Browsing Sociology and Social Anthropology by Title
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Parenting and Working: Parents Working as Doctors Returning from Parental Leave
(2024-05)There is an abundance of research on maternity leave in terms of economic impacts, gendered impacts, and health but there is less research on qualitative experiences of returning from leave and navigating a career while ... -
Perspectives of Officers Policing in Aboriginal Communities Across Canada, 1996 and 2007
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2016)This paper focuses on the perspectives and work experiences of officers policing in Aboriginal communities in Canada in 1996 and 2007. It is based on two separate nation-wide surveys, the first in 1995-1996 by Clairmont ... -
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 ... -
POLICING AT INDIAN BROOK, 1997 - 2000: AN EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS
(ATLANTIC INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY, 2000-07-10)This evaluation has had the objectives of examining the police service at Indian Brook and in particular assessing its changes in recent years and the possibilities for future improvement. A wide range of methods and ... -
POLICING AT INDIAN BROOK, 1997 - 2000: AN EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS: RESEARCH DESIGN REPORT
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Policing in Aboriginal Communities: The Evolution, Successes and Challenges
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Power and Resistance: Navigating Boundaries of Talk and Silence in the Part-Time Workplace
(2015-05-29)This project explores power dynamics in the part-time workplace and their relation to the creation of boundaries of acceptability of talk, especially about workplace concerns. After a review of literature on ignorance, ... -
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 ... -
PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT AN EVALUATION OF THE NOVA SCOTIA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1999-08-25)The purpose of this evaluation is to provide a process and outcome evaluation and cost-benefit analyses of the Nova Scotia restorative Justice initiative directed at young offenders. The evaluation framework is directed ... -
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The Provincial Court Duty Counsel Pilot Project: Assessing its Implementation, Impact and Feasibility
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2006-12)This research on the implementation of duty counsel systems in Nova Scotia’s provincial criminal courts is part of a larger research thrust undertaken by the Atlantic Institute of Criminology (AIC) at Dalhousie University. -
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 ... -
Radical Protest and Social Structure: The Southern Farmers' Alliance and Cotton Tenancy, 1880-1890
(University of Chicago Press, 1978-05)Reviews the book "Radical Protest and Social Structure: The Southern Farmers' Alliance and Cotton Tenancy, 1880-1890," by Michael Schwartz. -
Representations of OxyContin in North American newspapers and medical journals
(Pulsus Group, 2011-07)No abstract available. -
Resource regimes: fisheries management in North Norway and Nova Scotia
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Restorative Practices in a Custodial Setting: An Evaluation of the Nova Scotia Youth Facility's New Pilot Project
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RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN A CUSTODIAL SETTING; AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE NSYF’S TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL PILOT PROJECT
(ATLANTIC INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY, 2016-06)The RP initiative in Unit 2A at the NSYF represented a different thrust for the restorative approach than has been common in youth and adult prisons to date. Its target was life in the unit and, by implication, the subculture ...