Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective - Softcover

Tepperman, Lorne; Curtis, Josh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195432398 ISBN 13: 9780195432398

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Building upon the foundations students gain in introductory sociology courses,Social Problems: A Canadian Perspective examines the social dynamics and consequences of Canadian and global social problems such as poverty, unemployment, crime, drug abuse, health, war, and terrorism. These problems are discussed and examined through theoretical paradigms such as structural functionalism, conflict and feminist theories, symbolic interactionism, and social constructionism.

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About the Author

Lorne Tepperman is professor of sociology at the University of Toronto. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a certificate in population studies from Princeton. Apart from serving as visiting professor of Canadian studies at Yale, he has spent his career at U of T, from which he graduated with an honours BA in 1965. He served as chair of the sociology department at U of T from 1997 to 2003. He has also been elected president of the Canadian Sociological Association and has received the CSA's Distinguished Contribution Award. Josh Curtis is a PhD candidate in the department of sociology at the University of Toronto. His research interests include political sociology, social stratification, and applied statistics. His most recent research includes exploring public opinion data on inequality and redistribution in Canada. He is also exploring issues surrounding income inequality and credential utilization among ethnic groups in Canada. With his contributions to this text, Curtis is carrying on the work of his father, James Curtis, the original co-author of Social Problems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195432398
• ISBN 13: 9780195432398
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 512