Honours Presentations 2010

The Sociology Honours projects were presented to the department on April 13th. Presentations can be viewed by clicking on the relevant links below.

SESSION 1: 9:00 to 10:30 AM

• Morgan Buck: Alternatives to Hunger: Evaluating alternative food networks in low-income urban communities
• Sabrina van Duyse: Fighting your way out: the influence of boxing on at-risk youth
• Kevin Naimi: Value Systems and Knowledge
• Francine Small: The Representation of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research

            Discussant: Satoshi Ikeda

SESSION 2: 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM

• Cynthia Ciocca: The Effect of Acculturation Differences on Family Relations
• Michelle Delisle: The Dating Scene: Individualism and Implications
• Alexandre Miltsov: Lonely in the Age of Digitality? Exploring the Relationships between Social Networking Sites and Loneliness
• Jennifer Saad: Motherhood and Domestic Abuse: The Impact of Children on a Woman’s Decision to Leave

Discussant: Danielle Gauvreau

                           ***** Pot-Luck Lunch *****

SESSION 3: 1:30 to 3:00 PM

• Cristina Ispas: Patterns of Acculturation of Romanian Immigrants into Canadian Society: Montréal
• Stacy Pomroy: Discourse on Cosmetic Surgery as Reflected in Nip/Tuck
• Jillian Kropf: Transsexual Embodiment: Exploring the Connection Between the Body and the Self
• Jordan Venne: The Relationship between Cohesion and Retention for Army Reservists

            Discussant: Jean-Philippe Warren

SESSION 4: 3:15 to 4:45 PM

• Janelle LeVasseur: Gendered Drinking: An examination of gender differences in drinking behaviours
• Peter-James Nicoll: Information Kryptonite: Anonymous and Internet-based activism in the age of Web 2.0
• Chelsea Peterdy: The Pursuit of Efficiency: How women construct their bodies, health, and fitness in postmodern society
• Lyn Charland: The Nomadic Life: Building Cohesion in a Transient Community

            Discussant: Marc Lafrance