This session explores the nexus of two fundamentally different premises surrounding drug use and drug users. First, the ‘legitimate’ use of prescription drugs to manage the ever-increasing discovery of mood and personality disorders. Second, the [...]
This panel examines the complex relationship between emotions and Neo-liberalism. Under Neo-liberalism emotions are increasingly the object of intervention, where self-surveillance emerges as an ethical project and the mark of successful citizenship. How emotions are [...]
In this session, presenters report on the empirical results of their diverse analyses of Canadian society using feminist intersectionality. Research topics include: the experiences of Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union; discrimination against immigrants, [...]
These omnibus sessions bring together presentations with a focus on Environmental Sociology. Session Organizer and Chair: David B. Tindall, University of British Columbia, tindall@mail.ubc.ca Session Discussant: Emily Huddart Kennedy, University of Alberta Session Code: Envr3-A [...]
All scholars interested in the sociological aspects of the environment are invited to the Environmental Sociology Research Cluster meeting. Discussion will include how to promote environmental sociology within the Canadian Sociology Association, how to better [...]