Browsing Department of Sociology Graduate Theses by Author "Sociology"

An Actor-Network Theory Examination Of Cheese And Whey Production In Ontario

Lougheed, Scott C. (2013-09-20)

In this thesis, I explore the phenomena of cheese production in Ontario, Canada. I initiated this project after learning that some cheese producers in Ontario that were struggling to stay in business, in part because of ...

All Bark and No Bite: A Socio-Legal Study of Corporate Criminal Liability in Criminal Law

Marar, Alexander N. (2014-06-18)

Given the overwhelming financial and human costs of crime committed through the incorporated entity, this thesis explores corporate criminal liability in criminal law as a mechanism of social control for corporate crime. ...

Anarca-Islam

Abdou, Mohamed (2009-09-08)

As an anarchist and a Muslim, I have witnessed troubled times as a result of extreme divisions that exist between these two identities and communities. To minimize these divisions, I argue for an anti-capitalist and ...

Applying Durkheim’s Theory of Suicide: A Study of Altruism and Anomie Among Canadian Veterans of Afghanistan

Rose, Steve (2015-08-20)

As over 40,000 Canadian service-personnel returned from the war in Afghanistan, more than one third believe they did not make a successful transition. This study inquiries into the lived-experience of Canadian Veterans who ...

Automating Social Inequality: How Single Mothers and Caseworkers Navigate the Neoliberal Surveillance of ‘Ontario Works,’ 1995–2015

Maki, Krystle (2015-08-20)

Automating Social Inequality: How Single Mothers and Caseworkers Navigate the Neoliberal Surveillance of ‘Ontario Works,’ 1995–2015 examines the growth and impact of surveillance practices administered by the social ...

Autonomy-Oriented Social Movements and the Politics of Affect

Spink, Erica (2016-09-27)

Abstract This dissertation explores damaging tendencies that exist within autonomy-oriented activism in the West. I examine how affect shapes the way that internal conflict is approached and internal strife is dealt ...

Becoming "Subjects" of the Visa Regime: How the Ban-opticon of the Canadian Visa System Affects Chinese Applicants

Luo, Chen (2009-10-20)

This thesis examines the visa mechanism deployed by governments on state borders. I take the Canadian temporary residence visa system experienced by Chinese applicants as my working example. Though the visa system is ...

Between man and machine: a socio-historical analysis of masculinity in North American motorcycling culture

Maynard, Joshua Robert Adam (2008-05-08)

There has been a longstanding fascination with motorcycling culture in popular mainstream North American media, but this culture has only recently become the focus of rigorous, contextualized academic research. While smaller ...

Beyond the Selfie: self, time, and visibility in young people’s engagement with social media

Gorea, Michelle

Over the last ten years, the use of smartphones and social media has become a highly significant aspect of communication. The convergence of interconnected communication systems, handheld screens, social media platforms, ...

The bio-political governance of pregnancy in Turkey through the current Family Medicine Model’s pregnancy-monitoring mandate

Gungor, Derya

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 ...

The Biopolitics of Indigenous Reproduction: Colonial Discourse and the Overrepresentation of Indigenous Children in the Canadian Child Welfare System

Landertinger, Laura (2011-07-04)

From its inception, Canada's 'Indian policy' has sought to undermine the bond between indigenous children and their communities. Each era has seen a new reason and corresponding tactic to remove indigenous children. They ...

Bodies as Risky Resources: The Japanese Identification Systems as Surveillance, Population Control and Colonial Violence in Occupied Northeast China

Ogasawara, Midori

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 ...

Breaking Down 'Race': A Radical Retheorization of Racial Formation Theory

Crawford, Cheryl Lynn (2007-09-18)

This thesis is a retheorization of Omi's and Winant's (1986) racial formation theory,which addresses the implications, inconsistencies and limitations of the initial theory. It is argued that Omi's and Winant's theory is ...

Calling for resistance: The political economy of Indian and Canadian call centre industries

Stevens, Andrew Jr (2011-08-18)

Call centres have in the last three decades come to define the interaction between corporations, governments, and other institutions and their respective customers, citizens, and members. From telemarketing to tele-health ...

The Canadian No Fly List: A Sociological Analysis of its Supposed Distinctiveness

Rozdeba, Andrea (2009-01-15)

Since the events of 9-11, aviation security has become a mounting concern for both the American and Canadian government. Because of the alleged “threats to security,” the Canadian government has followed in American ...

Capital Building at Camp: A Bourdieusian Analysis of a Summer Camp for Marginalized Girls

Macquarrie, Isabel (2016-05-02)

This study employs a Bourdieusian theoretical framework to investigate capital building at Skylight—an overnight summer camp for girls seven to fifteen who have experienced trauma and/or abuse. Using participant observation ...

Childhood abuse, criminal victimisation, sex work, and substance use among homeless street youth: An application of general strain theory

Swagar, Nicolas (2011-09-27)

Robert Agnew’s general strain theory (1992, 2001, 2006a) proposes that strain leads to crime and deviance. Substance use is a specific type of criminal behaviour that the theory attempts to explain. This thesis uses general ...