Below are theses, dissertations, and professional papers completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Sociology Department.
For the entire collection, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The In/visible Stockade: Sex Offender Management, Governmentality, and the Search for Normal Life, Christopher Wakefield
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Model Minority Myth and The Mental Well-Being of Academically Struggling Asian Americans, Jan Michael Roa Ballesteros
Racialized Places: Community Development within the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, Camisha Fagan
Mediating Religion in Las Vegas: An Ethnographic Exploration of Technology, Celebrity Culture, and Place Attachment in a Multisited Megachurch, Josiah Kidwell
Consumers of Sex, Romance and the Spectacle: An Ethnographic Study of Female Tourists in Bangkok’s Adult Entertainment Zones, Jason H. Scott
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Constructing the Perfect Girlfriend: Gender, Class, Race, & Performativity of Paid Intimacy in Nevada Brothels, Christina Parreira
Italianness on the Strip: Stereotypes, Dreams, and Nostalgia in Las Vegas Italian-Themed Attractions, Marta Soligo
Blue Lives Matter: Identity and the Internet, Jennifer M. Stevens
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
An Investigation of White-Collar Criminal Sentencing Disparities in Six Federal District Courts, Lauren Frances Elizabeth Galloway
Strategic Resistance in an African Owned Hair Salon: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Nationality in U.S. America, Nicole Jenkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
On Muddy Banks: An Ecoethnography of a River Island Community, Nicholas Baxter
Email is Alive: How to Communicate with Graduate College Students, Valarie C. Burke
Attitudes toward Marijuana Legalization: Temporal and Thematic Trends, Daniel James Krystosek
From Deviant Symbol to Cultural Icon? Understanding Pit Bull Stigma, Genevieve Minter
In Pursuit of Social Justice at the Postmodern Turn: Intersectional Activism through the Lens of the Ecosexual Movement, Jennifer Jean Reed
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Contesting and Constructing Gender, Sexuality, and Identity in Women's Roller Derby, Suzanne Becker
School Bullying: Exploring Juvenile Victimization Trends with the NCVS School Crime Supplement (NCVS-SCS), Matthew Morris Le Claire
Fathers’ Caregiving in Fragile Families: Variation by Family Contexts, Gender Ideology, Race and Ethnicity, Rachel Teressa Macfarlane
Fighting For Fellowship: An Ethnographic Exploration of Mixed Martial Arts Culture in Las Vegas, Brian O'hara
Assessing the Potential for a Backfire Effect on Citizen Perceptions: A Test of Hot Spot Policing in Las Vegas, Steven Andrew Pace
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Worked to Leisure: The Intersections of Volunteerism, Work, and Leisure, Denise Nicole Cook
The Role of Social Location in Coping with Caregiving, Jacqueline Ragin
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Working as Civic and Patriotic Duty for Consumption: A Critical Discourse Analysis of American Presidential Inaugural Speeches Since World War II, Michelle Leigh Casey
The Birth of an Arts Scene, William Goldberg
Schoolgirls: Embodiment Practices Among Current and Former Sex Workers in Academia, Jennifer Heineman
Globalization and the Rise of Militant Islamic Social Movement Organizations: The Case of UAMSHO (Awakening) Group in Zanzibar., Deogratius Mshigeni
Bursting the Backpacker Bubble: Exploring Backpacking Ideology, Practices, and Contradictions, Mark J. Salvaggio
Growing Together? Community, Culture, and Gardening in Downtown Las Vegas, Tyler S. Schafer
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Electronic Dance Music: From Deviant Subculture to Culture Industry, Christopher T. Conner
Pushing for New Options in Childbirth: A Case Study in Contemporary Integrative Midwifery, Kerie Ann Francis
Analyzing Television News: Pro-Social & Anti-Social Effects of Criminal Depictions & Information Processing on Race Perceptions, Eunette Gentry
What Happens in Las Vegas? How Exhibitors Use the Tradeshow Floor and Social Venues to Facilitate Business, Chrissy L. Nanton
The Convergence of Structure and Design Between Video Games and Video Gambling, Daniel Sahl
What I Wore Today: Gender, Self, and Brand Culture in the Blogosphere, Jennifer Marie Whitmer
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Our Side of the Fence: Investigating the New Nativism in the United States, Candace Griffith
Sex Worker Rights Organizing as Social Movement Unionism: Responding to the Criminalization of Work, Crystal A. Jackson
Testing Orthodox Utilitarian and Extrajudical Determinants of Incarceration in the U.S. at the State-Level, 1980-2005, Pavel V. Vasiliev
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Community Resources and Black Social Action, F Street, A Case Study, Robert Joseph Mckee
Cooperation, Competition and the Development of Institutional Capacity: Civil Rights and Public Transportation in Southern Nevada, Bruce Erwin Turner
Formal, Bounded, and "Hyper" Rationality in Police Processing of Sexual Assualt Claims: Case Dispositions and UCR Reporting, Brooke M. Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Boys' club: An exploration into the social world of a Las Vegas casino sports book, Frederick W. Krauss
Selling knowledge: A sociological analysis of attorney advertisement in Las Vegas, Giselle Velasquez
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The sociology of scenes, the Sacramento poetry scene, Dana Nell Maher
Quest for Quotidian: A National Survey of Non-Heterosexual Attitudes Toward Marriage, Troy A. McGinnis
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The logic of movement: Consumption logistics on the Las Vegas Strip, Robert Dean