Browsing Honours Theses by Author "MacNevin, Audrey, 1955-"

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Catfights and masculinity or domestic violence? : understanding the discourse and attitudes that surround same-sex domestic violence

Harris, Michaela Rebecca Dawn (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2017)

Domestic violence has been an issue in front of the courts for decades. Formerly considered to be an issue that only women faced, it has now shifted to include men and people of non-binary identification, including those ...
Contrasting masculinities in Azeroth : the construction of hegemonic masculinity in World of Warcraft

Capstick, Malcolm F. (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2015)

Using R.W. Connell’s theoretical framework of hegemonic masculinity, a critical discourse analysis is completed on the avatar creation screen in World of Warcraft (WoW), a popular, online video game. As WoW is foremost a ...
In the interests of children : an examination of custodial judicial practices in Nova Scotia

Davis, Alexander (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary#s University, 2018)

When Supreme and Family Court Judges in Nova Scotia are tasked with deciding custody arrangements for divorced parents and their children, the children’s wellbeing should be put first. This leaves however, several questions ...
Women's perspectives on their experiences of femininity

Toulany, Joanne (Halifax, N.S. :Saint Mary's University, 2014)

This qualitative research focuses on young women’s self-reported experiences of femininity in contemporary Western culture. Inevitably, it is the intersectionality of their gender, race, ethnicity, and social class that ...
A young woman's life with an invisible disability : it was the young woman, with the syringe, in the stomach

Lyle, Tara (Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University, 2014)

This thesis analyses the lived experiences and realities of a young woman living with an invisible disability. More specifically, it debates the advantages and disadvantages of disclosing type l diabetes, drawing on the ...