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Discrimination of musical intervals by humans and chickadees: Cue salience modulated by timbre
DownloadFall 2013
Musical consonance/dissonance, roughly defined by its characteristic stability/instability, has been shown to be a relatively salient feature of sound. The extent to which the salience of this property varies as a function of timbre, a property that distinguishes two sounds of the same pitch and...
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Indigenous Identifiers: Non-Indigenous Canadians' Stereotypes Associated with Labels for Indigenous People
DownloadFall 2023
Studies have shown that Canadians perceive stereotypes of ethnic groups as differentially varying in terms of warmth and competence, and that Aboriginal groups are stereotyped as less competent and warm than other ethnic groups. This study extends this research by examining whether different...
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Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrant Youth with After-migration Canadian Post-secondary Vocational Education
DownloadSpring 2014
This study examined the labour market outcomes of the LSIC immigrant youth who completed after-migration post-secondary vocational education in Canada. Using the theoretical framework of discrimination theory and human capital theory, the study found that after four years of arrival, 1) Canadian...
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Women are Discriminated Against within Politics in Indigenous Communities Because of their Gender
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The purpose of this study was to prove that women are discriminated against within politics in Indigenous Communities because of their gender. It will demonstrate how the Cree people historically were once an egalitarian society. Even though women were not often seen in leadership roles, such as...
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Working Together? Settlement Services and Immigrant Employment in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities
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This dissertation challenges the narrative of Canada as a welcoming and inclusive nation. Critical race theory and intersectional feminism provide a framework that assesses newcomer labour market experiences from the perspectives of two different stakeholder groups, immigrant professionals and...