Sociology and Public Policy Program

Program Overview

Sociology and public policy are closely linked fields, as sociology provides valuable insights into the social dynamics and structures that underpin public policy decisions and their impact on society.

Sociology is the scientific study of society and human social behavior, including the structures, institutions, and processes that shape social life. Public policy refers to the decisions and actions taken by governments and other institutions to address social problems and meet the needs of their constituents.

Eureka Alumni from this program have received admission offers to University of California - Berkeley, Dartmouth College, Swarthmore College, and other top US universities. Alumni from this program have gone off to pursue studies in Political Science, Economics, and other majors.

Several students that have completed this program also participated in prestigious competitions and have received various awards, such finishing as a finalist at Economic & Financial Modeling competitions, National Merit Scholarship, Allan J Gauthier Mathematics Award, among others.

In addition, we are proud to see students in this program actively participating in the community, volunteering where possible. Several of our students have founded non-profit organizations to help their local community. 1 student planned a 1 month volunteering program in Xiangxi, Hunan Province, to teach Primary 1 to 5 students English.

The below sections will provide more insight into the students that have attended this program and share their experiences and successes.

Research Topic Samples

The Inherent Differences Among Two Main Asian Cast Movies in Hollywood

This paper compares the movies "The Joy Luck Club" and "Crazy Rich Asians," which both feature full Asian casts in Hollywood. The author explores the motivations of the authors and directors of both films and finds that they share a similar wish for their movies. The theme of filial nationalism is intertwined through both movies in different ways, and their reception is influenced by the current political environment of America, where representation and anti-racism are more important than thirty years ago. The authors of both films wanted to connect with Asian American history and highlight the lack of representation and misrepresentation of Asians in Hollywood and the world. The author of this thesis wrote the paper while attending the Eureka program.

• Dartmouth College
• Columbia University
• (EA) University of Michigan
• (EA) Michigan State University
• Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
• University of California - Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Eureka Research Title

The Impact Of The Trump Administration On Chinese International Students