THE DOUKHOBORS IN CANADA - CONFLICT AND SOCIAL CHANGE, 1900-1976

he present study will document the number of acts of violence carried out by the Doukhobors in Canada during the period 1900-1976 as well as assess the influence of two potentially important causal factors: (i) leadership style and (ii) stress and strain on the incidence of violence. While a great deal has been written on the Doukhobors, much of the material is of a “sensational” variety and lacks any serious analytical framework. Few researchers have tried to systematically document the actual number of conflicts engaged in by Doukhobors or relate these periodic episodes of conflict to potential causes

Winning Ways or Winning Weighs: Obtaining a SSHRCC Doctoral Fellowship

Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the number of students applying to graduate school and as the cost of education continues to escalate, more students have been applying for external funding such as SSHRCC doctoral fellowships. Over time, guidelines for assessing applications have been established by the various SSHRCC committees in order to decide which applicants will be successful. The present research identifies the qualifications of applicants which are related to obtaining a SSHRCC doctoral fellowship. One hundred fourteen applications were randomly selected for analysis. A variety of information from the application, e.g., thesis proposal, letters of recommendation, schools attended, publications, was coded and subjected to multivariate analysis. The results show that a high degree of unanimity was evident among assessors. Referee appraisals and the rank provided by the department are important in deciding whether a student is recommended for a SSHRCC fellowship. Publications and other academic awards play a lesser but significant role in the decision-making process. The results also suggest that gender and participation in the labour force are potentially important variables in determining an applicant's success in obtaining a fellowship.Au cours de la dernière décennie, le nombre d'étudiants demandant leur admission à des programmes d'études post-universitaires a augmenté considérablement et, comme les frais de scolarité ont également continué à croître, de plus en plus d'étudiants font des demandes de fonds externes comme les bourses doctorales du Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSHC). Avec le temps, les divers comités du CRSHC ont établi des directives pour évaluer les demandes et choisir les récipiendaires. La présente recherche analyse les qualifications des candidats qui sont reliées à l'obtention d'une bourse doctorale du CRSHC. Cent quatorze demandes ont été choisies au hasard en vue de l'analyse. Une variété de renseignements apparaissant sur les formulaires de demande de bourses, c'est-à-dire la proposition de thèse, les lettres de recommandation, les écoles fréquentées, les publications, ont été codés et soumis à une analyse multivariée. Les résultats ont indiqué qu'il existe un haut niveau d'unanimité chez les évaluateurs. Les résultats montrent que les évaluations des juges et le rang accordé par le département sont des facteurs importants pour décider si un étudiant est recommandé ou non pour une bourse du CRSHC. Les publications et les autres distinctions scolaires jouent un moindre rôle, bien qu'important, dans le processus de prise de décision. Les résultats laissent aussi entendre que le sexe et la participation au marché du travail sont des variables possiblement importantes dans la détermination du succès des candidats à obtenir une bourse

From benzos to berries: treatment offered at an Aboriginal youth solvent abuse treatment centre relays the importance of culture.

First Nations and Inuit youth who abuse solvents are one of the most highly stigmatized substance-abusing groups in Canada. Drawing on a residential treatment response that is grounded in a culture-based model of resiliency, this article discusses the cultural implications for psychiatry's individualized approach to treating mental disorders. A systematic review of articles published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry during the past decade, augmented with a review of Canadian and international literature, revealed a gap in understanding and practice between Western psychiatric disorder-based and Aboriginal culture-based approaches to treatment and healing from substance abuse and mental disorders. Differing conceptualizations of mental health and substance abuse are discussed from Western psychiatric and Aboriginal worldviews, with a focus on connection to self, community, and political context. Applying an Aboriginal method of knowledge translation-storytelling-experiences from front-line workers in a youth solvent abuse treatment centre relay the difficulties with applying Western responses to Aboriginal healing. This lends to a discussion of how psychiatry can capitalize on the growing debate regarding the role of culture in the treatment of Aboriginal youth who abuse solvents. There is significant need for culturally competent psychiatric research specific to diagnosing and treating First Nations and Inuit youth who abuse substances, including solvents. Such understanding for front-line psychiatrists is necessary to improve practice. A health promotion perspective may be a valuable beginning point for attaining this understanding, as it situates psychiatry's approach to treating mental disorders within the etiology for Aboriginal Peoples