The Sociological Research Practicum (SRP) was an annual data collection project from 1965 to 2024. Each year, a faculty member in the Department of Sociology was chosen as the Principal Investigator (PI) to design and manage the project. The topic and type of method varied each year, reflecting the interest of the PI. The SRP began in 1965 as the Indianapolis Area Project. Read more about the SRP's history, goals, and resources. In 2024, the SRP was re-envisioned to focus on graduate students' completion of the empirical paper.
Sociological Research Practicum
Recent Projects
On the SRP Bookshelf
How Families Matter: Simply Complicated Intersections of Race, Gender, and Work
Pamela Braboy Jackson and Rashawn Ray
Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans' Definitions of Family
Brian Powell, Catherine Bolzendahl, Claudia Geist, and Lala Carr Steelman
The health of college students on the autism spectrum as compared to their neurotypical peers (Autism)
Jane McLeod, Amelia Hawbaker, and Emily Meanwell