Migraines
Migraine is a social illness, difficult to live
through without involving others because it affects
socially prescribed roles. The wider the circle of
contacts and responsibilities, the more potential for
impact on relationships and social roles. Looking in
the opposite direction, the social narratives of
culture, institutions, and families that surround the
individual often dictate how illness is viewed and
how migraine is viewed and treated. The womens
stories in this book reveal the personal side of
migraines, the moments of pain and despair rarely
seen. These women experienced...

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2001 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, course: Sociology PhD thesis, language: English, abstract: Much scholarly work has centered around community in Newfoundland and Labrador. However, comparatively little work has focused on meanings of community. This thesis compares meanings of community in everyday life for people living in a Southern Shore community on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, with the meanings found in scholarly literature and in government documents produced in association with The Atlantic Groundfish Strategy...

Creak, Creak Too Scared To Sleep: is a humorous rhyming tale about a young boy (Ricky) who has trouble falling asleep, after watching a scary film. Ricky is not only the only one having trouble getting some sleep, but so is his Dad; who is repeatedly summoned to investigate scary sounds and figures that Ricky THINKS he's encountering. Is the goon monster real, or a figment of Ricky's imagination? Will Dad ever get some sleep? Read more, if you dare