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- 1Beard, L.
- 1Beard, Laura J.
- 1Breitkreuz, Rhonda
- 1Campbell, Katy (Supervisor)
- 1Challborn, Margot R.
- 15Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of
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- 3Communications and Technology Graduate Program
- 3Communications and Technology Graduate Program/Capping Projects (Communications and Technology)
- 2Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, Department of
- 1Helmholtz-Alberta Initiative
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2012-01-01
Introduction: I can trade an interest in mothers and daughters throughout my academic career, from my undergraduate thesis as an English major on the development of the maternal role in the novels of Jane Austen to a later dissertation proposal on mothers and daughters in the novels of...
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Fall 2017
Films as cultural products are remarkable sources for examining different dimensions of the complex institution of gender in the society in which they are produced. Focusing on a selection of cinematic narratives from post-Revolution Iran and Post-Taliban Afghanistan, this project examines the...
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2007
Introduction: The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines domesticity as "the quality or state of being domestic or domesticated" with two of the definitions of domestic being "of or relating to the household or the family" and "devoted to home duties and pleasures." In the popular imagination...
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Resistance and Membrane Fluidity of Endospores of Clostridium spp. During Pressure-Assisted Thermal Processing in the Presence of Antimicrobials
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Endospores of Clostridium spp. pose an economic threat to the food industry and put consumers at risk of foodborne illness. An increase in consumer demand for minimally-processed, ready-to-eat products has driven research to examine ways to mitigate current thermal processing severity used to...
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Pregnancy and Motherhood: Prejudice, Stereotyping and Discrimination in the Canadian Workplace
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This thesis analyses discrimination against pregnant women and new mothers in Canadian workplaces, and examines how the current legal framework is insufficient to combat harmful stereotypes surrounding motherhood that result in subtle forms of pregnancy discrimination. It argues that the parental...
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2015
Sopcak, Nicolette, Williamson, Deanna L., Letourneau, Nicole, Stewart, Miriam, Kushner, Kaysi, E., Pitre, Nicole Y., Breitkreuz, Rhonda, Rempel, Gwen
We examined first-time fathers’ and mothers’ perspectives about their ideal world of support in the context of dominant social ideology, ethno-cultural ideals, and the pragmatics of their everyday family, workplace, and socioeconomic circumstances during their first 18 months as parents. Twelve...