Imagining Sociology: An Introduction with Readings

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Publisher\'s Preface
Preface
Acknowledgements
Dedication Page
Part I: Understanding Society
	1: The Sociological Imagination
		Introduction
		The Sociological Imagination
			Reading: From The Sociological Imagination, by C. Wright Mills
			Activity: The History and Biography of Higher Education in Canada
		Three Core Foci of Sociology
			Social Inequality
			Social Institutions
			Social Change
		Three Core Aims of Sociology
		Émile Durkheim and the Study of Suicide
			Activity: Suicide in Canada
		Research Methods: How Do Sociologists Study Society?
			Reading: \"Toward a Sociology of the Reconciliation of Conflicting Desires,\" by Susan O\'Donell and David Perley
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	2: Socialization: Becoming a Member of Society
		Introduction
		The Individual and Society
			Reading: \"Review of Albert Schaeffle, Bau und Leben des Sozialen Körpers: Erster Band,\" by  Émile Durkheim
		Socialization
			Activity: How Do Toys Socialize Us?
		Aging and Socialization
		The Performance of Social Roles
			Reading: \"The Presentation of Self,\" by Erving Goffman
			Activity: Performing the Self Online
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	3: Deviance, Law, and Crime
		Introduction
		What Is Deviance?
		Social Construction
		The Social Construction of Deviance
			Activity: The Changing Social Construction of Deviance
		Why Are People Deviant?
			Individual Explanations of Deviance and Crime
			Social Explanations of Deviance and Crime
			Reading: \"On Being Sane in Insane Places,\" by D.L. Rosenhan
		The Power of the Situation
		Crime Rates
		Crime Rates by Group
			Activity: Calculating Crime Rates
			Reading: \"Canada\'s Prisons Are the New Residential Schools,\" by Nancy Macdonald
		Punishment
			Reading: \"The Body of the Condemned,\" by Michel Foucault
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
Part II: Social Inequality
	4: Social Inequality and Social Class
		Introduction
		Karl Marx and Social Class
			Class Struggles
			Reading: \"Manifesto of the Communist Party,\" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
		Class Consciousness
		Max Weber and Social Status
			Activity: Social Status Markers
		Income Inequality in Canada
			Reading: \"Nickel-and-Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America,\" by Barbara Ehrenreich
		Poverty
			Activity: Creating Low-Income Cut-Offs (LICOs)
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	5: Race, Ethnicity, and Indigenous Peoples
		Introduction
		Race and Ethnicity
		Race and Ethnicity as Social Constructions
			Activity: Defining and Calculating Racial Groups
			Reading: \"Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?\" by Mary C. Waters
		The Consequences of Social Constructions
		Indigenous People in Canada
			Reading: From \"Re-envisioning Resurgence: Indigenous Pathways to Decolonization and Sustainable Self-Determination,\" by Jeff Corntassel
		Prejudice and Discrimination
		Immigration
		Multiculturalism
			Activity: Canadian Citizenship Test
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	6: Gender at the Intersections
		Introduction
		Sex and Gender
		Gender as a Social Construction
			Activity: Performing Gender in Music
		Gender and Institutions
			Gender and Sports
			Gender and Work
			Gender and Politics
			Activity: Gender Associations
			Reading: \"The Rise and Stall of Canada\'s Gender-Equity Revolution,\" by Neil Guppy and Nicole Luongo
		Feminism and Feminist Theory
		Intersectionality
		Sexuality
			Reading: \"The Invention of Heterosexuality,\" by Johnathan Ned Katz
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
Part III: The Role of Institutions
	7: The Media
		Introduction
		Language
			Reading: \"Racism in the English Language,\" by Robert B. Moore
		Media
		Corporate Concentration and the Media
			Reading: From The Power Elite, by C. Wright Mills
			Effects of Media Concentration
			Reading: \"Cultural Schemas for Racial Identity in Canadian Television Advertising,\" by Shyon Baumann and Loretta Ho
		New Media and Social Media
			Activity: The Reality of Reality TV
		Violence in the Media
		Media Literacy
			Activity: Using Media Literacy with Alcohol and Tobacco Ads
		Alternative Media
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	8: The Family and Intimate Relationships
		Introduction
		What Is the Family?
			Activity: Comedy and the TV Family
		Larger Social Changes That Affect the Family
			Reading: \"Getting Married: The Public Nature of Our Private Relationships,\" by Carrie Yodanis and Sean Lauer
			Activity: Increasing or Decreasing Fertility in Quebec and China
		Theorizing the Family
			Reading: \"Modern Romance,\" by Aziz Ansari and Erik Klinenberg
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	9: Education
		Introduction
		The Schooled Society
		The Functions of Education
			Socialization
			Selection
			Legitimation
			Activity:  How Can We Measure the \"College or University Experience\"?
			Reading:  \"A Matter of Degrees,\" by William Beaver
		Education and Social Inequality
			Education and Social Class
			Education and Gender
			Reading:  \"The Not-So-Pink Ivory Tower,\" by Ann Mullen
			Activity:  Critically Analyzing School Curriculum
		Education, Cultural Capital, and Social Capital
		The Consequences of Degrees
		Education around the World
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	10: Work and Rationalization
		Introduction
		The Rationalized World
			Reading:  \"The \'McDonaldization\' of Society,\" by George Ritzer
			Activity: The Commodification of Love
		The Division of Labour in Society
		Scientific Management
		The Alienation of Labour
		Changes in Work in Canada
		Precarious Employment
		Emotional Labour
			Reading:  \"Feeling Management: From Private to Commercial Uses,\" by Arlie Russell Hochschild
			Activity:  Training Employees for Emotional Labour
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	11: Health
		What Is Health?
		The Sociology of Health
		Social Determinants of Health
			Activity:  The Freshman 15 and Binge Drinking: Health as a Personal Trouble or Public Issue
		Health Inequality
			Class
			Global Health Inequality
			Education
			Race and Ethnicity
			Gender
			Obesity: Intersectionality in Health Inequalities
			Reading:  \"The Health Gap,\" by Michael Marmot
		Health Care Systems around the World
		Health Policy
			Reading:  \"The Downsides and Dangers of \'Cheque Day,\'\" by Lindsey Richardson
		Disability
			Activity:  Accessibility in Everyday Life
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	12: Globalization and Global Inequality
		Introduction
		What Is Globalization?
		Understanding Globalization
			Modernization Theory
			Activity:  The Ecological Footprint
			World Systems Theory
			Activity:  Commodity Chains and Global Inequality
			Reading:  \"The Uses of Global Poverty: How Economic Inequality Benefits the West,\" by Daina Stukuls Eglitis
			World Society Theory
			Global Inequality
				Activity: Micro-financing and Global Inequality
				Reading:  \"The Problem with Fair Trade Coffee,\" by Nicki Lisa Cole and Keith Brown
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
Part IV: Social Change
	13: Change through Policy and the Law
		Introduction
		How Does Society Reproduce Itself?
		The Routes to Social Change
		The Rise of the State
		The Welfare State
			The Welfare State in Canada
			The Welfare State and Social Inequality
		Social Policy: Universal and Means-Tested Programs
		Reparation Programs
		The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
			Reading: TRC Principles of Reconciliation and \"The Canadian Reconciliation Landscape: Current Perspectives of Indigenous Peoples and Non-Indigenous Canadians\"
			Activity: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
		How the State Involves the Public
		Challenges Facing the Modern State
			Reading: \"Bowling Alone: America\'s Declining Social Capital,\" by Robert D. Putnam
			Activity: Civil Society on Campus and among the Young
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
	14: Social Movements
		Introduction
		Social Movements
			Reading: \"Facebook Feminism: Social Media, Blogs, and New Technologies of Contemporary U.S. Feminism,\" by Alison Dahl Crossley
		The Collective Action Problem
		Trends in Social Movement Participation
		Explaining Social Movement Participation
			Ideology
			Resources
			Biographical Availability
			Social Ties and Identity
			Political Context/Critical Events
		Consequences of Participation
		The Media and Social Movements
			Selection and Description Bias
			Activity: Media Images of Protest —The Oka Crisis and Black Lives Matter
			Reading: \"On Idle No More,\" by Angela Semple
		Success in Social Movements
		Public Sociology and Using Our Sociological Imagination
			Activity: Using Our Sociological Imagination for Social Change
		Summary
		Key Terms
		For Further Reading
		References
Glossary
Index