Sex selection in favour of boys and mass emigration of young women have led to the so-called army of ‘forced bachelors’, men who remain single due to a demographic deficit of women. Most research to [...]
Nov 162012
Sociology of Family Children and Youth
Nov 162012
The ways in which we define, form and experience family and intimate relationships are changing, and we are constantly made aware of this through what we read, watch and listen to in mainstream media and [...]
Nov 162012
This is a general session covering all issues related to the sociological study of family violence in Canada. Special attention will be given to studies that examine the Canadian media coverage of family violence and [...]
Nov 162012
This session will examine the stories of victim/survivors tell of their experiences of abuse and their help seeking and coping strategies. We would be particularly interested in victim/survivor’s experiences of the “helping” professions; police, prosecutors, [...]
Nov 162012
Globalization is the result of the exchange of ideas, peoples, goods, capital, information and technologies, and the general compression of time and distances. Families respond in different ways to the challenges and opportunities offered by globalization. In [...]