Carreno-Lukasik, Gina

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) provides temporary relief from deportation and legal work authorization for eligible unauthorized youth in the U.S. In September of 2012, the Obama administration began to allow individuals that entered the country as minors be granted the opportunity of deferred action from deportations and work permits. In 2014, the motion for covering additional immigrants under the act was blocked by the courts, and as of 2018, President Trump plans on disbanding DACA as well as the DREAM act, changing the lives of millions who have shaped America. For this research, I conducted a literature review that examines the benefits and limitations of DACA, the emotional and mental effects of being an “illegal” immigrant, and the political views of members of the current U.S. administration that will threaten the lives of many. Finally, I propose a possible research project to further explore this issue.

In today's society, the investigations of the causes and patterns of rape incidents tend to focus on the actions or qualities of the individual victim or perpetrator. This literature review will analyze how society as a whole plays a role in positively or negatively influencing rape culture. Currently, society's stereotypes and attitudes about rape negatively influence rape culture by promoting rape myths that put blame on the victim or excuse perpetrators for their actions. The media also plays a significant role by promoting the romanticization of rape in pornography or the implicitly encouraging the action of rape in mainstream songs, books, etc. However, society has also influenced rape culture positively by creating social movements that raise awareness about rape and the solutions to combat it.

This literature review will analyze the relationship
between media usage and alcohol and tobacco consumption.
Elementary school students, high school
students, college students, and groups of different
races will be analyzed. It is evident that as media
influence increases in the life of the participant, alcohol
and tobacco use also tends to increase. Youth
should be taught to analyze the societal influences
that affect them so they are not deceived about
societal norms. Further research should be conducted
to identify whether social media use affects men
and woman differently in order to get a better view
on how men and women perceive societal messages
sent to them.

The public sphere has been long- saturated with the
spectacle. Among the most prominent form of the
spectacle on television is noted through infamous
family sitcoms that work to explain the dynamics of
family life. Sociologists have long questioned the
role of the family, working to define it as an evolving
institution. This qualitative deductive research study
seeks to examine American family life and how it is
sociologically interpreted on the screen. Using the
sitcoms “Full House” to examine the role of fathers in
the family; “Step By Step” to evaluate the dynamic of
step-family life; “George Lopez” and “One Day at a
Time” to observe Latino-American life; “Black-ish” to
understand the realities of Black-American life, and
“Boy Meets World” to determine the ways in which
education is responsible for shaping identity; this
study works to embed and question the depictions of
sitcoms into an analysis of American family life.

I explore the influence and potential effects of rape
myth acceptance on police decision making, specifically
the likelihood that an officer recommends that a
case goes to court. From officers’ perspectives, notable
characteristics of “legitimate” cases are identified.
Next, the relationship between a case’s legitimacy
and acceptance of specific rape myths are analyzed.
A conclusion that can be drawn is that, police officers
endorse few rape myths that affect their judgement
in recommending cases. However, another study
demonstrates that cases that do not go to court also
correlate with negative experiences between the victim
and officer. I explore a possible explanation that
would suggest rape myth acceptance plays a more
influential role in policing than previous studies suggest.
Lastly, I conclude with general weaknesses in
existing literature as well as potential areas of further
study.

This paper will use various sociological publications
based on research to investigate and analyze the relationship
between medical practitioners and patients
deemed terminal. Some topics the paper will include
how prepared practitioners feel they are in terms of
interacting with terminal patients, as well as the personal
methods of coping with grief that practitioners
implement into their private lives and their effects on
the professional lives of practitioners. There will also
be questions raised regarding how the preparation
of practitioners both in and out of medical school can
be improved or built on to ensure patient satisfaction
and enhanced interactions between the practitioner
and their patient.

With the growing trends in terrorist organizations and
threats of attack, one must wonder why the people
involved became terrorists in the first place. After
researching the topic, the research paper will delve
into why capitalism, political power, and religion are
all involved in why terrorist organizations are formed
and why people may join them. The capitalism argument
involves the correlation between its rise and
terrorism’s ride, and how the battle for resources may
cause some to resort to terrorism. Political power’s
argument will involve how protesters and debaters of
how someone may lead their country, may lead them
to resort to terrorism. Religion’s argument involves
belief that they are being discriminated against because
of their religion, and they want to be heard.
Then, I will introduce a study where I will identify people
who publicly identify as Muslim, or Arabic.