Social Sciences
Social science is the branch of science devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th century. In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, media studies, political science, psychology, and history. (For a more detailed list of sub-disciplines within the social sciences see: Outline of social science.) Positivist social scientists use methods resembling those of the natural sciences as …
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AUP: Athabasca University Press · 22 November 2024 English
“Dopp looks closely at hockey myths but not solely to debunk them. Hockey on the Moon offers a conversation in the best sense. This is hockey talk that works across …
from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications … Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
award-winning books in the humanities and social sciences, in French and in English. www.Press.uOttawa … Humanities and Social Sciences through the Scholarly Book Awards (ASPP) and the Social Sciences and Humanities …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
284Acknowledgments We would like to thank the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The poetic memorialization of the Maghribī city illuminates the ways in which exilic Maghribī poets constructed idealized images of their native cities from the ninth to nineteenth centuries CE. The …
from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications … Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada … Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Schol- arly Book Award, I am grateful to the …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications … Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 5 November 2024 English
Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary culture The “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents …
the Canada Research Chair Program and the Social Sciences of Humani- ties Research Council of Canada …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 25 October 2024 English
Between Composers unveils the previously unpublished correspondence between Canadian composers Norma Beecroft and Harry Somers from 1959 to 1960. The letters detail the downfall of their romance, trace their artistic …
from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications … Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 20 October 2024 English
Essential for understanding and mobilizing public health efforts.
Moreover, in line with its intersections with social sciences,7 public health activities are — or should …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Approaching the novels of early Quebec through the counterintuitive lens of the sacred, Lisa Gasbarrone challenges negative views of these novels as dated and even unreadable for the contemporary reader. …
from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications … Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, through the Awards to Scholarly Publications … Publications Program, using funds provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada …
