SPRING 2024 - THE PHENOMENA PHEOMENA - SOCIOLOGY DSC - PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL (VOLUME 5)

Sep 30, 2026

Peer-reviewed semiannual undergraduate journal issue presents a venue for outstanding student writing. Spring 2024, Volume 05 includes an introduction and a set of sociology-focused articles examining youth crime and gender differences, surveillance and digital culture, racialized healthcare disparities, media ecology and degrowth, gender exclusion in professional and cultural contexts, LGBTQ+ experiences with data collection, and policy proposals on medical assistance in dying. Additional pieces address stigma, pornography and gender inequality, road safety and cannabis, aging through whole-life review, fraternity culture and sexual assault, beauty trends and gendered harms, environmental repercussions in media, and policing impacts on crime reduction, plus external materials and editor/contributor acknowledgements.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages120

Reading Time3 h 5 min

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Introduction

Behind Phenomena

Articles

A Comprehensive Analysis of Gender Differences in Youth Crime

Unveiling Snapchat’s Modern Panopticon and Normalization of Surveillance Culture Gender as a Colonial Creation

Investigating Bonila-Silva’s Theory of Colour-Blind Racism in the Context of Healthcare Disparities: A Theoretical Analysis of New Racisms and Healthcare Inequality

The Degrowth Movement and Media Ecology; Consuming Ourselves to Death Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: An Analysis of Gender Exclusion in Figure Skating Bureaucracy, Globalization, and Technology Impacting Professions

“If you Have Nothing to Hide you Have Nothing to Fear”: Critiquing the Experiences of Data Collection Practices for the LBGTQ+ Community

A Reform Proposal for Medical Assistance in Dying Where the Sole Underlying Condition is a Mental Disorder

“Breaking the Mold: Exploring the Stigmatization of Voluntarily Childfree Women in North America”?

How the Pornographic Industry Condones Gender Inequality and Violence: A Sociological Analysis of Gender

Letter 2 My Mama: A Critical Media Analysis

Road Safety and Cannabis: Canada’s Questionable Use of a ‘Per Se’ Limit

Where are You Going, Where Have You Been? Placing Approaches to the Aging Process in Context Through Whole-Life Review

Fraternity Culture and Sexual Assault: Examining the Factors Contributing to a Pervasive Issue on College Campuses

Racism, Classism and the Thin Ideal: How are TikTok and Instagram’s Popular Beauty Trends Hurting the Advancement of Women?

The Environmental Repercussions of Barbie: A Current Events Analysis

The Illusion of Safety: Examining Police Strength’s Impact on Crime Reduction

External

Which Famous Sociologist are You? [Quiz]

Message from the Editor & Thank you to Our Contributors

SPRING 2024 ISSUE THE PHENOMENA PHEOMENA || SOCIOLOGY DSC PUBLISHED BY SOCIOLOGY STUDENTS OF QUEENS UNIVERSITY , KINGSTON , ON. WEBSITE: QUEENSOCIOLOGYJOURNAL . COM EMAIL: PHENOMENA . QUEENSU@ GMAIL . CA THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED HEREIN ARE SOLELY THOSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS. PHENOMENA IS A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLISHED SEMIANNUALLY AND OUR MANDATE IS TO PROVIDE A VENUE FOR THE PUBLICATION OF OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE WRITING. SUBMISSIONS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT FALL AND WINTER SEMESTERS OF EACH ACADEMIC YEAR. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SUBMISSIONS OR ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS/ CONCERNS , PLEASE CONTACT , PHENOMENA. QUEENSU@ GMAIL. CA PHENOMENA SPRING ISSUE 2024 VOLUME 05 ~~ ~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS 00 01 09 14 16 22 29 39 46 50 58 64 71 74 83 88 95 105 107 112 113 INTRODUCTION Behind Phenomena ARTICLES A Comprehensive Analysis of Gender Differences in Youth Crime Unveiling Snapchat’s Modern Panopticon and Normalization of Surveillance Culture Gender as a Colonial Creation Investigating Bonila-Silva’s Theory of Colour-Blind Racism in the Context of Healthcare Disparities: A Theoretical Analysis of New Racisms and Healthcare Inequality The Degrowth Movement and Media Ecology; Consuming Ourselves to Death Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: An Analysis of Gender Exclusion in Figure Skating Bureaucracy, Globalization, and Technology Impacting Professions “Ifyou Have Nothing to Hide you Have Nothing to Fear”: Critiquing the Experiences of Data Collection Practices for the LBGTQ+ Community A Reform Proposal for Medical Assitance in Dying Where the Sole Underlying Condition is a Mental Disorder “Breaking the Mold: Exploring the Stigmatization of Voluntarily Childfree Women in North America”? How the Pornographic Industry Condones Gender Inequality and Violence: A Sociological Analysis of Gender Letter 2 My Mama: A Critical Media Analysis Road Safety and Cannabis: Canada’s Questionable Use of a ‘ Per Se’ Limit Where are You Going, Where Have You Been? Placing Approaches to the Aging Process in Context Through Whole-Life Review Fraternity Culture and Sexual Assault: Examining the Factors Contributing to a Pervasive Issue on College Campuses Racism, Classism and the Thin Ideal: How are TikTok and Instagram’s Popular Beauty Trends Hurting the Advancement of Women? The Envi romental Repercussions of Barbie: A Current Events Analysis The Illusion of Safety: Examining Police Strength’s Impact on Crime Reduction EXTERNAL Which Famous Sociologist are You? [Quiz ] Message from the Editor & Thank you to Our Contributors SOCIOLOGY DSC BEHIND PHENOMENA Bryn Sultana 00 Journal Editor for The Phenomena, Sociology DSC PROGRAM: 4th year Sociology and Concurrent Education ( PJ) ABOUT ME: My past three years as a part of the Sociology Student Council as Journal Editor for The Phenomena have been the least unforgettable. I feel so grateful to have spent the last four years of my undergraduate studies here at Queens, where I will be entering and earning my degree in education next year. My pathway in sociology has been able to prepare me with unforgettable skills that I have been able to apply not only in my everyday life but also in becoming a future educator. WORD OF WISDOM: The past four years have taught me that as a sociology student, you will subconsciously adopt the ability to articulate and analyze the world around you in ways that your friends and family might not. Never neglect what you actually know! 1 The Phenomena A Comprehensive Analysis of Gender Differences in Youth Crime By: Avery O’Farrell The topic of youth crime and young offenders has been an ongoing discussion amongst scholars for many years as they attempt to determine which key factors commonly lead adolescents to become offenders or victims of crime. Scholars must continue to study this topic as age is a constant predictor of crime ac

FAQs

What is The Phenomena and how often is it published?

The Phenomena is a peer-reviewed journal published semiannually.

What submission timeline does the journal follow?

Submissions are accepted throughout the fall and winter semesters of each academic year.

Which themes are covered in the Spring 2024 Volume 05 articles?

The issue covers topics such as youth crime and gender differences, surveillance and digital culture, racism and healthcare disparities, LGBTQ+ experiences with data collection, gender inequality, aging approaches, sexual assault in college settings, beauty trends, environmental repercussions in media, and policing impacts on crime reduction.

Sep 30, 2026

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