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What is parenting like today compared to the past?

November 15, 2024

Dr. Lisa Strohschein explores how parenthood and parenting are different in Canada today than was the case in the past.
Canadian families and digitalization: Looking to the future

November 13, 2024

Dr. Nicole Denier and her colleagues produced an issue brief with the Vanier Institute of the Family to consider how digitalization has transformed families.
Nazmul Arefin awarded the 2024 Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize

October 24, 2024

Three prizes are awarded annually to the most outstanding Killam Memorial Scholarship recipients.The recipients are selected based on academic achievement, research proposal, letters of recommendation, and leadership qualities.
Government of Alberta rejects proposals for Exceptional Tuition Increases

October 23, 2024

In an interview with The Gateway, sociology PhD students Ping Lam Ip and Andrea DeKeseredy commented on the Alberta Minister of Advanced Education's decision to reject exceptional tuition increases in 2025/26.
Drop in drug poisoning deaths does not necessarily indicate Alberta Recovery Model is working

October 3, 2024

In this article, sociology PhD students Ping Lam Ip and Andrea DeKeseredy suggest that there is not enough evidence to prove the effectiveness of Alberta's recovery approach in reducing opioid-related deaths.
Does anyone still want kids? Families are shrinking as people have fewer children — or none at all

October 2, 2024

Lisa Strohschein (Sociology) explains that once a country’s fertility rate falls below 1.3, it can set off a self-reinforcing cycle called a low-fertility trap.
Twelve outstanding scholars shortlisted for the 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards

September 5, 2024

Sandra Bucerius, of the Department of Sociology and the Director of the Centre for Criminological Research is among those shortlisted for the Impact Award.
Modern parenting is so stressful that the U.S issued a health advisory. Parents say it's overdue

August 30, 2024

New public health advisory about stress and parenting is long overdue, many say. Sociology professor, Lisa Strohschein comments in this article.
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What is parenting like today compared to the past?

Canadian families and digitalization: Looking to the future

Nazmul Arefin awarded the 2024 Dorothy J. Killam Memorial Graduate Prize

Government of Alberta rejects proposals for Exceptional Tuition Increases

Drop in drug poisoning deaths does not necessarily indicate Alberta Recovery Model is working

Does anyone still want kids? Families are shrinking as people have fewer children — or none at all

Twelve outstanding scholars shortlisted for the 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards

Modern parenting is so stressful that the U.S issued a health advisory. Parents say it's overdue

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