California Sociology Forum iv CALIFORNIA SOCIOLOGY FORUM Student Journal CONTENTS VOLUME VII Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 Letter from the Editors.................................................................... vii About the Editors ............................................................................. ix Research Articles Proximity and Social Integration (Golden Eagle Sociology Student Paper Competition Award- Winning Paper) Carla Ocampo ................................................................... 1 The Long-Term Effects of Child Physical Abuse Serena Yeager .................................................................. 18 Homelessness: How Did We Come to Recognize It as Such a Problem and the Possible Ways to Solve It Steven Russell .................................................................. 28 Unhoused African Americans and LGBTQIA+ Youth: Disproportionately Overrepresented Groups in the Unhoused Population Jason Chen and Dr. Theodoric Manley ......................... 47 Theoretical Works The Denial of Self and Belonging: Exploring Disability Identity and Society Using Classical Sociological Theory Lauren Whiting ............................................................... 68 Marx and the Question of Palestine Victoria Torres ................................................................. 77 K-pop Fandoms Through Durkheim’s Lens Lani Tran-Nguyen ........................................................... 87 California Sociology Forum v Creative Works Art Cover Image: Further Discussion on A Reflection of Our Time Annica Mejia and Taryn Bates ...................................... 98 Poetry Roles and Impressions within Romantic Relationships and Heartbreak Taryn Bates .................................................................... 101 Op-eds Kimberlé Crenshaw on Intersectionality and Critical Race Theory Nicole R. Perez ............................................................... 105 Reviews Books Gender Without Identity by Avgi Saketopoulou and Ann Pellegrini Angel Jaimes .................................................................. 112 Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net by Jessica Calarco Abigail Whitenack ......................................................... 118 Reconsidering Death: A Sociological Review of Brandi Schillace's Death’s Summer Coat Kayla Bellipanni ............................................................ 121 I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez Shanya A. Olivares Perez ............................................. 125 California Sociology Forum vi Books (cont.) Just Like Family: How Companion Animals Joined the Household by Andrea Laurent-Simpson Alicia Justice Meilich .................................................... 128 Dillard’s Promise by Gilbert Leslie Ian Joaquin Esparza ..................................................... 131 Film Blood Quantum by Jeff Barnaby Jalene Garcia-Santamarina.......................................... 134 Under the Same Moon by Patricia Riggen Hilda Gamero ................................................................ 137 TV Shows Birth of a Rebellion: A Sociological Look at Andor – A Star Wars Story Ian Joaquin Esparza ..................................................... 141 Anime: The Human Experience according to Frieren: Beyond Journey's End / Sōsō no Furīren Nathalie Velasco-Quiroz ............................................... 147 Music When Dreams Begin Again: A Reflection on New Order’s ‘Dreams Never End’ Sammy Garcia III ......................................................... 151 Analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s 2016 Grammy Performance Dorcia White .................................................................. 161 Cavetown’s ‘Guilty’ Through a Sociological Lens Tenille Blackburn .......................................................... 168 3 - Table of Contents - Volume_7_California_Sociology_Forum_Student_Journal_2024-2025