The Sociology of Childhood and Youth Studies in Canada explores ways to effectively conduct research in academic and non-academic communities and to engage youth in our society. Featuring material from the Children, Childhood, and Youth Research Cluster's sessions of June 2015, this timely reader discusses the relationships between researchers and youth participants, the effectiveness of arts-based methodologies, and the impact of literature, consumerism, and inclusive education policies on the development of social constructions of childhood. Later sections explore child poverty, alternative...

This rigorous sociology text relates students' everyday experiences to larger social, political, and economic processes, demonstrating the uses of theory for making sense of the world that surrounds them and encouraging them to engage in abstract and critical thinking. The book is split into three parts - Theoretical Foundations, Structures of Power, and Everyday Practices - helping students make connections between theory and their daily lives. This second edition has been fully updated and thoroughly revised to be more accessible to introductory-level readers. It also deepens...

This rigorous sociology text relates students' everyday experiences to larger social, political, and economic processes, demonstrating the uses of theory for making sense of the world that surrounds them and encouraging them to engage in abstract and critical thinking. The book is split into three parts - Theoretical Foundations, Structures of Power, and Everyday Practices - helping students make connections between theory and their daily lives. This second edition has been fully updated and thoroughly revised to be more accessible to introductory-level readers. It also deepens...