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Gender And Place Influences On Health Risk Perspectives In Northern Canadian Aboriginal Communities, Cynthia G. Jardine, Amanda D. Boyd, Christopher M. Furgal

Aboriginal Policy Research Consortium International (APRCi)

Developing a better understanding of the factors underlying health and environmental risk perspectives has been the focus of significant research in recent years. Although many previous studies have shown that perspectives of risk are often associated with gender, sociocultural variables and place, our understanding of the relationship between these factors and risk remains equivocal. A research study was undertaken to develop better insights into the understanding and perspectives of various types of health risks in two sets of northern Canadian Aboriginal communities – the Yellowknives Dene First Nation communities of N’Dilo and Dettah in the Northwest Territories and the Inuit …

Gendered Authority In Teaching: Female Teachers’ Perspectives, Kimberly E.A. Tornabuono

Digitized Theses

This thesis examines gendered authority in teaching from the perspective of four female secondary school teachers in South Western Ontario. It draws on feminist

researchers and theorists such as Francis & Skelton (2005), Lather (1991) and Butler

(1990) to establish a framework for critically examining the effects and impact of

institutionalized patriarchy on female teachers’ lives in one school. Purposive sampling

and interviews with four female teachers are used to provide further insight into how

authority is established and understood in a school system that is dominated by a male

hierarchy. The thesis raises important questions about the need to …

Cultural Differences In Prosocial And Self-Expressive Behaviour With Friends And Unfamiliar Peers, Rachel Lechcier-Kimel

Digitized Theses

The purpose of the present study was to examine, in Chinese and Canadian

children, how the context (friend, non-friends vs. mixed playmates) interacts with culture to shape the exhibition of prosocial and self-expressive behaviour in children’s peer interactions. Specifically, the three main objectives of this study were to examine (1) whether there were cultural differences in the levels of prosocial and self-expressive behaviour during free play peer interactions, (2) whether the context of peers affected the specific behaviours displayed and (3) whether gender differences existed in prosocial and self-expressive behaviour demonstrated to friends, non-friends and mixed playmates in Chinese and …

A Descriptive Analysis Of The Relationship Between Distress And Quality Of Life In Individuals With Head And Neck Cancer, Catherine C. Bornbaum

Digitized Theses

Introduction: This study investigated the impact o f head and neck cancer on distress and

quality o f life (QoL). Method: Participants were 37 adults (28 men, 9 women) who had been diagnosed with head and neck cancer within the last 12 months. Measurement instruments included: (1) the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18), (2) the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) general QoL questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30), (3) the EORTC Head and Neck module (EORTC-QLQ-H&N35), and (4) a brief demographic survey. Results: A significant inverse relationship was detected between QoL and distress suggesting that as level of distress increases, …

Exploring The Roots Of Attachment Within The Family: Evidence Of The Role Of Non-Shared Social Experience, Kathleen A. O'Connor

Digitized Theses

This study examined patterns of attachment shared between 50 mothers and their 2

children when each was 12 months old, and explored the extent to which maternal sensitivity, interactive behaviour, and sibling gender might account for concordance in sibling attachment relationships. Concordance was highest (62%) when based on 2-way secondary attachment classifications, and decreased when Disorganization was considered. Global sensitivity scores could not distinguish between the quality of maternal interaction with concordant-secure and non-concordant infants. Examining the content of maternal interaction suggested that, contrary to theoretical prediction, mothers of non-concordant infants interacted similarly with each, while mothers of concordant infants …