Browsing Centre for Social Sciences by Issue Date
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Preschool sibling interaction in separated and married families: Are same-sex pairs or older sisters more sociable?
(Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology, 1998)Two factors have been associated with the quality of sibling relationships: the sex of the children and their family circumstances. Yet the data on each issue are complex. This study examines the sex constellations of ... -
The University, Accountability, and Market Discipline in the Late 1990s
(Electronic Journal of Sociology, 1998)The academy, like many public and private institutions before it, has been colonised by the discourses of consumerism, efficiency, and market discipline. By now it is a familiar trend and, as many countries have experienced ... -
The Land Agreement of 1842 at Little Red River
(Alberta History, 1999)On May 1, 1842, an agreement was signed at Fort Vermilion by five members of the Beaver Indian Nation and by William Shaw, the Hudson's Bay Company clerk in charge. As a "mark of [their} regard and attachment," the Beaver ... -
Maternal Accounts of the Costs and Benefits of Life Experiences After Parental Separation
(Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa, 2000)Recent analyses both question the assumption that parental separation only has negative effects on families and suggest that attention should be paid to the diversity of experiences post divorce. The latter may be ... -
Merchants, Mining, and Concessions on Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast: Reassessing the American Presence, 1893-1912 Penultimate versions before editing
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Local-Sized Democracy
(The Parkland Institute, 2002)Political struggle at the local level is out of fashion. In today’s increasingly “globalized” world, appeals to the local can often appear parochial and tradition-bound. Determining whether effective political responses ... -
Consuming sustainability : critical social analyses of ecological change / edited by Debra J. Davidson, Kierstin C. Hatt, and the Northern Critical Scholars Collective.
(Organic Roots Collective. Fernwood Press, 2005) -
Nature's Revenge: reclaiming sustainability in an age of corporate globalization
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"Mapping Sustainability" in Nature's Revenge ed. Josee Johnson, Mike Gismondi, James Goodman
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"The Nature of Local Reach" in Nature's Revenge ed. Josee Johnson, Mike Gismondi, James Goodman
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Peer crowds, work experience, and financial saving behaviour of young Canadians
(Journal of Economic Psychology, 2006)The objective of this study is to examine predictors of young people's saving behaviour. The results from probit analysis, using a national survey of 1806 Canadians aged 12–24, reveal that individuals from peer groups ... -
Political Economy of Africa-India Relations: Remaking of a South-South Alliance?
(2007-02-28)It is analytically awkward to compare the relationship between a country and a continent. Arguably, in this case it is possible since India is a postcolonial country of continental proportions due to its size and diversity, ... -
Comfort: Care and Cure. An Aurora Interview with Professor of Nursing - Janice Morse- Winter 1990
(2008-04-29)An Aurora Interview with Dr. Janice Morse, professor of Nursing at University of Alberta, discussing comfort, care, and the nursing/patient relationship. Originally recored in 1990 and published by Athabasca Universities ... -
Audio Interview: Comfort: Care and Cure. An Aurora Interview with Professor of Nursing - Janice Morse- Winter 1990
(2008-05-09)Interview with Janice Morse- Winter 1990 -
Globalizing `Global Studies’: Vehicle for Disciplinary and Regional Bridges?
(De Gruyter, 2008-07)The most contentious and critical questions of contemporary times relate to the nature, scope, impact and conceptualization of globalization. The intensified impact of globalization and the acceptance that it is a contemporary ... -
Music preferences and civic activism of young people
(Journal of Youth Studies, 2008-08-01)This study examines the relationship between music preferences and civic activism among 182 participants aged 14-24 years. Our analyses show that participants who regularly listened to certain music genres such as ... -
Music preferences and young people's attitudes towards spending and saving.
(2010-12)We aimed to find patterns among young people’s music preferences in relation to their attitudes towards saving or spending money. Previous research found that certain music genres (e.g. rap and dance) are associated with ... -
Debate as a Teaching Strategy in Online Education: A Case Study.
(2011)This reflective case study was based on our independent use of the debate as an online instructional approach and our shared interest in teaching strategies. In an interdisciplinary manner, using narrative inquiry and ... -
Searching for Happiness: The Importance of Social Capital.
(2011-06)After four decades of research, scholars of happiness continue to debate its causes. While it is generally agreed that a combination of internal and external factors play a role, predicting happiness well remains a ...