Browsing School of Communication and Culture by Title
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A home improvement reality : exposing the myths and ideologies in budget 'home and garden' programs
(2017-08-31)There is a culture industry deeply invested in alerting consumers to what is “trending” in virtually every element of our lives today, especially with regards to the home and how it is meant to look. This study focuses on ... -
Action shift : cyclically reflexive constructivist grounded action research informs pragmatic collaborative natural resource management strategies and tools for consideration by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, pacific region
(2012-04-26)Grounded theory methodology blended with action research can provide creative approaches to addressing policy-oriented questions with practical outcomes. Practical policy-oriented research outcomes are illustrated through ... -
Addressing Western Asian alienation : exploring the application of multiculturalism in B.C. government messaging to address the rise of anti-Asian racism in B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023-04-05)Despite multiculturalism serving as a policy for more than 50 years in Canada and 30 years in British Columbia to build acceptance of cultural diversity, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as an impetus for a resurgence of ... -
An alcoholic forever? A critical discourse analysis of Alcoholics Anonymous construction of identity development in addiction recovery
(2015-09-03)Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) largely dictates the treatment of alcohol addiction in the United States and Canada. This exclusivity for treating alcohol-related health issues has created problems among individuals who struggle ... -
#AmWriting : how authors negotiate their individual creative labour on social media
(2018-01-31)In this participatory arts-based research project, I tasked four poetry and fiction writers, with a creative project to determine how the individual nature of the author’s creative labour is negotiated on social ... -
An argument for analogue : how can an indie magazine structure Its digital framework to increase print viability?
(2019-09-18)Digital media consumption of magazines is becoming increasingly ubiquitous, yet print remains significant in this genre. The purpose of this study is to determine a model of publishing in which an independent magazine’s ... -
An Indian Residential School survivor's journey with Truth and Reconciliation
(2019-08-09)As an Indigenous woman and an Indian Residential School survivor, I embark on a journey that forms a roadmap of my life experiences that are part of the history of Canada. I share who I am and how I self-identify as someone ... -
The anxious profession : a study of competencies, qualifications, and education in Canadian public relations
(2014-07-28)Public relations' anxiety in identifying as a specialized profession has been documented since its modern foundation in the early 20th century. One of the root causes of public relations' anxiety is its lack of empirical ... -
Athlete Social Responsibility (ASR) : a grounded theory inquiry into the social consciousness of elite athletes
(2009-11-25)Sport in Canada is struggling to demonstrate that it is accountable, value-based, and socially responsible. Simultaneously, there is a growing consciousness among elite athletes to use the power and appeal of sport to ... -
Authentic identity : the essence of how successful ecopreneurs communicate
(2009-12-02)This thesis employed qualitative methods including grounded theory to assess how successful ecopreneurs communicate to maintain and sustain their triple bottom line organizations. The analysis of transcribed interviews ... -
Be sugar in milk : local perspectives on volunteer tourism in India and Uganda
(2011-07-26)This research explores the ways in which volunteer tourism is perceived by local volunteer coordinators in communities in India and Uganda. It highlights the importance of forming a more nuanced understanding of local ... -
“Beautiful Disaster” : intrapersonal communication, emotional regulation, and the influence of culture in adults diagnosed with ADHD
(2022-11-03)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder grounded in the inability to regulate emotions and emotional responses and can “lead to functional impairment” (Niina et al., 2022, p. 822). Specifically, ... -
“Because it’s different when you cross that border” : examining Black Canadian maleness in the era of Black Lives Matter
(2016-10-25)The emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement has brought greater salience to the conceptualization of Black maleness and inspired a broader rethinking of Black maleness in relation to the North American society in ... -
Behind closed doors : understanding how Canadian companies utilize internal communication to engage employees in corporate social responsibility
(2019-04-12)Engaging employees in CSR programs contributes to the overall success and progress of these sustainability initiatives, while simultaneously increasing employee job satisfaction by adding meaning and purpose within the ... -
Between worlds : communication perspectives of female funeral celebrants in British Columbia --- a visual ethnography
(2012-07-13)This visual ethnography is an interactive, online, multimedia project that explores female funeral celebrant perspectives on communicating with members of the general public who are immersed in liminal states of consciousness ... -
Beyond diversity management : a pluralist matrix for increasing meaningful workplace inclusion
(2013-09-17)Despite rapidly burgeoning diversity in the Canadian workforce, and demonstrable gains to be made as a result of increasing inclusion, organizations still struggle to create meaningfully inclusive workplaces. The traditional ... -
Body-Ekstasis: Socio-Semiotic Reflections on Surpassing the Dualism of Body-Image
(Ashgate, 2006)The body and experiences of embodiment have generated a rich and diverse sociological literature. This volume articulates and illustrates one major approach to the sociology of the body: symbolic interactionism, an ... -
But who's the man? Representations of sexuality and the feminist potential of orange is the new black
(2018-01-16)The amount of sexual content on television has grown exponentially over the last two decades. Much of this content works to enforce heteronormative ideals and demonstrate a male/active, female/passive dichotomy when ... -
The Canadian workplace : an ethnographic study on how employers are facilitating the adaption of their immigrant employees
(2014-06-26)The researcher conducted an ethnographic study looking at how employers can build more inclusive workplaces and support the adaptation of immigrants into the Canadian workplace culture. The research consisted of ethnographic ... -
Caring for aging parents in Canadian nursing homes : an ethnographic study on immigrant families’ experiences
(2016-08-12)This thesis explored how Canadian-Chinese family members adapted and adjusted when caring for their parents in Canadian nursing homes. I drew the data from in-depth, semi-structured, open ended interviews with three ...
