The bestselling Elements of Sociology: A Critical Canadian Introduction is back in a highly anticipated second edition. Taking a refreshing look at the discipline through extensive use of first-person narratives, the text inspires students to see sociology in everyday life. Beginning with theorigins of the discipline, the authors examine how sociology helps make sense of traditional topics - such as family, deviance, culture - and contemporary issues such as immigration, health care, and gender and sexuality. Promoting an understanding of core sociological concepts, the new editionchallenges students to think differently about sociology.

Dr. John Steckley has taught at Humber College since 1983. He also taught anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Native studies at Laurentian University. He has published over 150 articles in the academic and popular press, as well as a short book of Huron biographies. He is the author of Beyond Their Years: Five Native Women's Stories (CSPI, 1999).

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