Browsing Theses by Subject "Gender"
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Adolescent Maternal Nutrition and Health in Uganda: Voices from the Community
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-23)INTRODUCTION: Over one quarter of adolescent girls in rural Uganda and more than one fifth of them in the Busoga region of Eastern Uganda experience pregnancy and childbirth. These young mothers have disproportionately ... -
Body Builder
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-25)My thesis is a critical essay thematically focused on the fate of the body in the postmodern condition. In this thesis a fundamental question is posed: What happens to the (postmodern) body under the double pressure of ... -
Can women have it all? The (in)compatibility of work and family in Kristine Bilkau’s Die Glücklichen and Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann
(University of Waterloo, 2018-08-29)The aim of this thesis is to examine the portrayal of women in contemporary German literature and film against the backdrop of German public discourse on women in the first half of the 2010s. The works selected for this ... -
Careful capitalism: Children, residential kinship, and live-in domestic work in Costa Rica
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-31)Limited publications address structures of residential kinship and live-in domestic work in Central America. Informed by participant observation fieldwork with three families, and open-ended interviews with employers (6) ... -
Critical Intersections of Gender, Race and Ethnicity: Leisure Constraints, Negotiations and Resistances of Immigrant Adolescent Girls
(University of Waterloo, 2013-10-16)Leisure can provide a central context for the core adolescent issue of identity development. Given the importance of leisure in adolescents’ lives, it is imperative to understand the constraints to leisure and possible ... -
Examining Gender and Age as Predictors of Personal Development in a Summer Camp Setting as Mediated by Social Capital and Social Support
(University of Waterloo, 2014-03-21)Youth require opportunities to master and demonstrate new skills, make independent choices, and form positive social relationships to encourage positive youth development. Camps provide a unique setting that fosters the ... -
Exploring the Mechanisms Underlying Gender Differences in Statistical Reasoning: A Multipronged Approach
(University of Waterloo, 2013-01-25)The past two decades have seen a substantial increase in the availability of numerical data that individuals are faced with on a daily basis. In addition, research uncovering the multiple facets of statistical reasoning ... -
Food, Identity and Symbolic Metaphors in the Bengali South Asian- Canadian Community
(University of Waterloo, 2010-04-28)Migration is a process that allows people to circulate from one place to another as they seek resources and search for new beginnings. The study of the South-Asian Bengali community in Canada, conducted in Southern Ontario ... -
Gendered Dimensions of Social Wellbeing within Dried Fish Value Chains and the Implications for Fisheries Governance in Sri Lanka
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-10)Dried fish is a sub-sector within small-scale fisheries that makes significant contributions to livelihoods, wellbeing, and survival of fishing communities. The term ‘dried fish’ refers to the fish processed using simple, ... -
The Influence of Q-Angle and Gender on the Stair-Climbing Kinetics and Kinematics of the Knee
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-27)Background: Knee joint motion and quadriceps activity play a crucial role in all lower limb tasks, especially those which are highly dynamic and weight-bearing. Due to anatomical differences between men and women such as ... -
Jane Fonda's Antiwar Activism and The Myth of Hanoi Jane
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-31)This thesis examines Jane Fonda’s antiwar activism during the Vietnam War, focusing on the period from late 1969 through 1973. Her early activism was characterized by frequent protests against the war, speeches at antiwar ... -
Organized youth sport, parenthood ideologies and gender relations: Parents' and children's experiences and the construction of "team family".
(University of Waterloo, 2009-08-25)While the importance and scope of children’s sport participation has been a topic of research, to date, few researchers have explored the impact organized youth sport may have on family life. In particular, little attention ... -
Shifts of Power: Gender(de)konstruktion und -inszenierung in Türkisch für Anfänger
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)Between 2006 and 2008 the German television series “Türkisch für Anfänger“ (Turkish for Beginners) about the life of a multiculturally blended family in Berlin was aired on the television network ARD. This thesis analyzes ... -
TIME VARYING GENDER AND PASSIVE TISSUE RESPONSES TO PROLONGED DRIVING
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-15)Background: Prolonged sitting in an automobile seat may alter the passive tissue stiffness of the lumbar spine differentially in males and females. Gender specific ergonomic interventions may be indicated for the ...