Sociology
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- Why are some drugs considered socially acceptable while others are demonized? What makes these definitions so widespread? Who benefits from these conceptualizations? The Drug Paradox examines both the empirically founded and the socially constructed facets of drugs and drug us... more
The Drug Paradox
An Introduction to the Sociology of Psychoactive Substances in Canada
Tara Bruno, Rick Csiernik
- Adopting a historical-critical perspective, From Flappers to Rappers traces the origins of youth in the Roaring Twenties, a distinct form of culture that was revived by the rock and roll rebels of the 1950s, to an increasingly inclusive Digital era at the turn of the 21st cent... more
- Few words have generated as much debate and controversy as the word race. Through a critical examination of this complex subject, this anthology brings together essential contributions to the study of race and racialization. An excellent compilation of classic and contemporary... more
Race and Racialization, Second Edition
Essential Readings
Tania Das Gupta, Carl E. James, Chris Andersen, Grace-Edward Galabuzi, Roger C. A. Maaka
- Now in its third edition, Family Matters offers an enriched discussion on a variety of substantive factors affecting Canadian families across a life course. Adopting a feminist sociological approach throughout, this popular textbook explores family structures and functions thr... more
- Sociology of Education
- Sociology of Family
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Gender and Sexuality
- Sociology of Crime and Justice
- Sociology of Ethnicity, Diversity, and Inequality
- Sociology of Work and Labour
- Sociology of Youth
- Sociology of Sports and Culture
- Sociology of Religion
- March 2011
- 9781551303895
- $49.95 Print
- November 2010
- 9780889614802
- $49.95 Print
- October 2010
- 9781551303727
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- 9780889614819
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More Than It Seems
Learning through Household Work
Margrit Eichler, Patrizia Albanese, Susan Ferguson, Nicky Hyndman, Lichun Willa Liu, Ann Matthews
- February 2010
- 9781551303697
- $47.95 Print
Academic Callings
The University We Have Had, Now Have, and Could Have
Janice Newson, Claire Polster
- February 2010
- 9781551303673
- $61.95 Print
- January 2010
- 9781551303628
- $77.95 Print
- January 2010
- 9780889614673
- $56.95 Print
- September 2009
- 9781551303611
- $65.95 Print
- September 2009
- 9780889610620
- $36.95 Print
More than a Labour of Love - Women's Press Classics
Three Generations of Women's Work in the Home
Meg Luxton
- July 2009
- 9780889614789
- $54.95 Print
- June 2009
- 9781551303567
- $71.95 Print
- June 2009
- 9780889614765
- $46.95 Print
- April 2009
- 9780889614680
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- April 2009
- 9781551303550
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Anti-Racist Health Care Practice
Elizabeth McGibbon, Josephine Etowa
- April 2009
- 9781894549783
- $30.95 Print
- November 2008
- 9781551303437
- $39.95 Print
- October 2008
- 9781894549752
- $34.95 Print