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Published in partnership with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), this reader offers students an engaging overview of the current state of sociology in Canada. With over 65 expertly edited selections by both well-known and up-and-coming CSA members, the reader is organized into 16 thematic parts that explore the main areas of sociological inquiry.

Author Biography

Patrizia Albanese is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. She is the author of Children in Canada Today (OUP Canada, 2009) and Child Poverty in Canada (OUP Canada, 2009), and a co-editor with Lorne Tepperman of Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, 3e (OUP Canada, 2012). She is past president of the Canadian Sociological Association. She was also interim chair of Ryerson's Department of CriminalJustice and Criminology (2011-2012), interim director of the PhD in Policy Studies (2013), and currently sits on Ryerson's Research Ethics Board.Lorne Tepperman is a professor in the sociology department at the University of Toronto. He served as chair of the department from 1997 to 2003, and has won many teaching awards, including the Dean's Excellence Award, an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Faculty of Arts and Science, and an Oswald Hall Teaching Award given by the Department of Sociology. In 2003, Lorne received the Outstanding Contribution Award from the Canadian Sociology Association. He is the author oreditor of numerous books published by OUP, including Principles of Sociology: Canadian Perspectives, 3e (2014), Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective, 3e (2011), and Starting Points (2011).Emily Alexander is an independent social researcher who specializes in issues related to higher education, everyday life, work, and technology. Her current research focuses on student disengagement behaviours in the university classroom in order to evaluate and offer a new perspective on existing measures of disengagement. Having graduated with a master's degree in sociology from the University of Western Ontario, Emily hopes to pursue doctoral studies so that she may continueto tackle social issues through research, teaching, and community involvement.

Table of Contents

Making ConnectionsIntroductionPart One: What Is Sociology? Theory and Methods1: Macro Sociology: Its Evolution and Relevance to Canada, Harry H. Hiller2: "Breaking with Inside Experience": Dilemmas in Negotiating Practical Knowledge and Scholarly Knowledge in Research with Young People, Jacqueline Kennelly, Valerie Stam, and Lynette Schick3: Reimagining the Sociological Imagination: Including the Brain, Environment and Culture, Ralph Matthews4: What Can a Theorist Do?, Christopher Powell5: The Debate About Accident Proneness, Lorne Tepperman and Nicole Meredith6: French Language Sociology in Quebec, Jean-Philippe WarrenPart Two: Culture and Culture Change7: Can Pierre Bourdieu Give Us the Blues?, Bruce Curtis8: The Social Lives of Statues, Tonya K. Davidson9: Starting With a Squish: An Institutional Ethnography of Canada's Art World, Janna Klostermann10: The Art and Artist behind Your Tattoo: A Case Study of Two Tattoo Artists, Chris William MartinPart Three: Socialization11: Children's Literature and Racism in Canada, Xiaobei Chen12: Sociology and the Human-Animal Bond, Colleen Anne Dell13: Revisiting the "Do Men Mother?" Question: Temporality, Performativity, Diffractive Readings, and Cat's Cradles, Andrea Doucet14: The Summer Reading Blues: Children's Accounts of Summer Literacy Practices, Cathlene Hillier and Janice AuriniPart Four: Deviance and Crime15: Intimacy, Geography, and Justice, Myrna Dawson16: Modern Superstition and Moderate Risk and Problem Slot Machine Gamblers, Tara Hahmann17: Cyber-Psychopathy: An Expression of Dark E-Personality, Andrew D. Nevin18: Critical Sociology and Criminal Accusation, George Pavlich19: Spaces, Places, and States of Mind: A Study of Two Homeless Communities, Eric P. WeissmanPart Five: Social Inequality20: Working for Care; Caring for Work, Pat Armstrong21: The Living Wage Movement in Canada: Resisting the Low-Wage Economy, Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli22: Freedom as an Ethical Principle for Sociology, Carmen Grillo23: Inequality, Demographics, and the New World Order, Susan McDanielPart Six: Gender and Sexuality24: Sexual Fields, Adam Green25: First But Not a Founder: Annie Marion MacLean and the History and Institutionalization of Canadian Sociology, Mervyn Horgan and Saara Liinamaa26: Intimacies and Commodification in Human Milk Exchange: Transforming Families and Kinship, Robyn Lee27: Committing Sociology: The Challenges Facing Activist Scholarship, Meg LuxtonPart Seven: Race and Ethnic Relations28: Decolonizing Canada, Reconciling with Indigenous Peoples: How Settler "Allies" Conceive of Their Roles and Goals, Jeff Denis and Kerry Bailey29: Synthesizing the Canadian Colonial State Field with Contemporary Organizational Network Perspectives, Adam Howe30: How Does Sociology Help Us to Understand and Combat Racism in Canada?, Lori Wilkinson31: Us, Them, and Others: Canadian Multiculturalism and a Sociology of Pluralist Group Formation, Elke WinterPart Eight: Youth and Families32: "I knew what I was getting into": A Study of Youth Labour in the Context of a Canadian Tree-Planting Camp, Fabrizio Antonelli and Taylor Mooney33: How Do Majority and Minority Canadian Youth See Themselves Participating in Public Life?, L. Alison Molina-Girón34: Understanding the Changing Nature of Relationships in Aging Canadian Families, Karen M. Kobayashi and Mushira M. Khan35: Helping and Receiving Help From Neighbours: A Look at the Canadian and the Foreign-Born, Fernando Mata36: The "Quiet" Deconstruction: The Progressive Dismantling of Québec's Early Childhood Education and Care System, Sofie MathieuPart Nine: Education37: Life at Armyville High School: A Glimpse into How Adolescents Experienced the Afghanistan Missions, Deborah Harrison and Patrizia Albanese38: The African Brain Drain and the Social Impact of Family Separation, Toju Maria Boyo39: The Creative Sociologist: Drivers of Innovative Strategies to Meet the Needs of the New Inorganic Global Economy, J. S. Frideres40: Aboriginal Education in Canada: Opportunities and Barriers, Terry WotherspoonPart Ten: Work and the Economy41: Race and the Labour Market Integration of Second-Generation Young Adults, Monica Boyd42: Productivity and Prosperity: A Study in the Sociology of Ideas, Karen Foster43: Underemployment in Advanced Capitalism: Patterns and Prospects, D.W. Livingstone44: Unemployment Experience of Women in Toronto and Halifax, Leslie Nichols45: Transitioning into Adulthood: Disability, Barriers, and Accessibility, Cornelia SchneiderPart Eleven: Health and Care46: The Converging Gender Trends in Earning and Caring in Canada, Roderic Beaujot, Jianye Liu, and Zenaida Ravanera47: Health Declines in Old Age, or Does It?, Neena L. Chappell and Margaret J. Penning48: Deceased Organ Donation and the Other Site of Politics, Lindsey McKayPart Twelve: Religion49: Are Islam and Democracy Compatible?, Robert Brym, Robert Andersen, and Scott Milligan50: "Building the New Jerusalem in Canada's green and pleasant land": The Social Gospel and the Roots of English-Language Academic Sociology in Canada, 1889-1921, Rick Helmes-Hayes51: Keeping Up With the Martins: Prescribed Change, Homogeneity, and Cultural Continuity Among the Old Order Mennonites, Steven Kleinknecht52: The Status of Muslim Minorities during the War on Terror, Jeffrey G. ReitzPart Thirteen: Politics53: Why Sociologists Should Care about Public Policy, Daniel Béland54: The Sociology of Human Rights, Dominique Clément55: Making Us Ignorant: Canadian Science Policy under a Neo-Conservative Regime, Margrit Eichler56: Liberty Aspiration and Political Behaviours, Reza NakhaiePart Fourteen: Social Movements57: Critical Intervention: Black Women (Re)defining Feminist Resistance, Activism and Empowerment in Feminist Organizing within Ontario, Jacqueline Benn-John58: Factors Leading to Political Violence: Taxi Driving in Montreal, Jean-Philippe Warren59: Fighting Back and Building Another World: Contention in the Twenty-First Century, Lesley J. WoodPart Fifteen: International Relations and Government60: The Ambivalency of Diplomacy, Mike Follert61: Policy Networks, Policy Transfers, and Recommodification: Actors and Mechanisms of Labour Policy Formation in Post-Yugoslav Countries, Ivanka Knezevic62: Political Engagement through Civic Transnationalism: Romanian Diasporas and the 2014 Presidential Elections, Laura Visan63: Liberalizing Versus Tightening Citizenship Rules in Germany and Canada: A Question of Party Platforms and Politics?, Elke Winter and Anke PatzeltPart Sixteen: Technology and Mass Media64: The Missing "V" of Big Data: Surveillance and Vulnerability, David Lyon65: Algorithmic Sociology: An Emerging Field, Jonathan Roberge and Thomas Crosbie66: (Re)defining Climate Change as a Cultural Phenomenon, Mihai Sarbu67: The Endangered Arctic, the Arctic as Resource Frontier: Canadian News Media Narratives of Climate Change and the North, Mark C.J. Stoddart and Jillian SmithGlossary

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Published in partnership with the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA), Reading Sociology offers students a wide-ranging and accessible overview of current sociological research in Canada. With over 65 expertly-edited selections by both well-known and up-and-coming CSA members, the reader is organized into 16 thematic parts that explore the main areas of sociological inquiry - from inequality, education, and deviance to politics and mass media. This thirdedition is composed entirely of new readings and includes a brand new cross-referencing guide to help instructors and students make conceptual connections between the readings.

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Sociology from a Canadian perspective - this text is written by both emerging and well-known sociologists across Canada to give students an opportunity to see Canadian sociology in action.Showcases cutting-edge research from the 2015 CSA conference, exposing students to current ideas and trends in the discipline.Concise overview of the discipline in Canada via a wealth of edited selections that offer students a wide-ranging overview of recent sociological research.Accessible introductions for each part engage students and offer context for understanding the essays that follow.Supports innovation in Canadian sociology - authorized and endorsed by the Canadian Sociological Association, OUP Canada donates the royalties from sales of this text to the CSA to further Canadian sociological research.

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