Greater recognition and awareness of the severity and pervasiveness of domestic violence has prompted calls for change in how this issue is addressed in our society. In recent decades, legislation and policy changes have been [...]
Nov 162012
Sessions
Nov 162012
This session approaches the theme of this year’s congress reflectively. Understanding it is devoted to the exploration of the tensions of inclusion and exclusion, it reflects on the unwitting barriers that the congress itself creates [...]
Nov 162012
This session will provide an opportunity for scholars to present current thinking and research findings relating to a sociological understanding of religion in Canada. Session Organizer: Reginald Bibby, PhD, University of Lethbridge, bibby@uleth.ca Session Chair: [...]
Nov 162012
Despite claims that free market fundamentalism had been found wanting and the subsequent announcements of the era of post-neoliberalism, which followed the onset of the economic crisis in 2008, neo-liberalism seems to continue as the [...]
Nov 162012
In recent years, environmental sociologists have increasingly turned their attention to the social interpretations, causes, impacts and solutions to climate change. For this session, we seek work that furthers our understanding of the sociological dimensions [...]