Note: Each chapter concludes with:
- Conclusion
- Questions for critical thought
- Sociological Explorations activities
- Annotated recommended readings
- Annotated recommended websites
- Key terms (with definition)
Preface
Contributors
Introduction: Why Not
Become a Sociologist?, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Part I: Theory and Methods
1. Sociological Theory and Research Methods, Bruce Arai and Anthony Thomson
- Introduction: Why Theory and Methods?
- The Birth of Classical Sociology in the Age of Revolution
- Émile
Durkheim
- Karl Marx
- Max Weber
- Post-WWII Sociology
- Microsociology
- Conflict Theory
- Feminist Sociology: Second and Third Waves
- Post-structuralism and Post-modernism
- Theory and Research
- Research Techniques
Part II: Major Social
Processes
2. Culture and Cultural Change, Eric Weissman NEW
- Introduction
- A Definition of Culture
- Elements of Culture
- Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
- Culture Change and Globalization
3. Being Social, Barbara A. Mitchell
- Introduction: What Is
Socialization?
- Human Behaviour - Nature or Nurture?
- Theorizing Socialization
- The Family
- The Peer Group
- Schools
- Mass Media
- The Life Course, Aging, and Socialization
- Socialization Processes: Pawns, Puppets, or Free Agents?
4. Social Organization,
Dorothy Pawluch, William Shaffir, and Lorne Tepperman
- Introduction
- A Functionalist View of Statuses and Roles
- Symbolic Interactionism: Roles, Self, Identity
- Sets of People, Differently Organized
- Cliques
- Bureaucracies
- How Bureaucracies Actually Work
5.
Deviance, Alicia D. Horton and Vincent F. Sacco
- Introduction
- What Is Deviance?
- Deviance as a Sociological Concept
- Researching Deviance
- The Sociology of Deviant Behaviour
- Making Sense of the "Facts" of Deviant Behaviour
- The Sociology of Deviant
Categories
- Deviance and Post-modernism
Part III: Types of Social Inequality
6. Class and Status Inequality, Sara J. Cumming and Ann D. Duffy
- Introduction
- Class and Status Inequalities in Sociological Thought
- Understanding Poverty
- Policies to Address
Poverty
- Conclusion: Social and Economic Inequalities - Future Trends
7. Gender and Sexuality, Janet Siltanen, Andrea Doucet, and Patrizia Albanese
- Introduction: Gender, Sexuality, and You
- Thinking Sociologically about Gender and Sexuality
- Gender and Sexuality in Everyday
Life
- Conclusion: On to the Future...Gender Relations and Social Change
8. Ethnic and Race Relations, Nikolaos I. Liodakis
- Introduction
- A Brief History of Ethnicity and Race
- "Building the Nation": Canada's Development through Immigration
- The New Mosaic: Recent
Canadian Immigration Trends
- Multiculturalism and Its Discontents
- Prejudice and Racism
- Culturalism and Political Economy: Explanations for Socio-economic Inequalities
- The Vertical Mosaic Then and the Colour-Coded Mosaic Today
- Economic Inequalities within Ethnic and
Racialized Groups: The Role of Class, Gender, and Place of Birth
- Conclusion: The Future of Race and Ethnicity
Part IV: Social Institutions
9. Families and Health Issues, Juanne Clarke and Patrizia Albanese NEW
- Introduction
- Family Diversity as Norm
- Theoretical
Perspectives
- Putting Theories into Practice: The Case of Paid and Unpaid Work, Family Health and Wellbeing
- The Sociology of Health, Illness, Disease, and Sickness
- Sociology of Medicine
- A Global Care Crisis? A Care Crisis in Canada?
10. Education, Terry Wotherspoon
-
Introduction
- The Changing Face of Education
- Alternative Accounts of Educational Growth and Development
- Educational Participants
- Educational Policy, Politics, and Ideologies
- Education, Work, and Families
- Education and New Technologies
- Educational
Opportunities and Inequalities
11. Work and the Economy, Pamela Sugiman
- Introduction
- World Economic Systems
- The Global Economy
- The Capitalist Economy: Where People Work
- Social Reproduction
- The Social Organization of Work Today
- The Changing Face of
Labour: Diversity among Workers
- Workers' Coping and Resistance: The Struggle for Dignity and Rights
- Conclusion: Work in the Future: Our Future as Workers
12. Religion in Canada, Lori G. Beaman
- Introduction
- Religion in Profile
- Definitions of Religion
- New
Religious Movements
- Theories of Religion and Society
- The Quiet Revolution
- Religion and Law
- Religion and Gender
13. Politics and Social Movements, Randle Hart, Howard Ramos, Karen Stanbridge, and John Veugelers
- Introduction
- Power
- The State
- Material
Processes
- Cultural and Social Processes
- Institutional Processes
- Transnationalism
- What Is a Social Movement?
- Theoretical Approaches
- The Analysis of Social Movements
Part V: Canadian Society and the Global Context
14. Globalization and Social Change,
Liam Swiss
- Introduction
- Sociological Approaches to Globalization
- Global Flows
- Conclusion: Convergence, Divergence, and Social Change?
15. Population, Urbanization, and the Environment, Cheryl Teelucksingh
- Introduction
- Demographic Indicators
- Development
of Canadian Cities
- Sociological Perspectives on Cities
- Cities and Perspectives on the Environment
- Climate Change and Cities
16. Media and Technology, David Young and Anabel Quan-Haase
- Introduction
- Definitions and Perspectives
- Media and Society
- Technology
and Society
Glossary
References
Index
Instructor's Manual:
NEW Sample syllabus
For each chapter:
- Sample lecture outline
- 5-10 discussion or debate questions with answers
- 5-10 suggested assignments or class activities
- 5-10 annotated teaching aids
- 10-15 annotated films, documentaries,
podcasts, and YouTube clips
Test Generator:
For each chapter:
- 35 multiple choice questions
- 30 true-or-false questions
- 30 short answer questions
- 5 essay questions
- Answer key with page references
- Questions marked for degree of difficulty
PowerPoint slides:
For each chapter:
- 30-35 slides containing figures, tables, and photos from the text
Image Bank:
- All photos, figures, and tables from the text
Student Study Guide:
For each chapter
- Chapter summary
- 10 multiple choice questions
-
10 true-or-false questions
- 10 fill-in-the-blank questions
- 10 short answer questions
- 5 annotated further readings or websites
- Answer key for study questions with page references
- List of key terms
Video Viewing Guide:
- Summary of each video
-
Discussion questions
- Assignment topics
- Suggestions for key clips to use in the classroom
Streaming Video Collection:
- Case studies, documentary footage, and feature-length films that complement themes and issues discussed in the book
- Available on the companion site
and at www.oupcanada.com/SocVideos
E-book (9780199023745)
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 Sociological Association. He is the author or editor of numerous books published by OUP, including Principles of Sociology: Canadian Perspectives, 3e (2014),
Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective, 4e (2015), and Starting Points, 2e (2015).
Patrizia Albanese is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. She is the author of Children in Canada Today, 2e (OUP 2015) and Child Poverty in Canada (OUP 2009), and a
co-editor with Lorne Tepperman of Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, 3e (OUP 2012). She is past president of the Canadian Sociological Association. She was also interim chair of Ryerson's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology (2011-2012), interim director of the PhD in Policy Studies
(2013), and currently sits on Ryerson's Research Ethics Board.
Elements of Sociology - John Steckley
Imagining Sociology - Catherine Corrigall-Brown
Sociology - Edited by Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Thinking about Sociology - Karen L. Anderson
Starting Points - Lorne Tepperman
Foundations of Sociology - John Steckley
Introducing Sociology - Murray Knuttila and Andre Magnan
Reading Sociology - Edited by Patrizia Albanese, Lorne Tepperman and Emily Alexander
Questioning Sociology - Edited by Myra J. Hird and George Pavlich
Making Sense in the Social Sciences - Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Writing in the Social Sciences - Jake Muller
