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Browsing Masters Theses by Thesis (Discipline) "Sociology and Criminology"

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Structural contradictions and lawmaking : observations on organized crime and anti-money laundering legislation in Canada within the context of international protocols

Bowes, Tameka (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2006)

My research encompasses a critical, historical analysis of organized crime and anti-money laundering legislation in Canada. Through the employment of structural contradictions theory, I explore the effects of structural ...
The mean girl motive : establishing power and status within hierarchies of femininity

Landry, Nicole E. R. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2006)

In recent years, public discourse and media representations of girls have presented a dichotomy of racialized and classed versions of girl aggression: the mean girl bully versus the violent gang girl. Arguably, the narratives ...
The media, fear of crime, and gender : the production of news in a popular Canadian women's magazine

Miller, Delthia E. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2006)

This thesis examines how the media constructs fear of crime for women, and explicates why. I analyze 155 news articles regarding crime and criminal justice from 1970 to 1989 in Chatelaine magazine. Both content and textual ...
The press coverage of violent crime : evidence from a newspaper content analysis

Chiasson, Stella (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2008)

This thesis examines the newsmaking process that affects the integrity of the information presented to the public. Using content analysis and the social constructionist perspective, I analyzed 295 violent crime articles ...
Truth, power and newsmaking : the public inquiry and the Westray disaster

McClung, Melissa B. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2003)

This thesis studies how the press constituted the Westray public inquiry as a discursive formation that defined what could and could not be said about Westray and its aftermath. I critically examine news narratives from ...
Victims of child sexual abuse : who's responsible and who's believable?

Howell, Alanna (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2007)

This thesis investigates whether perpetrator-victim and counsellor characteristics influence counsellors' views of victim responsibility and credibility. Counsellors (n=149) surveyed by mail and over the internet read a ...