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The Toronto Family Study: 25 Years Later 

Publications and Presentations

The following dissertations, publications, and presentations were produced as a result of the participation of Toronto families in the first wave of the study.

Dissertations

Joly, Marie-Pier. “Contexts of Exit and the Mental Health and Economic Incorporation of Migrants in Canada.” PhD Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2017. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/80720/3/Joly_Marie-Pier_201711_PhD_thesis.pdf .

Montazer, Shirin. “Country of Origin as a Modifier of the Effect of Generation and Length of Residence on the Mental Health Outcomes of Immigrants to Canada.” PhD Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2012. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/67303/1/Montazer_Shirin_201211_PhD_thesis.pdf .

Reid, Sarah M. “Women, Work, and Family: Estimating Married Women’s Status Achievement over Their Careers.” PhD Thesis, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 2013. https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/70135/1/Reid_Sarah_201311_PhD_thesis.pdf .

Publications

Young, Marisa, and Blair Wheaton. “The Impact of Neighborhood Composition on Work-Family Conflict and Distress.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 54, no. 4 (December 1, 2013): 481–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146513504761 .

Montazer, Shirin, and Blair Wheaton. “The Impact of Generation and Country of Origin on the Mental Health of Children of Immigrants.” Journal of Health and Social Behavior 52, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 23–42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146510395027 .

Wheaton, Blair, and Sarah Reid. “The Role of Timing vs. Duration in the Cumulative Work History Effects of Job Exits and Nonemployment on Women’s Mental Health.” Advances in Life Course Research 13 (January 2008): 195–232. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1040-2608(08)00008-7 .

Joly, Marie-Pier, and Blair Wheaton. “The Impact of Armed Conflict in the Country of Origin on Mental Health after Migration to Canada.” Society and Mental Health 5, no. 2 (July 1, 2015): 86–105. https://doi.org/10.1177/2156869314555582 .

Montazer, Shirin, Blair Wheaton, and Samuel Noh. “Economic Development of Countries of Origin and Distress among Married Immigrant Men and Women in Toronto.” The Social Science Journal 53, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 534–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2016.04.005 .

Montazer, Shirin, and Marisa Young. “Level of Economic Development of the Country of Origin and Work-to-Family Conflict after Migration to Canada.” Social Science Research 63 (March 1, 2017): 263–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.09.018 .

Tracey, Jacinth, and Blair Wheaton. “Ethnoracial Differences in Mental Health in Toronto: Demographic and Historical Explanations.” In Inside the Mosaic , edited by Eric Fong. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442676176-009 .

Presentations

Wheaton, Blair. 1993 “Maternal Employment and Child Mental Health in Intact Families: Specifying the Conditions of Emotional Costs and Emotional Benefits.” Presented at the American Sociological Association meetings in Miami, Florida, August 17-21.

Wheaton, Blair, Jacinth Tracey-Wortley, and Holly Foster. “Re-Examining the Effect of Household Tasks and Responsibilities on the Mental Health of Men and Women in Married Couples: The Salience of Work Conditions and Work Role.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Meetings in New York, 1996.

Wheaton, Blair, and Jacinth Tracey-Wortley. “Assessing Mental Health Differences among Ethno-Racial Groups in Toronto: A Comparison of East Asians, South Asians, Blacks, and Whites.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Meeting in Toronto, Canada, 1997.

Wheaton, Blair, and Holly Foster. “Specifying the Reciprocal Effects of Maternal, Paternal, and Child Mental Health in Intact Families: An Interactional Perspective.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August 9, 1997.

Wheaton, Blair. “Markers of the Future: Varieties of Human and Social Capital and Child Functioning in Intact Families.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, 1999.

Montazer, Shirin and Blair Wheaton. 2004. “Immigration and the Mental Health of Children: Evidence from the Toronto Study of Intact Families.” 8th international conference on social stress research. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. May.

Wheaton, Blair, and Sarah Reid. “Women’s Job Exits and Status Attainment: Estimating the Impacts of Context and Career Interruptions.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2011.

Wheaton, Blair, And Marie-Pier Joly “Exposure to Armed Conflict, Stress Proliferation, and Mental Health Adjustment after Immigration to Canada.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Meeting in Denver, Colorado, August 2012.

Wheaton, Blair, Sarah Reid, and Shirin Montazer. 2012. “Maternal Employment and Child Mental Health: New Perspectives, New Evidence.” Paper presented at the Thirteenth International Conference on Social Stress Research in Dublin, Ireland, June 21-23, 2012.

Montazer, Shirin, Blair Wheaton, Sam Noh. 2013. “Country of Origin, Time, and the Mental Health Adjustment of Married Immigrants to Toronto” Canadian Sociological Association meeting, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, June

Montazer, Shirin, Blair Wheaton, and Sam Noh. 2015. “The ‘Un-Healthy immigrant Effect? The Depression Trajectory of Married Immigrants.” Canadian Sociological Association meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June.

Blair Wheaton and Patricia Louie. “Maternal Employment and Child Mental Health: New Evidence, New Perspectives.” Presented at the American Sociological Association Meeting, Seattle, Washington, August 20, 2016.

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The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program provides training in conducting theoretically rich and methodologically sophisticated sociological research. Through the program, students design and carry out research projects, present their work at professional conferences, and author scholarly publications. The program is designed to provide both a broad knowledge of the discipline and specialized methodological and subject matter expertise.

Applicants may enter the PhD program via one of two routes: 1) following completion of an appropriate MA or 2) direct entry after completing a bachelor's degree.

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Minimum admission requirements.

Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Department of Sociology's additional admission requirements stated below.

The normal requirement is completion of the University of Toronto MA, with at least an A– standing. All students must demonstrate that their master's degree program included coursework equivalent to Classical Social Theory, Social Statistics, and Qualitative Methods I. Some students may be required to take prescribed additional courses.

Admission decisions are based on grades and indications of superior qualifications such as letters of recommendation and a sample of the applicant's work.

In addition to the School of Graduate Studies' online application form , applicants must submit:

Two letters of reference from instructors or research supervisors.

A paper, including summary, which the student feels represents his or her best work.

A one-page, single-spaced typed statement of interest indicating research interests, research experience, and reasons for applying to study sociology at the University of Toronto.

Proficiency in the English language, demonstrated by all applicants educated outside Canada whose primary language is not English. See General Regulations section 4.3 English-Language Proficiency for minimum TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language and TWE (Test of Written English) scores required.

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Coursework. Students must complete 4.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including:

SOC6101H Contemporary Sociological Theory

SOC6707H Intermediate Data Analysis

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SOC6711Y Research Practicum

If a student has already taken these courses at the graduate level, other courses will be substituted to obtain the 4.5 FCEs total.

A maximum of 0.5 FCE in reading courses may be counted towards the degree requirements.

A maximum of 0.5 FCE in elective courses taken outside the department may be counted towards the degree requirements unless approval of the Graduate Coordinator is obtained.

An average of at least B+ is required in order to be eligible to continue in the following year of any program. Failure in any course (that is, less than a B–) will require a review of the student's total program by the department.

Doctoral students must complete SOC6511H Professional Development Seminar I . This seminar consists of a series of workshops designed to guide students in their graduate school career and beyond. SOC6511H must be completed in the Fall session of Year 1.

Two comprehensive examinations , which must be completed by the end of Year 2.

Comprehensive exams are offered in each of the 12 areas of study: Computational and Quantitative Methods; Gender; Global Migration; Health and Mental Health; Political Sociology; Qualitative Methods; Race, Ethnicity, Indigeneity; Social Networks; Sociology of Crime and Law; Sociology of Culture; Theory; and Work, Stratification, and Markets.

If a student fails a comprehensive exam, the student has one attempt to rewrite the exam. The rewrite must occur in the next available exam session.

Submission of a written thesis proposal and its successful oral defence before a supervisory committee consisting of three faculty members. If a student should fail, the student is permitted one additional opportunity to defend a revised thesis proposal.

University policy requires that students complete all their non-thesis requirements (coursework, comprehensive examinations, thesis proposal, and language requirement if applicable) by the end of Year 3.

Preparation of an original PhD thesis , which must be defended at a Doctoral Final Oral Examination .

Candidates must have an adequate knowledge of a language other than English if an additional language is deemed essential for satisfactory completion of research for the thesis.

Two years of residence , whereby students must be on campus and consequently in geographical proximity to be able to participate fully in the University activities associated with the program.

PhD Program (Direct-Entry)

The department may recommend admission directly after completion of an appropriate bachelor's degree. Direct entry of this kind will only be recommended for outstanding students who have provided a clear and detailed plan for thesis research.

Coursework. Students must complete 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) including:

SOC6001H Classical Sociological Theory I

SOC6302H Statistics for Sociologists

SOC6712H Qualitative Methods I.

A maximum of 0.5 FCE in reading courses and 0.5 FCE in elective courses taken outside the department may be counted towards the degree requirements.

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Variable Minimum Grade Average A minimum grade average is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:

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To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with a final grade average lower than 65% in these required courses will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining this minimum grade average does not guarantee admission to the program.

Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar . Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Sociology Major in the Summer after Year 2.

Note: Students cannot combine a Sociology Major program with another Sociology program (Specialist or Minor) for their degree. Credit for higher-level SOC courses will not waive these requirements .

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5. 0.5 SOC credit at the 400-level

6. An additional 2.0 credits in Sociology at the 200 or 300-level (0.5 of which must be taken at the 300-level, i.e., 1.5 credits at the 200 or 300-level and 0.5 at the 300-level).

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

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Sociology Theses and Dissertations

Theses/dissertations from 2024 2024.

Empowering Populist Politics: Social Media Use in the US and UK , James M. Howley

Exploring Educational Equity: An Ethnographic Case Study of Non-Profit Initiatives in Early Childhood Education , Jovana Jovanovic

Disability, Blackness, and Online Community: Black Twitter as Self-Narrative , Morgan S. Wilson

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

“You don’t seek help, You are just thankful for the things the country provides for you.” The Emotional Burden of Growing up Undocumented in the United States , Melanie Anne Escue

Deconstructing and Decolonizing Identities of “Gender” and “Sex” When Viewed as Anti-Black: Black Narratives Outside of the Binary , Didier Salgado

“We Need to Figure Out Who We Are”: Reframing Manhood in an Online Discussion Forum , Tomas Sanjuan Jr.

Musicking Higher Education: An Analysis of the Effects of Music Pedagogy On College Classroom Atmospheres , April Smith

Framing, Emotion, and Contradiction in the Tampa Bay Times’ Climate Change Coverage , Madison Veeneman

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

"Are We Done?": The Minimization of Covid-19 and the Individualization of Health in the United States , Cassidy R. Boe

A Tale of Two Art Programs: Art & Identity for People with Disabilities , Melinda Leigh Maconi

Revisiting ‘Our’ Place on Campus: A Queer(ed) and In-depth Interview Study of QT Resource Professionals in Higher Education , Kristopher Andrew Oliveira

Health and Friendships of LGBTQIA+ College Students , Komal Asim Qidwai

Organizing for Here and There: Exploring the Grassroots Organizing of the Puerto Rican Diaspora in the Tampa Bay Area , Dominique Rivera

Stitched Together: What We Learn from Secret Stories in Public Media , Sara D. Rocks

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

"Duck Wars": Examining the Narrative Construction of a "Problem" Species , Jenna A. Bateman

The Debate on Physician-Assisted Death in the United States: A Narrative Analysis of Formula Stories , Rebecca Blackwell

The Social Correlates of War: Conflict Correlations Within Belief Systems. , Richard R. N. Decampa

Narrative Meaning Productions of Compassionate Healthcare: An Examination of Cultural Codes, Organizational Practices, and Everyday Realities , Carley Geiss

Racialized Morality: The Logic of Anti-Trafficking Advocacy , Sophie Elizabeth James

Green Business and the Culture of Capitalism: Constructing Narratives of Environmentalism , Julia S. Jester

Presenting Selves and Interpreting Culture: An Ethnography of Chinese International Tourism in the United States , Fangheyue Ma

Making A Home Away from Home: A Qualitative Study of African Students’ Practices of Integration in the United States , Alphonse O. Opoku

"They Say We're Expendable:" Race, Nation, and Citizenship in the Dominican Republic. , Edlin Veras

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

A social network analysis of online gamers' friendship networks: Structural attributes of Steam friendships, and comparison of offline-online social ties of MMO gamers , Juan G. Arroyo-Flores

Family Response to a Diagnosis of Serious Mental Illness in Teens and Young Adults: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Douglas J. Engelman

GoFundTransitions: Narratives of Transnormativity and the Limits of Crowdfunding Livable Futures , Hayden J. Fulton

"Courage Drives Us": Narrative Construction of Organizational Identity in a Cancer-Specific Health Non-Profit Organization , Katie J. Hilderbrand

“I woke up to the world”: Politicizing Blackness and Multiracial Identity Through Activism , Angelica Celeste Loblack

The Athletics Behind the Academics: The Academic Advisor’s Role in the Lives of Student Athletes , Max J.R. Murray

Red-Green Rows: Exploring the Conflict between Labor and Environmental Movements in Kerala, India , Silpa Satheesh

Winning “Americans” for Jesus?: Second-Generation, Racial Ideology, and the Future of the Brazilian Evangelical Church in the U.S. , Rodrigo Otavio Serrao Santana De Jesus

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Palatable Shades of Gender: Status Processes at the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Team Formation , Jasmón L. Bailey

American Converts to Islam: Identity, Racialization, and Authenticity , Patrick M. Casey

Meaning and Monuments: Morality, Racial Ideology, and Nationalism in Confederate Monument Removal Storytelling , Kathryn A. DelGenio

"Keep it in the Closet and Welcome to the Movement": Storying Gay Men Among the Alt-Right , Shelby Statham

Selling White Masculinity: An Analysis of Cultural Intermediaries in the Craft Beverage Industry , Erik Tyler Withers

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Role of the Soldier in Civilian Life: Personal and Social Concerns that Influence Reintegration Processes , Matthew J. Ahlfs

“I Want to Be Who I Am”: Stories of Rejecting Binary Gender , Ana Balius

Breaking the Crass Ceiling? Exploring Narratives, Performances, and Audience Reception of Women's Stand-Up Comedy , Sarah Katherine Cooper

An Intersectional Examination of Disability and LGBTQ+ Identities In Virtual Spaces , Justine E. Egner

"I've never had that": An Exploration of how Children Construct Belonging and Inclusion Within a Foodscape , Olivia M. Fleming

Hybridizers and the Hybridized: Orchid Growing as Hybrid "Nature?" , Kellie Petersen

Coloring in the Margins: Understanding the Experiences of Racial/Ethnic and Sexual/Gender Minority Undergraduates in STEM , Jonathan D. Ware

Decreased Visibility: A Narrative Analysis of Episodic Disability and Contested Illness , Melissa Jane Welch

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

“Have a Seat at our Table: Uncovering the Experiences of Black Students Attending a ‘Racially Diverse’ University” , Diamond Briggs

TERF Wars: Narrative Productions of Gender and Essentialism in Radical-Feminist (Cyber)spaces , Jennifer Earles

“Can You Believe They Think I’m Intimidating?” An Exploration of Identity in Tall Women , Elizabeth Joy Fuller

Black Girl Magic?: Negotiating Emotions and Success in College Bridge Programs , Olivia Ann Johnson

"What Are We Doing Here? This Is Not Us": A Critical Discourse Analysis of The Last Of Us Remastered , Toria Kwan

Behind the Curtain: Cultural Cultivation, Immigrant Outsiderness, and Normalized Racism against Indian Families , Pangri G. Mehta

From the Panels to the Margins: Identity, Marginalization, and Subversion in Cosplay , Manuel Andres Ramirez

Examining Forty Years of the Social Organization of Feminisms: Ethnography of Two Women’s Bookstores in the US South , Mary Catherine Whitlock

"There is No Planet B": Frame Disputes within the Environmental Movement over Geoengineering , David Russell Zeller Jr.

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

“You Can Fight Logic…But You Can’t Fight God”: The Duality of Religious Text and Church as Community for White Lesbians in Appalachian and Rural Places , Jessica Mae Altice

Songwriting as Inquiry and Action: Emotion, Narrative Identity, and Authenticity in Folk Music Culture , Maggie Colleen Cobb

Unraveling the Wild: A Cultural Logic of Animal Stories in Contemporary Social Life , Damien Contessa

“It’s Not Like a Movie. It’s Not Hollywood:” Competing Narratives of a Youth Mentoring Organization , Carley Geiss

An Examination of Perspectives on Community Poverty: A Case Study of a Junior Civic Association , Monica Heimos Heimos

"I'm Not Broken": Perspectives of Students with Disabilities on Identity-making and Social Inclusion on a College Campus , Melinda Leigh Maconi

People and Pride: A Qualitative Study of Place Attachment and Professional Placemakers , Wenonah Machdelena Venter

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Mediated Relationships: An Ethnography of Family Law Mediation , Elaina Behounek

The Continuum of Ethno-Racial Socialization: Learning About Culture and Race in Middle-Class Latina/o Families , Maria D. Duenas

Getting Ahead: Socio-economic Mobility, Perceptions of Opportunity for Socio-economic Mobility, and Attitudes Towards Public Assistance in the United States , Alissa Klein

Beauty is Precious, Knowledge is Power, and Innovation is Progress: Widely Held Beliefs in Policy Narratives about Oil Spills , Brenda Gale Mason

Looking at Levels of Medicalization in the Institutional Narrative of Substance Use Disorders in the Military , Chase Landes Mccain

The Experience of Chronic Pain Management: A Multi-Voiced Narrative Analysis , Loren Wilbers

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Resources Matter: The Role of Social Capital and Collective Efficacy in Mediating Gun Violence , Jennifer Lynne Dean

More to Love: Obesity Histories and Romantic Relationships in the Transition to Adulthood , Hilary Morgan Dotson

Dieting, Discrimination, and Bullying: A Contextual Case Study of Framing in the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance , Veronica Kay Doughman

Negotiating Muslim Womanhood: The Adaptation Strategies of International Students at Two American Public Colleges , Amber Michelle Gregory

Checking Out: A Qualitative Study of Supermarket Cashiers' Emotional Response to Customer Mistreatment , Michael E. Lawless

Managing Family Food Consumption: Going Beyond Gender in the Kitchen , Blake Janice Martin

Motherhood Bound by State Supervision: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Mothers on Parole and Probation , Kaitlyn Robison

In Search of the Artist: The Influences of Commercial Interest on an Art School - A Narrative Analysis , Michael Leonard Sette

"They're Our Bosses": Representations of Clients, Guardians, and Providers in Caregivers' Narratives , Dina Vdovichenko

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Constructing Legal Meaning in the Supreme Court Oral Arguments: Cultural Codes and Border Disputes , Jeffrey Forest Hilbert

"All Blacks Vote the Same?": Assessing Predictors of Black American Political Participation and Partisanship , Antoine Lennell Jackson

Expectations of Nursing Home Use, Psychosocial Characteristics and Race/Ethnicity: The Latino/a Case , Heidi Ross

Beyond the Door: Disability and the Sibling Experience , Morgan Violeta Sanchez Taylor

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A Mother's Love: A Narrative Analysis of Food Advertisements in an African American Targeted Women's Magazine , Janine Danielle Beahm

It's a Support Club, Not a Sex Club: Narration Strategies and Discourse Coalitions in High School Gay-Straight Alliance Club Controversies , Skyler Lauderdale

Beyond the Backlash: Muslim and Middle Eastern Immigrants' Experiences in America, Ten Years Post-9/11 , Gregory J. Mills

Competing Narratives: Hero and PTSD Stories Told by Male Veterans Returning Home , Adam Gregory Woolf

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"Can't Buy Me Wealth": Racial Segregation and Housing Wealth in Hillsborough County, Florida , Natalie Marie Delia Deckard

Friendship Networks, Perceived Reciprocity of Support, and Depression , Ryan Francis Huff

That is Bad! This is Good: Morality as Constructed by Viewers of Television Reality Programs , Joseph Charles Losasso

American Muslim Identities: A Qualitative Study of Two Mosques in South Florida , Azka Mahmood Mahmood

Ethnic Identities among Second-Generation Haitian Young Adults in Tampa Bay, Florida: An Analysis of the Reported Influence of Ethnic Organizational Involvement on Disaster Response after the Earthquake of 2010 , Herrica Telus

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Feral Cats and the People Who Care for Them , Loretta Sue Humphrey

Utilizing Facebook Application for Disaster Relief: Social Network Analysis of American Red Cross Cause Joiners , Jennie Wan Man Lai

Comparative Study of Intentional Communities , Jessica Merrick

More Than Bows and Arrows: Subversion and Double-Consciousness in Native American Storytelling , Anastacia M. Schulhoff

Between Agency and Accountability: An Ethnographic Study of Volunteers Participating in a Juvenile Diversion Program , Marc R. Settembrino

Predictors of Academic Achievement among Students at Hillsborough Community College: Can School Engagement Close the Racial Gap of Achievement? , Warren T. Smith

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Latent Newspaper Functions During the Impact Phase of Hurricane Katrina , Christina A. Brown

The Subjective Experience of PMS: A Sociological Analysis of Women’s Narratives , Christiana B. Chekoudjian

Sacred Selves: An Ethnographic Study of Narratives and Community Practices at a Spiritual Center , Sean E. Currie

Digging It: A Participatory Ethnography of the Experiences at a School Garden , Branimir Cvetkovic

Constructions of Narrative Identities of Women Political Candidates , Amy E. Daniels

“The Best We Can With What We Got”: Mediating Social and Cultural Capital in a Title I School , Jarin Rachel Eisenberg

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