Picturing Social Problems

This innovative exploration of social problems features a wealth of informative figures, tables, photographs, and infographics alongside insightful critical analysis. As thought-provoking as it is accessible, Picturing Social Problems not only demonstrates the power of visualizing social issues, but also prompts students to picture what solutions to social problems could look like.

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 Sociology Association. He is the author or editor of numerous books published by OUP, including Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, 4e (2016); Principles of Sociology: Canadian Perspectives, 4e (2017); and Starting Points, 2e (2014). Cinthya Guzman is a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto, Department of Sociology. Her research interests lie primarily in sociological theory, sociology of culture, and studies of sex and gender. Cinthya received the Canadian Sociological Association award for Outstanding Graduating Student in 2014. Ioana Sendroiu is a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto, Department of Sociology, where she is studying as a recipient of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship. She is interested in culture and inequality, especially how global power disparities shape the diffusion of human rights and justice norms. Her main research focus is transitional justice mechanisms in unsettled societies. A keen traveller and compulsive reader, Ioana is highly committed to human rights mechanisms in practice and has in the past worked for the Mosaic Institute organizing dialogue sessions between conflicting on-campus communities.