| PHDs Awarded in 2004 |
| Griffin, Gary |
"Beyond Post-Industrialism: An Examination of Life Style in the Information Society." |
| Luck, Phil |
"Meat as Ideology: It's What's for Dinner." |
| MAs Awarded in 2004 |
| Alexander, Valerie |
"Into the Face of Homelessness: An Analysis of America's Apathy." |
| Brick, Bradley |
"A Multi-Level Analysis of Citizens' Perceptions of Community Policing on Fear of Crime: Findings from Eleven Cities." |
| Carstarphen, Dorothy |
"Reactions to a Nontraditional Storyline: Fans' Perceptions of a Lesbian Relationship on All My Children." |
| Jardim, Karen |
"Building on Domestic Violence Research in Guyana." |
| Medley, Stephanie |
"'Am I Still a Virgin?' The Social Construction of the Virginity Script in Seventeen and Teen." |
| Muse, Courtney |
"Interpersonal Contact and Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men." |
| Osborne, Jennifer |
"Risky Business: Adolescent Sexual Knowledge and Behaviors." |
| Richardon, Gregory |
"Television Advertising as a Catalyst for a Consumer Ideology." |
| PHDs Awarded in 2003 |
| Gentry, Quinn Michelle |
"Risk in the Rough: An Ethnographic Inquiry of How Poor African American Women Who Smoke Crack Reduce Their Risks for HIV Infection" |
| Khair, Emilie M. |
"The Culture and Construction of Mother and Daughter Affective Solidarity in Diverse Dyads" |
| Williams, Michael D. |
"Help-Seeking Behavior as a Predictor of Participation in Department of Veterans Affairs-Sponsored Visual Impairment Rehabilitation" |
| MAs Awarded in 2003 |
| Bahns, Megan |
"Sex on Campus: A Study on How College Students Define "Having Sex"" |
| Cavalier, Elizabeth |
""I Wear Dresses, I Wear Muscles": Media Representations of Women Soccer Players" |
| Clover, Kristen |
"From Sheep to Shepards: The Social World of the Bouncer" |
| Ent, Angel |
"From Mental Illness to Mood Disorders -- Help For the Hysterical Woman: An Interrogation of Cultural Representations of Women and Panic Disorder and an Argument for Structural Change" |
| Lippard, Cameron |
""Taking Care of Business": The Hiring Practices of African American Enterpreneurs in the Construction Industry" |
| Park, Kyu Nam |
"The Academic Performance of New Second Generation Korean American High School Students" |
| Trolan, Eoin |
""Only Our Rivers Run Free": Bernadette Devlin and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland" |
| Weiss, Harald |
"Beyond Unemployment: Low-Skill Service Sector Size as a Predictor of Metropolitan Crime Rates" |
| PHDs Awarded in 2002 |
| Boeri, Miriam W. |
""I'm An Addict, But I Ain't No Junkie": An Ethnographic Analysis on theDrug Using Career of Baby Boomers" |
| Cochran, Roger |
"The Meaning of Self: Differences Between Cohorts and Between Users of Biomedicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine" |
| Combs, Bess L. |
"The Role of Community Day Programs in the Lives of Low-Income Residents of Assisted Living Facilities" |
| Klein, Gretchen |
"Dr. Girl: The Feminization of Veterinary Medicine" |
| Perkins, Molly |
"Survival in a Small African American-Owned and -Operated Assisted Living Facility: A Process of Negotiating Risks" |
| Verrill, Linda A. |
"Changes in Role-Identity Meaning and Well-Being During the Transition to Retirement: Comparing Early and Later Retirees" |
| MAs Awarded in 2002 |
| Adkins, William |
Imagining Disability: Representations of Blindness and Deafness in Print Media |
| Gadgil, Malati |
"Sexuality in Dance: A Post-Modern interpretation of dance reviews in early twentieth century" |
| Jenkins, Steven T. |
"Bucking Conventional School of Thought: Eleven Jamaican Fathers' Beliefs and Practices on Corporal Punishment in Schools and at Home" |
| King, Joe |
"Jealousy As A Grieving Experience in Children's Book" |
| Mosley, Shariff Andre |
"An Exploratory Look at How Black Female Baby Boomers Envision Their Individual Retirements, and the Implictions" |
| Ono, Takamitsu |
""Is GSU Apparel Made in Sweatshops?": The Student Anti-Sweatshop Campaign at Georgia State University" |
| Polite, Hallbrook |
"What Happened to Intergenerational Mobility?: The Effect of Job Loss on Educational Outcomes for Black and White Teenagers" |
| Stern, Lili |
"Immigration and Labor Force Segmentation in the Persian Gulf States" |
| PHDs Awarded in 2001 |
| Dolan, Kathleen |
"HIV and STIs Among Lesbian Women: Constructions of Risk and Protection" |
| MAs Awarded in 2001 |
| Alavi (Kavanagh), Allison |
"Little White Lies: Racialized Images of the Phallus in the United States" |
| Bartlett (Minor), Robyn |
"Exploring Underlying Social Psychological Processes Effecting Elderly Residents When Relocating Into An Assisted Living Arrangement" |
| Bussler, Melissa Rose |
"The Life History of Anna Van Rhintz Buer" (non-thesis) |
| Chandler, Jennifer |
"It's A Long Haul: The Experiences of Women in Trucking" |
| Danner, Katherine |
"Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence: A Comparison Between Younger Individuals and Older Individuals" |
| Dillard, Joy |
"Feminism and Sadomasochism: An Analysis of Attitudes" (non-thesis) |
| Gonzalez, Catalina |
""Plan Colombia": Unveiling the Drug War" (non-thesis) |
| Lundquist, Carri |
"Gendered Poverty: Policy and Research Two Opposing Forces" |
| Patterson, Maxie Allyne |
"Occupational Segregation: A Sociological Analysis of Male Secretaries" (non-thesis) |
| Serajee, Shabina |
"The Meaning of Hijab Among Converted American Muslims" (non-thesis) |
| Stockdale, Thomas |
"Alcohol Problems and Older Americans: Testing the Social Control Theory" (non-thesis) |
| Sylvia, Polly |
"Where We Draw the Line: The Allocation of Amenities Within Four Neighborhoods In and Around Atlanta" |
| Williams, Jeffrey |
"Social Mobility of Africans in the United States" |
| PHDs Awarded in 2000 |
| Fuqua, Ron |
"Liberation Ideology and Practice in a Nursing Home" |
| Gregory, Donald Gilbert |
"More Than a Breadwinner: A Quantitative Feminist Analysis of Highly Involved Fathers" |
| Lofton, Teresa C. |
"Reclaiming an American Indian Identity: the Ethnic Renewal of the Lower Muskogee Creeks" |
| Moore, Paula |
"The Effects of Professionalization on Teachers' Attitudes Promoting Equity in K-12 Student Achievement" |
| Rinalducci, Edward |
""Authenticity Movements" in Ethnic and Religious Revivalism: A Reconceptualization and Examination of Cultural Communal Identity Movements" |
Sharpe, Tanya Telfair |
"Behind the Eight Ball: Sex for Crack Exchange, Poor Black Women, and Reproduction" |
| MAs Awarded in 2000 |
| Bell, Roni C. |
"The Culture of Custodial Grandparenting" |
| Curry, Regina |
"Understanding Mate Selection Among Gays and Lesbians: A Content Analysis of Homosexual and Heterosexual Personal Ads" |
| Johnson, Rebecca |
"The Window Into Oppression: White Racial Identity and Contemporary Activism" |
| Kamiya, Minori |
"The Effectiveness of Foreign Aid: Myth or Reality" |
| Konrad, Miriam |
"Transportology: A History of the Current Discourse and Its Application in Automobile Advertising" |
| Morgan, Eric Michael |
"Sociology As a Social Problem: A Critical Examination of the American Sociological Association's National High School Sociology Course" |
| Xiong, Shuyao |
"Influence of Role Identity on Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction" (non-thesis) |
| PHDs Awarded in 1999 |
| Barnes, Sandra |
"Positive Attitudes, Behavior, and Community Ties in Poor Urban Neighborhoods: The Impact of Neighborhood Effects, Household Economic Level, and Social Variables" |
| Crosby, Nandi |
"The Souls of Black Men: Male Discourse and its Critical Implications for Rethinking Black Feminist Thought." |
| Heishman, Annette |
"'Get Rid of It and Don't Dwell on It': Explanatory Models and Experiences of Breast Cancer by rural Women" |
| Hugh, Margaret M. |
" A Comparative Study of Adult Socialization in Eritrea and the U.S." |
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| MAs Awarded in 1999 |
| Black, Karen Wright |
"An Examination of Louisiana Covenant Marriage Laws" (non-thesis paper) |
| Boozer, William Strong |
"Sociological and Social Psychological Definitions of "self-Esteem" and Their Utility in a self-motivation Theory" (non-thesis paper) |
| Hines, Lawrence Joe. |
"The Creation of a National Menace: A Content Analysis of Drugs in the Popular Press" |
| Johnson, Charmayne |
"Grandparent Headed Families" (non-thesis paper) |
| Shearer, Diane C. |
"'Do You Think I'm Asking Too Much?': A Study of Divorce Mediation as Interactive Process" |
| Sheber, Larry R. |
"Managed Care and the Doctor-Patient Relationship: The Doctor's View" |
| Tezza, Laura |
"Do Gay Men Want To Be Fathers?" |
| Uhlin, Stephanie Anne. |
"Childfree or Childless?: An Examination of Relevant Literature and a Childfree Newsletter" |
| Watkins, Kimberley E. |
"Deindustrialization: US Occupational, Industrial, and Income Trends from 1980 to 1990" |
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| PHDs Awarded in 1998 |
| Allen, Gay |
"It's Not a Cold':From Cancer Person to Cancer Survivor -- The Process of Living with Cancer" |
| Brown, Cheryl Lynn. |
"Family or Work: Identity Salience Battles for Working Men and Women." |
| Basile, Kathleen C. |
"From Unwanted Sex to Wife Rape: Examining Sexual Coercion in Marriage on a Continuum of Severity." |
| King, Sharon |
"Future Planning Among Older African-American Parents of Adult Dependent Children: Retiring From the Caregiving Career." |
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| MAs Awarded in 1998 |
| Balachandran, Anand |
"The Emergence of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: A Sociological Analysis." |
| Boeri, Miriam |
"Women After Utopia: The Gendered Lives of Former Cult Members." |
| Chen, Del-An BryAnn. |
"We Just Got Together and We Enjoyed It": An Analysis of the Georgia Coalition for Battered Refugee and Immigrant Women as a Social Movement. |
| Esmail, Ashraf |
"Does Having Children Contribute to Marital Happiness: A scientific Question." |
| Wilson, Linda Ann. |
"Sex Discrimination and Firing Practices in the Atlanta Area." |
| Wooten, Karen |
"Predictors of Influenza Vaccination Among Elderly African-Americans: A Sociological Inquiry." |
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| PHDs Awarded in 1997 |
| Bull, Sheana Salyers. |
"Challenging Traditional Gender Roles: What is the Impact of Employment on Machismo/Marianismo and Sexual Behavior for Latino Men and Women?" |
| Paterline, Brent |
"Structural and Social Psychological Determinants of Prisonization." |
| Taylor, Leslie F. |
"Psychotropic Drug Use in a Nursing Home." |
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| MAs Awarded in 1997 |
| Adelman, Robert M. |
"A Multivariate Analysis of Urban Poverty: Contrasting Race, Region and Metropolitan Areas." |
| Brown, Mark |
"Poverty, Inequality and Black Homicide." |
| Pak, Nader |
"Does Religion Contriburte to General Well-Being: A Research Question." |
| Perkins, Molly M. |
"Panning for Gold: The Cost vs. the Rewards of Being a Personal Care Home Provider." |
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| PHDs Awarded in 1996 |
| Foster, Howard |
"An Examination of Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction." |
| Fraser, James |
"The Impact of Organizational Composition on the Emergence of Corporate Culture." |
| Porterfield, Jeff |
"The Influence of Neighborhood and Alienation on Norm Violating Behavior Among Atlanta Residents." |
| White, William S. |
"Growth Machines, Place Entrepreneurs, and Social Construction of Enclave Economies: An Examination of Atlanta's Chinese Enclave Economy." |
