2008-2009 McNair Scholars
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Name: Marita Pinkstaff
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Class Standing: Senior
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Academic Area: Sociology & Philosophy
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Research Field: Rape Myths & Acceptance
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I am a senior majoring in Sociology and have recently chosen a minor
in Philosophy. This summer my research project will be a literature
review on dating attitudes, rape myth acceptance, and rape victim blame.
This fall I will construct a survey and administer it to samples at no
less than three demographically different colleges and universities,
then see how attitudes, myth acceptance, and victim blame compare
amongst them. By spring of 2008, I would like to present these finding
in conference. My ultimate academic goal is to earn a Ph. D. I am not
yet sure if I would like to enter into research and teaching or
counseling. I have considered graduate programs at Baylor University,
Ball State University, and the University of Maryland.
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I was initially drawn to the field of Sociology and other social
sciences, such as psychology and social-psychology, because I found in
them a fascinating way to better understand my own development and
behaviors, and especially, a way to understand some of the processes
that went into some of the choices I made throughout my troubled
adolescent years. This process of self-discovery through the social
sciences still motivates my learning, but I am further driven that one
day I will be an advocate for those in need and be able to share this
knowledge so that they may come to be more knowledgeable and accepting
of themselves.
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