The term social infrastructure may be unfamiliar to many, but it plays a crucial role in bringing people together, countering isolation, and building social capital. …
Communal living is an intentional group of 5 or more unrelated people living in a shared space, house, or property with shared interests, beliefs, and/or …
Pain is often understood as an incommunicable, physical experience – yet it’s also one that is inherently shaped by social contexts. Driven by a sociologically-informed …
How do variable economic conditions affect the work and profession of business lawyers? 19 semi-structured interviews were conducted with practicing business lawyers, categorized in a …
Individuals diagnosed with disabilities and people of color are two demographic subgroups who are disproportionately criminalized and arrested. Most research on criminalization focuses on either …
This study examines the employee resource groups that exist within the U.S. Congress known as Congressional Staff Organizations (CSOs). CSOs are led by staffers, employees …
This dissertation interrogates the evolution of the most ambitious phase of rights-based welfare expansion in post-colonial India and its effects on local governance and civic …
The present study aims to present a more holistic analysis of queer identity development milestones by considering the impacts of intersecting social identities and generational …
In recent years, social norms have attracted increasing notice in the policy realm, particularly in the field of international development. Surprisingly, given a long history …
Income inequality has risen steadily since the mid-20th century, while the current concentration of wealth in the hands of the 0.1% rivals that of the …
This paper investigates the question of how current economic models driving policies perpetuate inequality. I analyze three policies that I use as case studies: taxation, …
This dissertation consists three quantitative analyses that aim to examine the impact of migration not only on migrants themselves, but also on their young children …
