Department of Sociology Graduate Theses
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Does Gender Play a Role?: Judges and Trial Outcomes in Sexual Assault Cases in Canada
Canada undertook a major reform of the laws surrounding rape beginning in 1983. As a result of this reform, rape was re-conceptualized as ‘sexual assault’, and laws surrounding consent and earlier sexual history were ... -
The bio-political governance of pregnancy in Turkey through the current Family Medicine Model’s pregnancy-monitoring mandate
This dissertation examines the bio-political governance of pregnancy in Turkey with a focus on the current Family Medicine Model (FMM), which has a specific mandate to monitor pregnant women to increase their access to ... -
Networks of Solidarity in Prison Writing: Facilitation of Critical Penal Discourse through the Kingston Prison for Women's Tightwire Publication
From the 1960’s-1990’s, prisoners in both North America and abroad published interconnected journals through the Penal Press. Under this umbrella of publications, the women sentenced to the Kingston Prison for Women (P4W), ... -
You Are Never Lonely With A Robot: A Qualitative Content Analysis on the Use of Anthropomorphic Technologies
Loneliness is understood as the perceived unmet desire for human attachment. In recent years, there has been a growing concern surrounding loneliness that has prompted many to consider ways to remedy the issue. Presently, ... -
From the Streets to the Tweets: Social Network Analysis of Canadian Street Gang Members and Their Use of Twitter, Facebook and Youtube
In the last two decades, the use of social networking sites (SNS) has increased at an astounding rate. Research regarding street gangs’ use of social media generally suggests two assumptions: Firstly, street gang members ... -
Developing a Pedagogy of Disjuncture: Attending to the Learner-Teacher at the Heart of Higher Education Teacher Devlopment
This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored the role of disjuncture in influencing teacher identity and practice in higher education. I adopted Peter Jarvis’ (2006) concept of disjuncture, a state whereby individuals ... -
Mindfulness, Self, and Society: Toward a Sociological Critique of Mindfulness- Based Interventions
Initially introduced to the clinical literature in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness has continued to emerge as an empirically model of intervention used for addressing individual barriers ranging from psychological ... -
From Health Care to Self-Care: Workplace Wellness Programs and Health Discrimination
On March 2, 2017, a potential loophole to the United States Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) was presented to the United States Congress. Bill H.R.1313 seeks to amend the GINA, to allow companies to subject ... -
Limits of "Truth and Reconciliation": The Effects of compensation on stories about residential schools and Japanese Canadian internment
This thesis problematizes truth-telling about historical injustices in the settler state context of Canada. Truth-telling, in the field of transitional justice, is a survivor-centred process that is typically facilitated ... -
Bodies as Risky Resources: The Japanese Identification Systems as Surveillance, Population Control and Colonial Violence in Occupied Northeast China
This dissertation investigates the emergence and transformation of national identification (ID) systems in modern Japan. I focus on colonial techniques of the ID systems in Northeast China under Japanese occupation in ... -
Identity-Work Techniques Among Undergraduate Students: Coping Strategies for Academic Setbacks
Identity and narrative work both refer to the internal and external efforts social actors actively and passively engage in to negotiate and reconcile their self-concepts and experiences, as well as to alleviate emotional ... -
Toward a Political Sociology of Blockchain
This thesis project was intended to take an exploratory look at blockchain technology using an interdisciplinary social lens. Drawing on a variety of sources, including Actor-Network Theory, multiplicity, prefigurative ... -
From Magazines to Twitter Memes: The Visual Methods of Animal Activist Social Movements 1860-2018
This thesis aims to explore the evolution of social movements against animal performance, leading to its current social and political momentum. By mapping the historical trends of the activist campaigns, this thesis will ... -
Critical Femininities: The Development and Application of Femme Theory
Despite the accumulating evidence to warrant the deliberate consideration of femininity, there has been a continued neglect of femininity as an important intersectional axis. In addition, despite the numerous manifestations ... -
From Khastgari to Arosi: Understanding Attitudes Towards Marriage Choice and Practice Amongst Afghan Women in the Canadian Diaspora
While a significant amount of attention is often paid to the notion of forced and abusive marriages in Afghanistan, little has been said to give Afghan women the agency and opportunity to speak out for themselves and talk ... -
Passports to Adulthood, Strong Families and Good Mothers: A Critical Examination of Developmental Disability Discourse in Ontario Between 2008-2014
This study investigates ways in which motherhood and family are implicated in contemporary policy and practice relating to adults diagnosed with developmental disabilities in Ontario, Canada. In Ontario, recent policy ... -
A Feminist Perspective of Activism in Argentina’s Dictatorship and The Disappeared, 1976-1983
This thesis is a literary, oral, historical, and political observation and analysis of Argentinean life. When responses to the Argentine dictatorship of the 70s and 80s are viewed through a feminist lens, patterns are ... -
Navigating Canadian Drone Space: A Sociological Analysis of the Stakeholders, Narratives, and Policy Shaping Canadian Unmanned Systems
In this dissertation, I undertake an in-depth examination of the stakeholder networks and narratives that are driving and shaping drone technologies and corresponding policy within Canada. It examines how and why some ... -
The Social Impact of Bison Reintroduction: A Tale of Two Villages
Brought back from the brink of extinction, conservation efforts are finding a home for plains bison on the North American prairie once again. This paper examines the impact that such efforts have had on Val Marie, Saskatchewan ... -
Theorizing Mass Incarceration: Analyzing Aboriginal Over-Representation in Light of Section 718.2(e) of the Canadian Criminal Code
This study assesses the impact of changes in Bill C-41 on Aboriginal offenders in Canada. Passed in September 1996, Bill C-41 amended the Criminal Code seeking to clarify sentencing principles. Section 718.2(e) instructs ...
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