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Changing subcultures from old roles to new identities : an analysis of gender through the emergence of women in drag racing / by Amanda R. Sundell.
(2009)
This is a study in interpretive and critical sociology of the experiences of women in drag racing. The purpose of this study is to examine and give voice to women's gendered experiences in drag racing. The methodology ...
Internet use of linguistic minorities within a dominant culture : a case study of Francophones in Northwestern Ontario / by Nicole Corbett.
(2007)
Outside the province of Québec, Francophones are often marginalized with regard to availability of products in their language. The Internet, a growing phenomenon, is marketed as a tool, which provides information and ...
Aging with a long-term physical impairment: An ever-changing process
(2009-05-28)
The experience of people aging with long-term physical impairments is a relatively new
area of research which requires further attention. There will be more people who reach old age
who have lived with a long-term physical ...
Cutting grass : the uncertainty of coming of age in the post-Fordist era
(2000)
An ethnographic description and analysis of a small group of young adult males (Kingston, Ontario) trying to make the transition from employment as a youth into the adult world of work. Discussion of the interrelationships ...
Mapping feminist praxis and identity : a case study of women's health activism in Northwestern Ontario, 1980-1992
(2001)
Thesis examines women's involvement in organizing around women's health in Thunder Bay and Northwestern Ontario by constructing a social history of key groups -- The Women and Health Sub-committee, the Women's Health Action ...
Failure in the frostbelt : the city in winter / by Andriko John Lozowy.
(2007)
"The result of a culture rigidly atomized by individual autonomy has meant that even winter’s icy chill has not prompted a spirit of collective gathering amongst citizens. Instead, the contemporary urban winter is marked ...
Constructing local culture in a near media monopoloy
(2003)
The main objective of this thesis is to examine how the local radio news media in
Thunder Bay construct local culture. Two paradigms are used to explain this process:
instrumentalism and structuralism. Although other ...
Worldviews in transition : the changing nature of the Lake Nipigon Anishinabek Metis
(2003)
In Northwestern Ontario (NWO) there is a need to assure a more complete
understanding of the Indigenous voice. The researcher, who examined existing theories
and research methodologies in sociology, determined that these ...
Cyborgology and the limits of human and machine implosion
(2003)
Introduction
Anxiety accompanies human/machine intersections. This condition is,
however, relatively new. Early work on machinic extensions of humans (men in
particular) for space travel occurred at roughly the same ...
In the eye of the beholder : an investigation of insider perspectives on the concept of successful aging
(2003)
This research study is an exploration regarding the concept of successful aging and what
it means to older individuals whose voices have commonly been disregarded in research o f this
nature. Data were collected from a ...