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Honors
Students who have shown marked excellence and an unusual degree of academic independence may be invited to participate in the Honors Program. Students in their third year who have attained at least a B+ average in sociology are usually considered for honors work; decisions about honors take place during the spring semester. Although it is common for honors students to undertake original research or a special study supervised by a member of the department, the college bulletin indicates that it is also possible to fulfill the requirements for honors via a general examination, participation in a special seminar or teaching assistance. In consultation with several members of the department, honors candidates will construct and execute a plan of study. Often students will prepare for honors work by enrolling in an independent study course during their junior year. The successful completion of both the research and of an oral examination leads to the award of honors in sociology. Those students who are interested in and believe that they may be eligible ought to consult with their department advisor as soon as possible. In recent years, students have completed the following theses:| “Sobornist” and Catholicity among Connecticut’s Ukrainian Catholics: Organizational Survival as Cultural Performance | Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky '05 |
| "Performing blackness: symbolic boundaries and aesthetic distinctions among spoken word poets in Boston" | Crystal Marie Fleming '04 |
| "The Role of Race and Class in Social Perceptions of Extreme School Violence" | Erin Klein '03 |
| "Education in Israel: Center and Periphery" | Rachel Schwartz '02 |
| "Modernity, Social Inequality and Revenge" | Dena Citron '01 |
| "Education Reform in South Asia: A World Bank Perspective" | Anne Freden '00 |
| "The Role of Institution Design in the Problems of Collective Action: The Case of the Ozone Regime" | Elizabeth Holzer '00 |
| "Reading Between the Genes: The Human Genome Project in Popular Discourse" | Judith Scott '00 |
| "The Declining Significance of Race and Gender: Social Status and Class Influence in the Jury Room" | Erin York '99 |
| "No Way Out: The Life History of Terrance Carter" | Angela Dougan-Akuoku '99 |
| "Marginality and Modernity: A Study of Identity and Experience Among Low Income Residents of Boston" | Caroline Hanley '98 |
