Browsing Department of Sociology Graduate Theses by Author "Kay, Fiona"
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Contextual Influences on Family Role Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana
Adjei, Jones (2013-12-20)This dissertation explores the cultural and socioeconomic factors that influence adult role transitions in Ghana. Guided by a life course theoretical framework, and using a nationally representative survey (2003-2008 Ghana ... -
Federal Female Incarceration in Canada: What Happened to Empowerment?
Ferrari, Jacqueline (2011-04-07)Feminist engagement with criminology began several decades ago when feminist academics, scholars and activists brought attention towards the failure of criminology to focus on women. As a result there have been several ... -
Intimate Partner Victimization in Canada: A Test of Risk Factors, Self-Control, Routine Activities, Social Disorganization, and Collective Efficacy
Lant, James (2014-03-21)Over 12 million incidents of intimate partner victimization (IPV) occur each year in the U.S (Black et al. 2010). Moreover, approximately 363 per 100,000 Canadians are victims of IPV each year (Statistics Canada 2010). Due ... -
Not Everyone Is a Target: An Analysis of Online Identity Crime Victimization Using Routine Activities Theory
Zaslawski, ZinaThis study examines online identity theft, consumer fraud and phishing victimization using data from a national survey of Canadians. The goal is to answer the following questions: (1) Is everyone equally likely to be a ... -
Restoration or Retribution: An Empirical Examination of the Recidvistic Patterns of a Group of Young Offenders from New York City
Leger, Andre (2009-12-21)This study uses a data set on adolescent offending, originally collected by a team of researchers at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City, to critically examine the role of incarceration in criminal rehabilitation. ... -
Sexual Scripts and Structured Action: Exploring Gendered Language in Cases of Female Sexual Offending
Grimaldi, Jessica (2009-08-20)Few research studies have examined female sexual offending. Furthermore, most of what we know about sexual offending is based on male perpetrators. Our conceptions of female criminals who act outside their designated sexual ...