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Working-out : women's work at a leisure facility
This thesis investigates women's formal and informal
marginalization at work, focusing on employment and job
assignments in the aquatics department of a leisure facility
in Thunder Bay. I outline the theoretical ...
Androgyny in feminist utopian literature : fictional challenges to stereotypic gender constructions
(2000)
One emphasis in feminism has been the issue of gender stereotypes, particularly
concerning their role in the construction of what are thought to be normative male and female
traits and sex roles. The supposed naturalness ...
Indicators of fear of victimization
(1993)
The main objective of this thesis was to examine the
indicators of fear of victimization by incorporating the
variables age, gender, living arrangement and security
precautions into Warr and Stafford’s (1983) conceptual ...
Hegemonic masculinity : just another day at the gym?
(2000)
This thesis is an examination of masculinity and gym culture in a regional
Canadian community. Through ethnographic observation and in depth interviews I
explore the ways in which masculinity is Hterally embodied in the ...
Little community that could but wouldn't : a case study of controversy, innovation and social change among northern Ojibwa
(1984)
The main conclusion arrived at in this thesis is that
social change in northern Ojibwa communities is linked to
the balance of power and dependence found between various
individuals and groups. To arrive at this the ...
Determinant variables in seasonal migration cessation
(1992)
Past research into the seasonal migration of the elderly has mainly
focused on how health and economic systems are affected by this group
as well as how social and kinship ties are maintained by active
participants. ...
Community context of retiree migration intentions
(1985)
Current research into retiree migration has
focused on identifying geographical patterns of migration
and on analysing the personal characteristics of retirees.
Very few studies have investigated the community context
of ...
Religion, modernity and homosexual ordination in a liberal protestant denomination
(1993)
The United Church of Canada's General Council
determined that all members could be considered for
ordained ministry regardless of sexual orientation
in 1988.
The membership was not unanimous in this matter.
This ...
Older adults as volunteers in Thunder Bay
(1993)
This is a descriptive and exploratory study which examines
the characteristics and expressed motivations among older adults
in Thunder Bay toward volunteerism and if altruism is in fact the
main reason for why older ...
State and the reproduction of capital : urban renewal in Thunder Bay, 1965-1973
(1985)
The purpose of this inquiry is to examine the relationship of
the state to the reproduction of capital. The thesis will consider
the question of the relationship of the state to capital at the
theoretical and empirical ...