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 Gender-bending for UVic Soci 100
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Social Research
Posted 29 February 2016

Gender-bending for UVic Soci 100

One of my students from 2014-2015 wanted to challenge traditional definitions of male and female as part of an Option 2 assignment. The student presented themselves in contrasting masculine and [...]

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 Low-income Canadian families struggle to feed their kids healthy foods as prices rise
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Community Initiatives, Social Research, Uncategorized
Posted 28 February 2016

Low-income Canadian families struggle to feed their kids healthy foods as prices rise

This article from the Ottawa Citizen covers how rising food prices are making it even harder for some families to feed their children. For example, the articles states that 850,000 Canadians rely [...]

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 Sociology’s Next Great Hope?
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 24 February 2016

Sociology’s Next Great Hope?

To find out, read the Chronicle of Higher Education’s story on Matthew Desmond. His research is about to get a lot of press and is a brilliant follow-up to the Alice Goffman story.

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 Postcapitalism: The end of capitalism has begun
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 14 February 2016

Postcapitalism: The end of capitalism has begun

I just read Paul Mason’s book, Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future and was impressed by the breadth of his analysis as well as his observation that information, social media and the human [...]

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 New Canadian Research on Fossil Fuels
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By Bruce Ravelli
In Links that Matter, Social Research
Posted 3 February 2016

New Canadian Research on Fossil Fuels

In December 2015, the Parkland Institute announced that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) had awarded $2.5 million in grant funding for Mapping the Power of the [...]

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