"Catalyst" is a publication of the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention. This issue contains the following articles: (1) The National Study of Student Hazing Initial Findings; (2) The Social Norms Marketing Research Project--An Update; (3) Message From William…

The paper reports on research conducted by third-year sociology students into student identities at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. This university was formed as a result of a merger between two formerly "racially" defined universities. The research, comprising interviews and observation and taking place at the…

Engaging students in a course in the Sociology of Religion can be a challenge, particularly when working with student populations in a homogeneous region of the country who have limited experience with religious diversity. We approached the course from a sociological/anthropological perspective, requiring each student to complete an in-depth…