Gender Circuits explores the impact of new technologies on the gendered lives of
individuals through substantive sociological analysis and in-depth case studies. Examining …

What is the best way to measure and track the digital divide, in a comparative manner, over
time? What impact have differing policy interventions had on the digital divide in Canada …

Recent studies have hypothesised that the international crime drop was the result of the rise
in cybercrime. We subject this 'cybercrime hypothesis' to critical assessment. We find …

Feminist nonprofit organizations are sites of informal and nonformal learning where citizens
learn advocacy, literacy, and the practices of social democracy. With the growing use of …

Background Older adults benefit considerably from Internet use, as it can improve their
overall health and quality of life, for example through accessing healthcare services and …

Telecentres have been established in many countries as a means of providing access to
information and communication technologies (ICTs) in order to enhance community …

This case study examines the incorporation of digital media technologies and practices into
Respecting Elders: Communities Against elder Abuse (RECAA), an organization of activist …

The Canadian" sponsorship scandal" provides an opportunity to examine how
communications in the federal government has become an increasingly strategic function …

Much of what is unique in Canadian social science can be traced to attempts to make sense
of the country's history as a “staple economy,” one reliant on natural resources spread …

Abstract<? Pub Inc> The purpose of this dissertation is to examine how women seek health
information on the Web in relation to information source characteristics, situational …