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Carving in and “Carving Out” Space: Gender in the Halifax Skateboarding Subculture
(2022-04)
Skateboarding was made without rules, confinement, or regulation; it is a subculture (Beal, 1996) with an ideology that counters normative authority and, more specifically, standards of masculinity. Yet skateboarding ...
Eco-Anxiety: Exploring Existential Threats and Ontological Security among University Students
(2022-04)
The physical and mental health consequences of climate change are, and will be, an
extremely important issue in the anthropology of climate change. Already, we are seeing
countless examples of the effects of climate ...
Straight Until Proven Queer: Exploring Young Queer Attitudes Towards Coming Out
(2022-04)
Much has been said about the coming out process in sociological literature — including varying characterizations of the process and varying claims about the significance of the process. This study aims to uncover how young ...
Forming Characters: How Reading Shapes Us
(2022-04)
This research project seeks to address a gap in reading research – the experience of the solitary reader. Through a literature review and 10 qualitative interviews with students at Dalhousie University and University of ...
Putting the 'Cult' in 'Subculture': Investigating Group Identity Development Among Incels
(2022-04)
In this study, I analyze the group identity development of incels. Incels are a group of men who gather in online spaces to vent frustrations about feminism and an inability to attract a romantic partner. The theoretical ...
Framing the Social Reality of COVID-19
(2022-04)
Beyond the health crisis itself, the COVID-19 pandemic has also given rise to a crisis of information, as public health authorities around the world scramble to control the flow of information about the evolving science ...
Bunching Violets: An exploration into Queer Femmes' construction of identity and belonging
(2022-04)
This research seeks to broaden the dialogue surrounding queer presentation, identity construction and femininity. Specifically, I look at what it takes to externalize identity within a queer context, and how femmes subvert ...
Missing the Bus, Missing School: Does Mode of Transportation Affect Educational Engagement Among High School Students in the HRM?
(2022-04)
Whether it is time spent sitting in traffic on the way home from work, flying to visit distant family, or simply driving aimlessly with friends, our lives are greatly impacted by mobility. This study, guided by literature ...
“They Want Me to Play F*cking Bingo!”: The Social Lives of Young at Heart Seniors
(2022-04)
There are many sociological studies concerned with the social lives of senior citizens who fit the traditional aging norms of society. In comparison, the social experiences of “young at heart” seniors are relatively absent ...