Browsing Centre for Social Sciences by Issue Date
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The Gift of Theory: A Critique of the Histoire de Mentalite
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The Idea of Resistance: Dependency as Historical Process
(Critical Sociology, 1989) -
The "Jarvis Proof": Management of Bison, Management of Bison Hunters, and the Development of a Literary Tradition
(Canadian Circumpolar Institute Press, 1990) -
Discourse and Power in Environmental Politics: Public Hearings on a Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill in Alberta
(Capitalism, Nature, Socialism, 1991-10) -
Winning Back the Words
(Garamond Press, 1993) -
Discourse and Power in Environmental Politics," in Martin O'Connor (edited) Is Sustainable Capitalism Possible?.
(Guilford Publications, 1994) -
Sociology and Environmental Impact Assessment
(Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1997)The paper indicates how a critical sociology could contribute to environmental impact assessment (EIA). It argues how sociologists must become involved in evaluating the EIA process itself. Topics examined include: how EIA ... -
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
(Broadview Press : Garamond Press, 2006) -
"The Nature of Local Reach" in Nature's Revenge ed. Josee Johnson, Mike Gismondi, James Goodman
(Broadview Press : Garamond Press, 2006) -
"Mapping Sustainability" in Nature's Revenge ed. Josee Johnson, Mike Gismondi, James Goodman
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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 -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Is it Still Cheating if it’s Not Done on Purpose? Accidental Plagiarism in Higher Education
(2013-03-05)This project aimed to discover the extent to which plagiarism is committed unintentionally. In a study of students enrolled in an online distance education course at a post-secondary institution, slightly more than half ... -
The Well-being of Adults who were Raised by Grandparents.
(2013-11-09)Presented in Poster Session 12 on "Parenting and Grandparenting" at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) 75th Conference, San Antonio, November 6-9, 2013.