Browsing Sociology and Social Anthropology Honours Theses by Issue Date
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Dying Professions: Exploring Emotion Management Among Doctors and Funeral Directors
(2017-04)There are few more emotive experiences in life than death. Drawing on Arlie Hochschild’s concept of emotional labour, this study compares the emotional responsibilities of two groups of death professionals: doctors and ... -
Tapping into Mental Health: Exploring Indigenous Water and Mental Health Issues through Canadian Media
(2017-04)It seems both unjust and ironic that the first peoples on the land now known as Canada are some of the last to obtain access to their fundamental human rights. This research explores the occurrence of relationship, region, ... -
Picturing Halifax: Young Immigrant Women and the Social Construction of Urban Space
(2017-04)This study explores the social construction of space in the lives of young immigrant women. Drawing upon data from photo-elicitation interviews, I analyze how young women who recently immigrated to Canada interpret and ... -
On Thin Ice: Examining Youth Hockey Participation in Canada
(2017-04)Picture your local community, and chances are you will see two things: a hockey arena and an outdoor rink. Many Canadian children of all backgrounds play hockey. It is the quintessential Canadian sport, and yet previous ... -
Friendship Through the Ages: A Technological Perspective
(2017-04)Friendship is a socially constructed phenomenon that is part of the everyday lives of human beings. Its practices have been researched for many years by sociologists and social anthropologists. The use of digital communication ... -
Childless or Childfree? Women’s Narratives of Ambivalence and Identity
(2017-04)The childlessness discourse is overpowered by biomedical interventions of infertility, while ambivalence is overlooked. This study aims to vocalize this overlooked perspective by focusing on the identity narratives of seven ... -
Power, Discipline, and Dis/comfort: Indigenizing University Curricula
(2017-04)Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its Calls to Action in 2015, Canadian universities have emphasized the importance of inclusivity and diversity and set strategic goals to incorporate Indigenous perspectives ... -
"How do you even Define Success?": Parents' Experiences of Raising Children Today
(2017-04)The change in our perceptions of parenting only occurred over the last half of the 20th century. Intensive parenting and resilient parenting practices, which coincide with neoliberal social policy and the rise of the risk ... -
“Finding Joy in the Act of Giving:” Volunteering Amidst Tensions of Altruism and Egoism
(2019-04)Volunteering is an action commonly assumed to be altruistic and beneficial to society; one such benefit is the assumed potential of volunteer work to create community ties. This study uses the gift exchange framework to ... -
Getting Acquainted: The Hidden Value of (In)Significant Others
(2019-04)In the context of modern personal life, acquaintances are becoming a growing feature of people’s personal communities. However, their significance is often framed in terms of their instrumentality. What we understand less ... -
“How do we Better Prepare for the Future?”: Political Ambivalence and Income Guarantees in Canadian Media
(2019-05)Economies in the globalized world are undergoing rapid changes due to automation. These changes have exacerbated wealth inequality in many nations, prompting calls for more effective poverty reduction strategies. In Canada, ... -
“Open Yourself to the World”: Reasons for Studying Foreign Languages in University
(2020)Canadian universities are constantly promoting the importance of multicultural education. However, the departments that are strongly suited to developing intercultural understanding among students, namely humanities and ... -
Madness in the Media: News Coverage of Police Lethal Force on Persons with Mental Illness
(2020)Police encounters with persons with mental illness have been increasing since the deinstitutionalization of the 1960s. As a result, persons with mental illness are the most vulnerable demographic to police use of lethal ... -
First Year, Online University, and the Trouble of Digital Community
(2021-04)The COVID-19 pandemic has created a novel learning environment for all universities; however, this novelty is twofold for first year students. The aim of this project is to explore the experience first years have had as ... -
Young Adults and Their Parents: The (Mis)understandings That Define Mental Illness
(2021-04)Using a symbolic interactionist perspective, I explore and identify meanings of young adult mental illness that are constructed through the relationship between young adults and their parents. Thus far, research on mental ... -
How and Why Heritage Performers Represent the Past in the Present
(2021-04)This study explores the motivations of heritage performers to take on their roles and how they understand their representation of history. While there is a wide array of literature on visitor experience at heritage sites, ...