SOCIOLOGY AND THE INTERNET
Student Research Papers

Papers from Winterim 2001

Jeanette Block, The Internet: a Tool for 21st Century Ministry
Christina Cross, Virtual Healing: Coping with Death
Giles Gomme, Religion on the Internet
Gemma Hoffman, A Forum for Parents and Teachers
June Karp, Unsigned Musicians: From Garage To The Inernet
Lori Lieberum, The Gay Community: Finding Support Through the Internet
Felicia Rockko, Native Americans Online: Identity on the Internet
Nicole Stokley, Women, Webcams and the Web!

Papers from Spring 2000

Heather Bannister, Activists Against the Death Penalty Use the Internet to Gain Support 
Michael Bealor, Gay Activists Use the Power of the Net to Strengthen Community 
Amy Biederman, Depression and the Internet
Scott Bishop, How Internet Privacy Advocates Are Using the Internet to Bring About Change
Regina Buchhofer, Gay Unity on the Internet
Koryn Cucuzelli, Challenging Multinational Corporations' Labor Practices: Disapproval on the Net
Tamika Drinks, How Chinese Human Rights Organization Are Using the Internet to Promote Social Change
Maria Lubrano, Using the Internet to Advocate Gun Control
Rob Moronese, The Gun Control War: How are Gun Advocates Using the Internet to Create Social Change?
David Mrosek, Cyber Election 2000: The Role of the Internet in the U.S. Presidential Election of 2000
Denise Strojanov, How Advocates for the Homeless Are Using the Internet
Curtis Saal, The Growing Presence of Abortion Rights on the Internet
Krista Trani, The Internet as a Vehicle for Health Care Reform
Kimberly VanBuskirk, Feminists' Use of the Internet Through Virtual Communities
Diane Vari, Case Study: How Activists Used the Internet to Organize Protests Against the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and the World Trade Organization Scheduled for April 16-17, 2000 in Washington, D.C.

Papers from Spring 1999

Gulcin Bal, "Teachers on the Internet"
Debra Burock, "The Use of Virtual Communities for Eating Disorder Support"
Glenn Charney, "Cops Onine"
Alissa Davitt, "How Homosexuals Are Using the Web"
Veronica DeRosa, "Virtual Communities of Single Parents"
Nicole DiPiero, "The Presence of Scientiology on the Internet: Good, Bad and Otherwise"
Adrian Dolan, "The Magick of a Virtual Community"
Julie Hoffmann, "Victims of Domestic Abuse Use the Internet to Communicate"
Ji-Yun Kim, "A Virtual Community For and By Korean Adoptees"
Jared Maier, "Students for a Free Tibet"
Ashley Pantaleo, "Dealing with Depression and Loneliness on the Internet"
Jennifer Sabatino, "Rape Survivors: A Study of a Virtual Community"
Alisa Tavani, "Does a Gay and Lesbian Community Exist on the Internet?"
Domenick Vitale, "Sports Fans on the Internet"
Ryan Wallace, "Born Again Christianity"
Kevin Ward, "The Militia Movement and the Internet"
Dawn White, "Christian Counseling Resources for Spiritual, Physical, and Mental Health"
Tonya Woods, "Social Security and Change"
Chuck Zepp, "Hackers"

Papers from Spring 1998

Natalie Banks, "Addicts Recover on the Internet"
Jeffrey Clouser, "The Internet and Militia Groups"
Dina Cooper, "An Introduction to Self-Mutilation and Its Presence on the Internet"
Agatha Curran, "A Study of Hate Groups on the Internet"
Shana Gershman, "The Gothic Culture Invades the Internet"
Samir Hasan, "The Struggle for Identity: South Asians on the Internet"
Christine Hastings, "'I Feel So Welcome and Normal': TBI Survivor Communities on the Internet"
Jason Hind, "Virtual Community of Weight Loss Support"
Turkisha Renee Johnson, "Caregivers of Cancer Patients on the Internet"
Christine Kerby, "The Virtual Communities of Alien Abductees"
Eric Lederer, "A Day in the Life of a Single Person, Online"
Erica Uhl, The Internet and Its Support for Cocaine Addicts
Jessica Yu, "Korean Americans: A Study of a Virtual Community"

Papers from Summer 1997

Thomas Beer, "A Merger of the Sciences: Conservation Biology on the Internet"
LaTanya D. Carmichael, "Children with Cancer"
Bruce T. Carroll, "Suicide on the Internet: A Sociological Analysis of a Virtual Community"
Lauren D'Acierno, "A Study of Information and Internet Sites for Leukemia Patients and Their Families"
Melissa C. DeShields, "A Study of Feminists Against Censorship"
Frank Ferri, "Widows and Widowers on the Internet"
William F. Hall, "The Internet and Vietnam Veterans"
Christopher Mason, "Fantasy Baseball: A Study of a Social Setting on the Internet"
Michael P. Mertz, "Fat Acceptance: A Study of Identity in a Virtual Community"
Jineene Morgan, "A Study of Caregivers for AIDS Victims"
Orlando Rivera, "UFO Talk Online"
Ray Subijiano, "Magic: The Phenomena"

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