Religion has again come to the forefront of sociological inquiry. Thissession aims to explore the difference(s) between ‘disaporic religion’and ‘religion in the diaspora’ in connection with the role religiousleadership in immigrant communities. While ‘diasporic religion’ [...]
This session seeks papers on issues pertaining to resource-based communities. Papers could cover topics relating to community challenges, differences, strategies in relation to future sustainability, the boom and bust nature of some types of resource [...]
This session seeks papers related to the broad theme of the sociology of home — the material and imagined places in which we live and experience much of our daily lives. We are interested in [...]
The aim of the session is to explore different expressions of culture – and popular culture in particular – as potential vehicles for rebuilding broken socio-cultural bonds and creating constructive spaces for the articulation of [...]
In recent years, 10 year plans to end homelessness promoting a housing first philosophy have surged in communities across the United States and Canada. This session invites papers from all disciplines that present empirical findings, [...]