SO/AN 371: Foundations of Social Science Research: Quantitative Methods - Final Papers
Reports of Research Conducted by Sociology/Anthropology Students
Fall 2011: Millennials in the Workplace
What needs, expectations, and habits do today’s young people bring to the workplace, and what intergenerational tensions arise? These young adults – Millennials, born after 1980 – are the focus of our research, along with their Generation X and Baby Boomer co-workers and supervisors. Collectively, this research is based on six online surveys – two each of current Millennial students (a total of 523 St. Olaf juniors and seniors), Millennial workers (196 St. Olaf alumni) and Generation X and Baby Boomer workers (248 St. Olaf alumni).
All Squared Away?: An Examination of Millennials’ Use of Structure in the Workplace
Charlotte Bolch, Hannah Ehlenfeldt, Alondra Lopez, Ashley Menzel, and Emily Van Essen
Attitudes Toward Work Flexibility Across Generations
Juan-Ita Effiom, Domonick Fields, Alyssa Lynne, and Phoua Xiong
Can You Hear Me Now?: Personal Communication Technology in the Workplace
TaKeyah Dominique, Isabel Peris, Benjamin Taylor, Karl Turnlund
Feedback in an Intergenerational Workplace
Julia Coffin, Sarah McGivern, Laurel Underwood-Price, Serena Xiong, Hilary Zander
Helicopter Parenting?: Parental Involvement In the Workplace
Kyle Cassling, Justine Frederick, Ingrid Olson, William Totimeh, Matthew Venker
Hiring, Promotion, and Progress: Millennials’ Expectations in the Workplace
Kyra Friedell, Katrina Puskala, Morgan Smith, Nicole Villa
Social Responsibility in the Workplace: A Cross-Generational Study of Attitudes and Actions
Katie Curtis, Spencer McLarty, Kayla Peterson, and Gillian Rendahl
Fall 2010: The Transition to Adulthood
How do college students approach the transition to post-college life? As they consider their passions, develop their career plans, and investigate possible graduate programs, which resources, activities, and experiences do they turn to? Which resources do they find most helpful? How confident do they feel in their plans and skills? The papers included below address these questions, based on data from three online surveys of St. Olaf College students (1,025 students in total). As part of SOAN371, six teams of students conducted applied research on the transition to post-college life, serving as research consultants for the St. Olaf Main Street Project Steering Committee, a group charged with exploring ways that the college might better prepare students for the transition to vocation and career. Student consultants gathered data to answer the committee’s questions about students’ plans and experiences regarding preparation for the transition to post-college life – information that could be put to practical use in new and improved programs for students. The research teams also conducted research to advance social science knowledge about the transition from college to vocation and career.
Approaching the Transition to Adulthood: Vocational and Career Discernment among Undergraduates
Julia Aaker, Avery Baird, James Cahalan, Fatima Omar, Kylie Swanson, Siri Thompson
Building Transferable Skills through Informal Experiences
Soraya Dangor, Maddie Hansen, Breanna Johnson, Anna Martin, Zach Pietryla
Gaining Formal Career and Job Experience: A Study of Undergraduate Career Seeking
Alexia Gurtcheff, Charles Madsen, Sarah Melcher, Kyla Riley, Anna Carlson Schattauer, Matt Wojick
The Job Search: An Investigation of Students’ Feelings Toward Post-Graduation Plans
Elaine Atcheson, Green Bouzard, Ryan Evans, Morgan Harden, Kathryn Southard, and Ryan Trostrud
College Students’ Career Exploration: The Impact of Social Networks and Individual Self-Efficacy
Stephanie Abbas, Miriam Brown, Kurt Hager, Victoria Heinonen, Rae Tamblyn, and Tenzin Norzin Waleag
Students’ Attitudes, Beliefs and Plans Regarding Career Planning and Post-College Life
Dana Goetsch, Catey Jordan, Clara Jung, Liz Lampman, Sara Nobbs, Corbin Ruiz
Fall 2009: College Students and Social Support
How much do college students feel supported by the people in their lives? To what extent do they experience a sense of belonging, closeness, and caring, as well as tangible support, and from whom? What happens when support is lacking? The papers included below examine these questions. Collectively, they are based on an online survey of 333 St. Olaf College students.
Religiosity and Perceived Social Support
Mara Fink, Laya Hess, Melanie Hornbeck, Brita Johnson, Lyndel Owens, and Violet Thor
The Drive for Thinness: The Relationship between Social Support, Body Image, and Eating Habits
Emily Larson, Jessica Retka, Emily Quinnell, Alyssa Williams, and fifth author
Peer and Parental Support Among College Students
Ryan Anderson, Polina Bugayev, Cia Guglielmina, Greta Gaetz, Zachary Hylton, and Kayli Kirkegaard
Ole to Ole: A Study on Social Support Reciprocity at St. Olaf College
Sarah Bosch, Scott Grandt, Katie Mangan, Dan Murphy, and Erin Thompson
+1 Friend Request: The Internet and Social Support
Karin Christenson, Kirstine Foster, Joseph Schantz, and Alex Schmidt
Kaia Bjorlie, Nikolaus Rasmus, Elizabeth Reynolds, Kathryn Sorenson, and Andrew Wilson
The Over-Involved Ole: Community Involvement and Depressive Symptoms
Cassie Forster, Kari Grimes, Mia Philip, Stacy Robert, and Clara Swanson
"The Buzz" on Collegiate Social Drinking and Social Support
Karin Devick, Kristin Johnson, Heidi Seltz, and Stacie Theobald
Fall 2008: College Students and Close Relationships
Do you wonder how college students feel about interethnic dating and long-distance relationships? Are you concerned about loneliness among college students and how they cope with it? Are you curious about students’ experiences with virginity loss and hook-ups, the attitudes of heterosexual students toward gay and lesbian students, and student expectations of finding a future spouse at college? The papers included below report on these topics. Collectively, they are based on an online survey of 315 St. Olaf College students.
The Colors of Love: Attitudes toward Inter-ethnic Romantic Relationships among College Students
Nick Coley, Sarah Jacobson, Tessa Johanson, and Sarah Kirby
So Close But So Far Away: Comparing Intimacy Levels in Long Distance and Geographically Close Dating Relationships
Samantha Davison, Susan Hill, Caroline Mondoh, and Kai Redalen
Consultant: Seth Huiras, Statistics Fellow, Center for Integrative Research
College Student Responses to First Intercourse Experience
Nellie R. Adams, Ellyn M. Arevalo, Brian J. Kantor, and Essa A. Mohamed
Dating and Hookups: A look at intimate experiences among current college students
Jaclyn Miller, Jose Ramirez, Will Smith, and Nichole Rohlfsen
Kate Virkler, Statistics Fellow
Ring by Spring?: Attitudes Toward Marriage Among College Students
Erin L. E. Anderson, Monika R. Hartsel, Jacob L. Koch, Carol Ann Pedersen
Breaking Down Homophobic Attitudes: The effect of gender and level of contact on homophobic Attitudes in college students
Anne Steeves, Martha Stuckey, Selina Betcher, and Jon Mahnke
Loneliness and Social Networks
Christine Luhrs, Alexander Solomon, Miranda Lubarsky, and Nong Vue
