Sociology
The Mansfield Library makes electronic versions of student theses available through the ScholarWorks repository. Searches can be performed by Academic Department or by Author.
Masters Theses in Sociology
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Montana's Local Exotic Pet Trade, Alexa Bene Hansen
Uncovering the Connection Between Mental Health Service Availability and Violent Crime: A Test of Macrolevel Theory, Tatianna R. Pugmire
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Voices of the Often Unheard: The Environmental Impacts of Catastrophic Wildfire Events on Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Mary Madison McKenzie
The Introduction of Veteran Service organizations to the State of Montana's Department of Corrections,, Zachary C. Rehm
"Sexual Harassment is My Job": The Impact of Display Work on Bikini Barista Interactions, Sara R. Wozniak
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- 'Its Own Little City': Service Work in Truck Stops", Michelle Elizabeth Williams
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Risk, Trust and Emergent Groups: COVID-19 Mutual Aid Networks, Allison M. Cutuli
- CULTIVATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, Keith Leighton Rongstad Jr.
- THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND CRIMINAL HISTORY IN PERCEPTIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS AND HIRING, Sierra B. Streuli
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- Larissa K. Fitzpatrick, "'Meet Them Where They're At': Faith-Based and Secular Homeless Outreach Approaches", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Sara A. Humphers-Ginther, "Social Climatology: An Age Comparison of Women's Sustained Commitment to Collective Action Against Climate Change", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
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- Ekaterina Bays, "Exploitation or Empowerment? Women’s Experiences in the Cam Modeling Industry", Thesis Chair: Teresa Sobieszczyk
- Hannah Brianne Fields, "State Regulated Relationships: Mothers' Experiences of Partner Incarceration", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
- Lauren Miller, "Perceptions of Vulnerability to Flooding, Hurricanes, and Climate Change on Grand Isle, Louisiana's Only Inhabited Barrier Island", Thesis Chair: Teresa Sobieszczyk
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- Rachel M. Just, "The Power in Dice and Foam Swords: Gendered Resistance in Dungeons and Dragons and Live-Action Roleplay", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Darby A. Semenza, "The Formation of a Citizen-Police Encounter and Its Effect on Dispositional Outcomes for Traffic Stops in a City and County Jurisdiction", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
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- Tessa DeCunzo, "Police Decision-Making and Initial Detention of Juveniles," Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
- Hannah Jacobsen, "Gender Ideology, Client Preference, and the Purchase of Sex Cells: A Comparative Analysis of Egg and Sperm Donation", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
- Skye McGinty, "From Dislocation to Disengagement: The Experiences of Low-Income and First Generation College Students", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Skye Summers, "Mismatched Identities: Experiencing Womanhood and Motherhood as an Exotic Dancer", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
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- Christian Boyce, "The Flavor of the Day: Xenophobic Perceptions Among American Security Rally of Montana Participants", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
- Ian Greenwood, "Establishing an Accurate Operational Definition of Cyberbullying", Thesis Chair: Jackson Bunch
- Ally Guldborg, Thesis Title: "Another Day in the Oil Patch: Narratives of Probation Work in Montana", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
- Peter Ore, "Temporary Work on the Bakken Shale", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Zachery Reiter, "Getting Tattooed: How the Client-Artist Interaction Affects the Tattoo Process", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
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- Daniel Action, "The Effect of Detention on Juvenile Recidivism in Montana: Is the Impact of Detention Influenced by Other Factors?", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
- Laura Obernesser, "I Need a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out: Spoiled Identities and Identity Maintenance Among Single Mothers Experiencing Homelessness", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
- Dustin Satterfield, "Privilege and Marginalization in U.S. Drag Communities", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
- Taylor Tillman, "Risk Assessment in Montana: Risk Factors Predictive of Juvenile Offender Recidivism", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
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- Lisa J. Bruce, "Pet Advocate Program for the Homeless in Missoula, MT", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
- Scott Byington, "Lowveld Practices in Mahenye, Zimbabwe: A Critical Analysis of Resilience in a Marginalized Southern African Community", Thesis Chair: Rebecca Richards
- Kristen Lee Hands, "Compact Service Corps Program Evaluation: 2011-2013 Grant Year Beneficial Impact on Local Communities", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
- Alicia Telena, "Understanding Transgender Violence", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
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- Krista Caffrey, "Is Gun Crime Learned? Social Learning Theory and Guns", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
- Michael King, "Motivation and Education: Performance, Commitment and Satisfaction Among Pharmacy Students", Thesis Chair: Kathy Kuipers
- Cassandra Sheets, "Blackfeet Indians and the Sweet Grass Hills: Sacredness, Land and Institutional Discrimination", Thesis Chair: Celia Winkler
- Sandra Treadaway, "The United States Forest Service: a Quantitative Study of Employees and the Impact of Collaboration", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
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- Jacob Coolidge, "Spare Some Change? The Policing of Shelter-Resistant Homeless in Missoula, MT", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Michael Fawaz, "Up in Smoke: Two Theoretical Perspectives on the Future of Marijuana Law in the United States", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
- Eden Heeder, "Off Risking: Offender Risk Assessment and the Correctional Assessment and Intervention System", Thesis Chair: Dan Doyle
- Patrick McKay, "Rescoring the Montana Risk Assessment Instrument: A Comparison of Methods", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
- Tyson McLean, "An Exploratory Study on Social Learning Theory, Social Bond Theory, Experiences with Police and Demographic Effects on College Student Attitudes Towards Police", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
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- Derek Emerson, "Analysis of the Development and Application of Risk Assessment for Sex Offenders in Correctional Populations: A Comparative Review", Thesis Chair: James Burfeind
- Kristina Emerson, "Positive Peer Culture Problem Labels and Juvenile Delinquency: An Exploratory Principal Components Analysis and Ordinary Least Squares Regression Analysis of Low Self-Image, Inconsiderate of Others, and Inconsiderate of Self", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
- Anthony Feuchter, "Specifying the Links Between Adolescent Substance Use and Traditional Delinquency Theories: A Negative Bionomial Approach", Thesis Chair: Dusten Hollist
- Diane Matthews, "Citizen Participation in a Montana Land Use Debate: A Case Study of the Proposed Bitterroot Resort", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Sara Rasch, "Towards Sentence Compliance: Examining PFMA Offender Pathways Through Missoula Municipal and Justice Courts", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks
- Amanda Taylor, "Under the Bridge: A Qualitative Investigation of Homeless Persons' Perspectives on Substance Abuse and Its Treatment", Thesis Chair: Daisy Rooks