This is an innovative new reader on contemporary sociological theory, with a Canadian twist. This volume unites 21 influential European and American social theorists with 13 Canadian thinkers and writers to offer a strong Canadian interpretation of international theoretical currents spanning almost 80 years. Ideally designed for an undergraduate audience as an introduction to modern sociological theory, the first section masterfully introduces the major theoretical offerings of the 20th century? structural functionalism; symbolic interaction and ethnomethodology; class conflict and the state;...
This is an innovative new reader on contemporary sociological theory, with a Canadian twist. This volume unites 21 influential European and American s...
As Canada's ethno-racial composition becomes more complex, critical understandings of race, ethnicity, identity, and belonging are increasingly important goals for social justice, fairness, and inclusion. This edition addresses these concerns.
As Canada's ethno-racial composition becomes more complex, critical understandings of race, ethnicity, identity, and belonging are increasingly import...
Surveillance is commonly rationalized as a practice to address existing political or social problems such as crime, fraud, and terrorism. This book also explores how surveillance, disguised as managing risk or reducing harm, can cause a range of problems, including poverty, over-policing, and exclusion.
This volume presents essays by Canadian scholars who interrogate the moral and ideological bases and material effects of surveillance practices and systems in diverse cultural and institutional arenas: policing, consumerism, welfare administration, disaster management, popular...
Surveillance is commonly rationalized as a practice to address existing political or social problems such as crime, fraud, and terrorism. Th...
Over the past thirty years, a proliferation of video surveillance systems have been installed in major centres in a number of Western countries.While some observers view this development as being in the public interest, others believe that it signals a move toward more intrusive forms of policing. Based on a nationwide investigation of how and why some Canadian cities introduced street monitoring programs between 1981 and 2005, Panoptic Dreams provides much-needed data for this debate. Sean Hier brings to light the governance structures and privacy protection policy frameworks that...
Over the past thirty years, a proliferation of video surveillance systems have been installed in major centres in a number of Western countries.While ...
Recent demographic projections based on Statistics Canada data indicate that persons designated as belonging to a visible minority group will comprise 20 per cent of the Canadian population by 2017. In Canada's major cities, the proportion of persons classified as visible minority is expected to exceed 50 per cent. What is race, and how should racism be studied sociologically? What differences exist in patterns of structural incorporation within and among ethno-racial groups in Canada? What factors influence upward social mobility? Are Canadian institutions capable of meeting the needs of...
Recent demographic projections based on Statistics Canada data indicate that persons designated as belonging to a visible minority group will compr...
