An Analysis of American Jews Who Make Aliyah Chaim Waxman

 

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Honors Projects, 2003-2004
Name
Topic
Advisor
Sheldon Bond

Styles of bootstraps: African Americans and the Republican Party

John Leggett
Tania Farmiga How the underground music scene supports social movements Allan Horwitz
Daanish Faruqi “Why do they hate us?” The American media's response to September 11 Stephen Hansell
Aliz Holzmann Dietary and exercise habits of females from adolescence into young adulthood Ellen Idler
Sara Katz Styles of management: are men and women really different? Charles Heckscher
Shannon McIlroy Gender and Race in Children's Books Used in Abbott Early Childhood Classrooms Deborah Carr
Katie O'Shea How popular Magazine Covers from 1952 to the Present Represent Ideal Skin Tones Ellen Idler
Megan Reid How Women's Magazines Characterize "Woman" Judy Gerson, Pat Roos
Emily Rice International adoptions in America: Parents' Decisions and Experiences in and After the Adoption Process Ann Parelius
Eunice Siaw Women in the Third World: A comparison of Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka Vilna Bashi, Jozsef Boroca
Malina Spirito Evaluating the effectiveness of brief motivational interviewing for mandated students Helene White
Patricia Willis Raising a second generation: grandparents raising grandchildren Deborah Carr


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Honors Projects, 2002-2003
Name
Topic
Advisor
Jennifer Kniering Max Weber's Protestant Ethic: Calvinist/Catholic Differences in the Contemporary USA Ellen Ilder
Maharlika Mance Clothing Styles and First Impressions Among College Students Allan Horwitz
Fawn Miller Help from Harm: Transforming the Self After Victimization Stephen Hansell
Gwendolyn Radsch Mother-Daughter Portrayals in Film: An Examination of Pre- and Post-Feminist Roles Sarah Rosenfiled

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Honors Projects, 1998-2002
Year
Name
Title
Advisor(s)
2002 Jaclyn Bertsch Pit Etiquette: A Study of Unwritten Norms in Mosh Pit Culture Karen Cerulo
2002 Michael Bierman Religious Identity among Catholic College Students Chaim Waxman
2002 Laurie Cetera Influences on Religious Group Participation among College Students Ellen Idler
2002 Jennifer Hagen Opinions on the Death Penalty: Formation and Change Allan Horowitz
2002 Jillian Hernandez Women and Work in Women's Magazines Pat Roos
2002 Sarah Hull From Mario to Lara Croft: Gender Role Differences in Video Games Ann Mische
2002 Maria Lanza Defining Family Closeness and Its Importance to Self-Esteem Steve Hansell
2002 Miriam Moscovici The Power of Sex Work: Women's Lived Experience in Exotic Dancing Cathy Greenblat/
Arlene Stein
2002 Dorota Szymkowiak United We Stand: The Nation -- People and Press-- Responds to 9/11 Paul McLean
2001 April Clisura Feminist Self-Identification and Gender Ideology: Similarities and Differences in Undergraduate Women's Plans for Combining Career, Marriage, and Family Sarah Rosenfield & D. Randall Smith
2001 Christina Park Racial/Ethnic Self-Labeling in Multiracial/Multiethnic College Students D. Randall Smith & Vilna Bashi
2000 Nancy Morris-Cedeno Parenting Attitudes, Parenting Style and Intergenerational Relationship: Do Birth Order and Sibsship Size Matter Megan Sweeney
2000 Michael Danza Social Unrest and Structural Reform in Argentina, 1997-1998 Ann Mische
2000 Andrea Friedman-Grant (None given) Jozsef Borocz
2000 Randi Levine Stress Among College Students: Are Nonacademic Events More Stressful than Academic Events Allan Horwitz
2000 Anna M. Matos Vegetarianism: An Exploration of Motivations and Social Networks in Adolescent Vegetarians Steve Hansell
2000 Ana Maria Mejiaortega Tracking Collegiate Style: The Impact of Academic Placement Decisions on College Students Robert Parelius
1999 Sharmin Arefin Perceptions of Islam and Muslims: A Study of Rutgers University Students Allan Horwitz & Ann Parelius
1999 Lisa Ciraco The Role of Delinquent Gang Involvement in the Lives of Urban Youth Steve Hansell
1999 Jessica Jameson Family and Economic Change in an Amish Community Ann Parelius & Megan Sweeney
1999 Leanne Krueger (None given) (None given)
1999 Jaimee Miller The Portrayal of Women in Advertisements of Popular Magazines Karen Cerulo
1999 Michele Milow Dating Violence Among College Students Allan Horwitz
1999 Tamar Mitchell Parental Involvement and Teacher Attitudes in Two Elementary Schools (None given)
1999 Amita A. Patel Imagining Boundaries: AIDS and Immigration Policy Judith Gerson, Ann Parelius & Kathleen Crown
1999 Christine Reidy The Effects of Modernity on Orthodox Women Benjamin Zablocki
1999 Taylor Silver (None given) (None given)
1999 Kristin Taylor Severity of Initiation and Group Solidarity Among Sorority Sisters Benjamin Zablocki
1998 Daysi Maria Mejia Who Determines Legal Immigration and Immigrant Policy? Judith Friedman

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