Browsing Faculty of Social Science & Humanities by Author "Alvi, Shahid"
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Connecting neoliberal ideology and incel ideology
Allison, Beverly M. (2022-08-01)Incels are an online transgressive subculture holding misogynistic views of women, including the belief that women unfairly refuse them sex. While there have been few heinous physical attacks by individuals self-identifying ... -
A content analysis of women's safety websites: rape myths and the internet
Tzotzes, Kamille (2012-09-01)Women’s sexual victimization is perceived as a one sided problem that emphasizes women’s choices and neglect men’s accountability. Rape myths support an explanation of rape that allows women to remain fearful of sexual ... -
A criminology of catastrophe: a critical analysis of imperialistic state crime and the Haiti earthquake
San Antonio, Jaclyn Tricia (2011-07-01)Despite the devastation caused by environmental catastrophes, these phenomena have yet to garner significant attention as a subject of criminological inquiry. This thesis is framed by the following question: How can we ... -
A lot of these things nobody talks about: South Asian Muslims' perceptions of dating behaviours and abuse
Couture, Amanda (2011-07-01)The unique meanings people of varying cultures and religions assign to dating behaviours/abuse along with the context in which these meanings are created are largely neglected in dating abuse research. Applying intersectionality, ... -
Perceptions of criminalization towards sex education among a generational sample of Canadian Pakistani Muslims
Arif, Mehek (2018-04-01)Of late, the Liberal government and the Ontario Ministry of Education implemented revisions to the provincial sex education curriculum, such as gender expression and same-sex relationship dialogue. These revisions led to ... -
Poverty, structural violence, and harm in Ontario
Earle, Benjamin (2016-04-01)This study examined the experiences of those living in poverty in Ontario through the lens of social harm and structural violence. This research revealed that the experience of poverty is characterized by material hardship, ... -
Reporting unwanted sexual behavior at a post-secondary institution: an examination of campus policy
Ostridge, Lindsay (2017-08-01)The Ontario government has made recommendations and proposed legislation to mandate all universities and colleges in Ontario, Canada to create a sexual assault policy that involves student input. Using a small commuter ... -
With a little help from my friends: Exploring the perceptions and utility of partners of drug crime.
Cowan, Joseph William (2013-07-01)Co-offending and drug crime scholarship have rarely crossed paths. Whenever co-offending and drug crime are investigated together, the work is almost always quantitative. Thus much remains unknown about why drug dealers ...