Sociology Ph.D. Dissertations
Dissertations from 2024
The Normalization and Destigmatization of Raves, Cori Pryor
Advancing the Understanding of Police Crime from a Structural Perspective: An Analysis of American Counties, Chloe Ann Wentzlof
Dissertations from 2023
The Roles of Direct and Indirect Marriage in the Marriage Bar, Marriage Wage Premium, and Within Couple Earnings Equality, Lisa Carlson
Criminal Involvement, Risky Sexual Behavior, Relationship Formation, and Fertility Outcomes, Brittany Ganser
Theorizing and Developing a Non-Criminal Deviance Victimization Scale and Exploring Its Impact on Substance Use, Amanda Heitkamp
Collateral consequences of juvenile arrest: investigating adult prosocial behavioral and attainment outcomes, Samantha Kopf
Dissertations from 2022
Family Time: The Role of Workplace Policies and How Parents Spend their Time, Amira Allen
A Life Course Perspective on Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Prior Partners and Adverse Relationship Histories, Mackenzie Grace
Family Matters: Relationship Dynamics Surrounding the Death of a Child in Later Life, Kagan A. Mellencamp
Dissertations from 2021
The Association Between Sibling Type, Sibling Relationship Quality, and Mental Health from Adolescence into Young Adulthood, Lindsey L. Aldrich
The Patterns of First Marriage Among Children of Immigrants, Maurice Anyawie
Reconceptualizing Desistance: An Examination of the Effect of Latent Adult Behaviors and Latent Adult Cognitions on Desistance from Crime Over Time, Kyle Jordan Bares
Romantic Relationships in Young Adulthood: Assessing Relationship Quality, Union Dissolution, and Repartnering, Lindsey M. Cooper
The Influence Of Young Adults' And Their Romantic Partners' Criminal Justice History On Relationship Uncertainty, Intimate Partner Violence and Depression, Mallory D. Minter
Dissertations from 2020
A Cohort Comparison of Institutional Participation and Family Formation During Young Adulthood, Paul F. Hemez
Dissolution Pathways: Mother-Child Relationship Quality, Adolescent Academic Well-Being, and College Completion Among Young Adults, Elizabeth Suzanne Howe-Huist
The Intergenerational Transmission of Criminal Justice Contact: The Role of Parenthood, Early Adulthood Outcomes, and Gender, Marissa Landeis
Dissertations from 2019
The "Common Pot": Income Pooling in American Couples and Families, Kasey J. Eickmeyer
Obesity and First Birth: Timing, Union Status, And Subsequent Union Formation And Dissolution, Holly Fee
Handgun Owning During Emerging Adulthood: Predictors and Consequences, April Dawn Holbrook
A Contemporary Portrait of Couples' Relative Earning Patterns and their Implications for Work-Family Conflict in the United States, Vanessa Wanner Lang
Living apart together (LAT) in older adulthood, Huijing Wu
Dissertations from 2018
Men's and Women's Time Use: Comparing Same-Sex and Different-Sex Couples, Marshal Neal Fettro
Marital biography and well-being in later life: the role of remarriage, disruption pathways, and duration on health, parent-child contact, and ambivalence toward children, Anna Marie Hammersmith
Sexual Minorities and Social Context: An Examination of Union Formation, Labor Market Outcomes, and Coming Out, Barbara F. Prince
Dissertations from 2017
Reproductive Behavior in Pakistan: Incorporating Men and Couples to Understand Change Over Time, Saima Bashir
Educational Mobility and Crime throughout the Life Course, Christopher R. Dennison
Parental Incarceration, Identity, and Adult Children's Antisocial Behavior, Jessica Grace Finkeldey
Cohabitation among Older Adults: Well-Being, Relationships with Adult Children, and Perceptions of Care Availability, Matthew R. Wright
An Examination of Violent Victimization from Adolescence to Early Adulthood, Jessica Ziegler
Dissertations from 2016
Rethinking Poverty in Nigeria: The Demographics and Health of Households with Threatened Livelihoods, Esther O. Lamidi
Young adult mothers and intimate partner violence, Sue Petrina Nash
Dissertations from 2015
Self-Concept, Weathering Experiences, and Neighborhood Attainment: Variations by Race/Ethnicity, Andrea Garber Krieg
The Moderating Effects of Religiosity and Extracurricular Involvement On The Economic Disadvantage-Delinquency Association, Cassady M. Pitt
Couples' Fertility Intentions: Measurement, Correlates, and Implications for Parent and Child Well-Being, James B. Stykes
Blended Families and Their Influence on Sibling Relationships and First Union Formation, Michael St. Aubyn Yee Shui
Dissertations from 2014
Normative Beliefs, Financial Strains, and IPV in Young Adulthood, Jennifer E. Copp
Contraception Biographies: Women's Contraceptive Method Switching and Union Status, Larry Gibbs
Familial Background and Relationship-Specific Correlates of Intimate Partner Violence Across the Lifecourse, Angela Kaufman
The Application of Social Geometry Concerning the Administration of Justice in Cases of Assault, William Lally
Confining Mastery: Understanding the Influence of Parental Incarceration on Mastery in Young Adulthood, Unique Shaw-Smith
Dissertations from 2013
Keeping All the Balls in the Air: Social Class and Stress, Relationship Commitment, and Marital Expectations among Cohabiting Young Adults, Angelika Gulbis
Dissertations from 2012
HIV Testing Behaviors of At-Risk Populations in Kenya, Daphne Lofquist
Marital Timing and Earnings over the Life Course, Krista K. Payne
Intense Adolescent Work and Deviance: Theoretical Mechanisms and Long-Term Outcomes, Gregory Rocheleau
The Effect of Marriage and Employment on Criminal Desistance: The Influence of Race, Nicole Shoenberger
Teen Dating Violence Victimization in a Life-Course Perspective: Linkages to Delinquency and Adult Criminal Behavior, Lecinda Yevchak
Dissertations from 2011
Postmarital Union Formation and Childbearing, Jessica Cohen
Jamaican Immigrant Union Formation Patterns: A Test of Assimilation Theories, Natalee Gooden
Marriage in Japan: attitudes, intentions, and perceived barriers, Sayaka Kawamura
The Consequences of Violence: Perpetration, Victimization, and their Joint Influence on Well-Being throughout the Life Course, Andrew Wilczak
Dissertations from 2010
Masculinity and Men's Intimate and Fathering Relationships: A Focus on Race and Institutional Participation, Kristy Krivickas
Hispanic Youth and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Examination of Generational Status, Family Processes, & Neighborhood Context, Danielle Soto
Adolescent Union Beliefs and Expectations: A Focus on Participants in Relationship Education Programs, Deanna Trella
Dissertations from 2009
Explaining the Gender Gap in Sentencing Outcomes: An Investigation of Differential Treatment in U.S. Federal Courts, Jill Doerner
Casual Sex in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: A Mixed Methods Approach, Heidi Lyons
Father Involvement and Relationship Quality among Cohabiting Parents, Lauren Rinelli
Structural Disadvantage, Heterosexual Relationships and Crime: Life Course Consequences of Environmental Uncertainty, Patrick Seffrin
Dissertations from 2008
Not Your Typical “Pretty Woman”: Factors Associated with Prostitution, Wendi Goodlin
Does Working Hurt? How Welfare Reform Work Policies Affect Child Well-Being, Aurea Osgood
Dissertations from 2007
Dating and Adolescents' Psychological Well-being, Abbey Fruth
Partners, Parents, and Peers' Effects on African American Youths' School Achievement, Kenyatta Phelps
Changes in Marital Dissolution Patterns Among Chinese and Chinese Immigrants: An Origin-Destination Analysis, Yuanting Zhang
Dissertations from 2006
Welfare and the Children of Immigrants: Transmission of Dependence or Investment in the Future?, Kelly Balistreri
Marriage in Later Life: The Relationship Between Marital Quality, Health, and Divorce, Jennifer Bulanda
The Function of Free Riders: Toward a Solution to the Problem of Collective Action, J. Scott Lewis
Dissertations from 2005
School Racial and Ethnic Composition Effect on Academic Achievement of Latino Adolescents, Igor Ryabov