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Women in Love: Why Women are Expected to Love First and the Exploration of Changing Gender Roles in Heterosexual Romantic Relationships
No full textThis paper explores the misconception that women, being perceived in western society as the most emotional gender, is the first to feel love and to say the words “I love you” in a romantic heterosexual relationship. Research has determined that women are expected to say and feel love in a relationship before men, when in reality the opposite is true. I will discuss social expectations of gender norms in heterosexual relationships and the ways in which relationship norms are currently being challenged. I suggest that changes in courtship norms and media influences on youth create inaccurate gender expectations around love and that new technological advances and decrease in the effectiveness of monogamous heterosexual relationships are challenging these gender expectations, therefore the relationship model and the gendered expectations within these relationships, as known by western society, may be obsolete
Creating a Culture Together: Intercultural Relationships and Communication
No full textThis paper discusses the different cultural factors that exacerbate relationship stressors in intercultural relationships. I begin by providing some historical context that has influenced society’s outlook on intercultural relationships. I then provide a literature review that explores current studies on intercultural similarities and differences, effective coping strategies, and possible modifications in couples’ therapy. I argue that increasing communication within intercultural relationships will allow partners to create a culture of their own. Finally, I suggest that professionals should require education in different cultural backgrounds to provide safe, accurate, and successful couples’ therapy
Book Review of Lockman, Darcy. (2019). All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
No full textBook Review of Wong, Lindsey. (2018). The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and my Crazy Chinese Family. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
No full textBook Review of Habib, Samra. (2019). We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir. Toronto: Viking Press.
No full textBook Review of Wong, Lindsey. (2018). The Woo-Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and my Crazy Chinese Family. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press.
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Frost, Hail, Prairie Fire and Weeds: Families Harvesting Crops on a Saskatchewan Homestead, 1872-1914
No full textUnder the Dominion Lands Act of 1872, certain regulations needed to be met by homesteaders to ensure that they could eventually acquire title to their 160 acres of free land. This land needed to be cleared, seeded and harvested, however problems existed which threatened the successful cultivation of a homesteader’s crops. Early frosts, hail, prairie fires and weeds would destroy the plants as would pests such as grasshoppers, cutworms, and gophers. Trying to combat mosquitoes, and bulldog flies while working the fields also posed a hazard to both the homesteader and their working farm animals. Using survey data collected by the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan in the mid-1950s, this paper highlights the labour-intensive nature of farm work and the numerous difficulties faced by homesteaders and their families in their attempt to successfully produce crops.
 
Workplace Romances: Should Individuals Engage in Them or Should Individuals Try to Avoid Them?
No full textThe objective of this paper is to explore workplace relationships and conclude whether individuals should engage in workplace romances (WRs) or whether individuals should try and avoid them. Since individuals spend so much time at the workplace, the likelihood of individuals engaging in a WR is high. Nowadays, there are not many jobs that put restrictions on whether or not you can date or have a relationship with someone you work with, however, is this a problem? Should there be restrictions in place regarding dating coworkers or bosses for example? The findings suggest that even though there are some benefits to WRs, the majority of results show that WRs are dangerous as they can cause group dysfunctions, make other workers uncomfortable, affect team performance, ruin professional relationships, result in sexual harassment claims, and so much more. This paper is going to examine the effects of WRs at different hierarchical levels and whether favoritism or a conflict of interest is present. It is going to examine the effect of WRs on job productivity, morale, and privacy, as well as explore the effects WRs have on other coworkers and what happens when WRs end. Lastly, this paper will explore the question: should management step in when it comes to WRs?