Society : The Basics, Updated Fourth Canadian Edition with MySocLab (4th Edition)

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Society: The Basics is appreciated by students and their professors because of its clear and engaging writing style, comprehensive yet concise presentation of all important sociological topics, global perspective, and integrated coverage of gender and diversity issues.

        The Updated Fourth Canadian edition builds on these strengths with updated statistical references and new feature boxes. It also comes bundled with a MySocLab code, providing access to an e-book, and self-review materials. 

John J. Macionis received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his doctorate in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.  His publications are wide-ranging, focusing on community life in the United States, interpersonal intimacy in families, effective teaching, humour, and the importance of global education. 

            John Macionis is Professor and Distinguished Scholar of Sociology at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. In 2003, he received the Philander Chase Medal for completing twenty-five years of teaching at Kenyon. During that time, he has chaired the Sociology Department, directed the college’s multidisciplinary program in human studies, presided over the campus senate and the college’s faculty, and, most importantly, taught sociology to thousands of students.

            In 2002, the American Sociological Association named Dr. Macionis recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching, citing his innovative use of global material as well as introduction of new teaching technology in the development of his textbooks.

Mikael Jansson is Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, research associate with the Centre for Youth and Society, and member of the Population Research Group at the University of Victoria.           

            His current research uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches to understand the situation of marginalized youth and young adults. Most recently, he has become interested in the transition into adulthood and hopes to find out more about the determinants (and consequences) of where and when different groups of people enter the occupational hierarchy. You can read more about the research projects he is involved in by searching for his name at the University of Victoria website (www.uvic.ca). You can reach Mikael at mjansson@uvic.ca

Cecilia Benoit is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria and serves on the executive of one of the five national Centres of Women’s Health, NNEWH (located at York University). After completing her Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, she moved to the University of Victoria. She has taught Introductory Sociology for over a decade, and receives high evaluations from her students because of her friendly approach, up-to-date knowledge, and international and gendered perspectives.

            Across her research career, Cecilia has been involved in trying to shed light on the situation of members of our society who are marginalized due to circumstances beyond their control. This began with a study of midwives. Her 1980s field study of three generations of midwives in Newfoundland and Labrador, and subsequent comparative research on midwifery in Sweden, helped to illustrate the positive benefits of midwifery care and the occupation’s relatively high status in earlier historical periods in Canada and in the modern period in other countries. Cecilia is the author of Midwives in Passage (1991) and Women, Work and Social Rights (2000), and co-editor of Professional Identities in Transition (1999), Birth By Design (2001), and Reconceiving Midwifery (2004).       

            You can find out about Cecilia’s research by checking out her website at: http://web.uvic.ca/~cbenoit/ or contact her at cbenoit@uvic.ca