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Retooling gender? a constructivist analysis of Tomboy Tools / by Rebecca Collins-Nelsen.
(2010)
"In this study, I will examine the case of 'Tomboy Tools' as a form of gendered material culture. I will analyze the way this company has come to cross the traditional gender boundaries placed on women that has historically ...
Gendered experiences in the gym
(2017)
Since the 1970s, women’s memberships in gyms have been on the rise, and co-ed gyms
have become increasingly popular. However, much of the existing research on co-ed gyms
suggests that traditional gender divisions – who ...
Recategorizing pornography through technocultural change
(2012-11-10)
Pornography has long been a subject of great controversy, much disagreement and conflict on intellectual and legal levels. There have been extensive debates on pornography regarding its potential to do psychological harm, ...
A Seventh fire spark preparing the seventh generation : what are the education related needs and concerns of students from Rainy River First Nations
(2012-11-10)
This study examines factors that impact high school completion for Rainy River First Nations students living on-reserve in the Manitou Rapids community in Ontario. Utilizing traditional community knowledge as a guiding ...
Human trafficking in Canada crisis or confusion : an examination of Canada's trafficking legislation and the development of a social crisis
(2012-11-10)
Since the implementation of Canada's domestic human trafficking
legislation in 2005, the media, police, and government agencies have paid
increasing attention to this issue. Using a social constructionist approach, ...
Sex and death in modern America : media as a haven for taboo transgression
(2012-11-10)
This study examines popular media representations of sex and death, using examples from television, film and the internet, and frames them using Bakhtin's [Mikhail Bakhtin] theory of carnivalization and Foltyn's [Jacque ...
Navigating Barriers: A Grounded Theory of the Experiences of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(2016)
This research project serves as an initial foray into the experiences Canadian Armed Forces
veterans with PTSD. Several problems are identified with the current sociological and social
scientific literature on military ...
Cultural identity and notions of safe space among young indigenous women in an urban context: the case of Thunder Bay
(2019)
Indigenous people of Canada have been relocating from their home communities, and
moving into larger urban city centers at unprecedented rates (Norris, Clatworthy, & Peters
2013). The population shift of Indigenous-based ...