Urbanization is a fact of Canadian life. With approximately 80 per cent of Canadians residing in cities, it is imperative that students understand the issues associated with urban living. Urban Canada, Second Edition is a contributed volume that approaches the study of city life in two ways. A demographic approach examines the movements of people to cities, while a socio-cultural one emphasizes the pervasiveness of urban-oriented thinking, culture, and organization within society. This edition has been updated with completely rewritten chapters Urban Inequality and Aboriginal Peoples, in addition to two brand new chapters on The Sociology of Housing and Consumer Culture. Urban Canada provides a succinct discussion of urban issues from a uniquely Canadian perspective.

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Harry H. Hiller is Professor of Sociology at the University of Calgary. He was Head of the Department of Sociology from 1982 to 1988. He has served two terms as Director of Graduate Studies, has served on the General Faculties Council, and is currently a member of the University Senate. Dr Hiller was Director of the 1994 Learneds Secretariat. From 1990 to 1993, he sat on the Executive Committee of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association and served as Chair of the Annual Meeting Committee. He has been a Fellow at a number of other universities, most recently at the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a Sproul Fellow. His current research has two broad foci: the sociological dynamics of Canadian society and the urban impact of mega-events, particularly the Olympics.