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Women at the heart of the social economy : what motivates women to work in the social economy in Whitehorse, Yukon?
(2009)
This thesis looks at the importance of women in the social economy in Whitehorse and the motivations influencing women's participation in this sector of the economy. Women's involvement in the traditional economy has been ...
The Infant feeding experiences of urban Aboriginal mothers : implications for universal breastfeeding policy
(2009)
In Canada breastfeeding rates are lower among marginalized women and studies have demonstrated that successful and exclusive breastfeeding for the recommended six months frequently requires an extensive support system, one ...
Inuit youth migration from Iqaluit to Ottawa
(2009)
With a public perception that Inuit youth are leaving the North, it is important to improve our understanding of migration in the Circumpolar North. The purpose of this pilot study is to identify, investigate and critically ...
The Effects of the knowledge economy on women and resource dependent communities in Northern Ontario
(2009)
Historically women have often been confined to the home while their husbands were expected to earn a living to support their families. This was particularly true in resource communities as little job diversity existed, ...
Reproductive tourism : the case of India, a feminist critical discourse analysis of Indian gestational surrogacy tourism
(2009)
Within an increasingly globalized medical community, people have begun to travel outside of their own geographic locations in order to obtain various medical procedures. Reproductive tourism is one of the latest developments ...
Social construction of the middle class : class identification and class images of young Canadians
(1999)
There is a contradiction between some of the theoretical
issues regarding class and the results of subjective class
identification research in the United States and in Canada.
Arguments concerning the decline of the ...
Performing authenticity : the game of contemporary backpacker tourism
(2002)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze contemporary backpacker tourism in Australia. It is
an investigation into the degree to which aspects of backpacker tourism have become
incorporated into mainstream culture despite ...
Painting like a housewife : an inquiry into gender bias in professional art education
(2005)
Primary research method consisted of in-depth interviews with 10 female artists from Thunder Bay, Northwestern Ontario, Canada.
Fanning the flames? Negotiating gendered identity in forest fire suppression
(2006)
This thesis is an examination of gendered identity in a regional Canadian
community. Using ethnographic observation and in-depth interviews, I explore the
ways in which female forest firefighters negotiate ‘competent’ ...
Listening to the voices that matter most : establishing personhood in people residing in long-term care with a diagnosed dementia
(2009)
This study sought to hear the voices of people residing in a long-term care facility (LTC), thereby recognizing the inherent worth in all people despite the constraints of dementia. Data were collected through the generation ...