Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "discourse analysis"
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Choice or Circumstance? An exploration of breastfeeding practice among Nova Scotian mothers classified as overweight or obese and income-related food insecure
(2017-02-27)Breastfeeding is a complex, relational practice spanning bio-physiological, social and structural considerations. Consistently, mothers across Nova Scotia report lower rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration of ... -
Exploring Postpartum Sexual Health in Nova Scotia Using Feminist Poststructuralism
(2022-03-29)Sexual health is a critical component of health throughout a person’s lifespan. Postpartum individuals may experience many changes to their sexual health, including emotional or physical issues. However, little is known ... -
Go Teams! A Situational Analysis of Interdisciplinary Primary Care Teams in Ontario
(2014-10-01)Arguably, no reform in health care in the past decade has generated as much attention, idealism, and optimism as the movement toward interdisciplinary teams. Since the early 2000s, the Canadian federal government has ... -
Risk, Responsibility, and Relationality: Positioning the Subjects of Psychiatric Genetic Testing
(2010-09-10)This thesis explores the subject positions available to users of genetic tests for bipolar disorder in the United States. In advanced liberal societies, tests for genetic susceptibility to complex disorders may be promoted ... -
Shifting Maternity Care in Canada: A Feminist Post-Structural Study of Experiences of Disrespect and Abuse in Facility-Based Childbirth
(2021-03-31)From a feminist post-structural lens, this research explores the dominating discourses and power dynamics that shape experiences of disrespect and abuse during childbirth in Canadian facilities. First-person written accounts, ... -
Victim Or Survivor: Do Labels Matter? A Poststructural Discourse Analysis of North American Undergraduate Students’ Beliefs on Sexual Violence Labels and their Societal Implications
(2022-08-30)Sexual violence is a public health and human rights crisis that continues to be ignored by society. University students experience sexual violence at implacable rates, causing rape culture and rape myths to engulf university ... -
WITHIN VULNERABILTY: UNDERSTANDING THE PRACTICES AND EXPERIENCES OF ENHANCED HOME VISITING PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES AND COMMUNITY HOME VISITORS
(2015)In Nova Scotia, a targeted Enhanced Home Visiting program began in 2002 as an enhancement to the universal healthy beginnings program for families requiring additional support at home with healthy child development. Public ...