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Current census data and other up-to-date research is easily compared when presented in one of 48 tables and 84 figures integrated throughout the book to enhance student learning. Fourteen of these figures are completely new, and New Society, Sixth Edition, also includes two new maps.
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Sixth
Edition, includes a range of activities that give instructors a practical, user-friendly way to incor¬ porate interactive learning activities in both large and small classrooms. The Guide is focused on four core principles: student-centred learning, deep learning, active learning, and creating positive classroom environments. All of these principles are
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from national and international award-winning
chapter. InfoTrac College Edition (available as a free
films.
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Videos were selected by leading sociologist Robert
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Br\in. His keen eye for finding relevant, powerful, and
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engaging selections allows students to “think outside
of top academic journals and popular sources. Among the
the book” and brings sociology concepts to life. A video
journals available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week are the
guide for instructors (available on the Instructor’s
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Canadian Journal of Sociology, Canadian Ethnic Studies,
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Public Policy, the American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces,
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PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
editor). Dawn Hunter (proofreader), and Natalie Russell (permissions coordinator).
The sixth edition of New Society still bears the imprint of Heather McWhinney,
Dan
Brooks,
Megan
Mueller, Semareh Al-Hillal, Brad Lambertus, and Camille Isaacs. They shepherded the book through its first editions, helping to make New Society distinc¬ tive and highly successful. For the past year I was privileged to work closely with publishing professionals of the highest calibre, all of whom contributed heavily to the successful comple¬ tion of the sixth edition. In particular, Laura Macleod worked diligently and with good humour on this com¬ plex project, always mindful of the need to balance the
New Society could not have become what it is without the authors of each chapter. They are among the very best sociologists in Canada. I believe that, although concentrating on the exposition of their own subfields, they have conveyed to the novice a real sense of the excitement and promise of sociology. I am deeply indebted to them, as tens of thousands of introductory sociology students and their instructors inevitably have been and will be. Finally, I would like to thank the following reviewers, whose insightful comments helped shape this edition:
diverse needs of instructors, students, and authors. Liisa Kelly’s energetic and meticulous approach to the
Guy Letts, Georgian College
project was evident Irom beginning to end. Visually
Lorna Doerkson, University of Saskatchewan
and linguistically, this book owes much to her exem¬
Peter Landstreet, York LIniversity
plary skill as developmental editor. I would also like to
Kate Krug, Cape Breton University
thank Nicola Winstanley (photo researcher), Natalia
Morgan Holmes, Wilfrid Laurier University
Denesiuk Harris (content production manager), David
R.J.B.
Tonen (marketing manager), Lisa Berland (copy
Toronto
CONTRIBUTORS REGINALD W. BIBBY, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
HARVEY KRAHN, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
MONICA BOYD, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
RHONDA L LENTON, YORK UNIVERSITY
ROBERT J. BRYM, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
JOHN LIE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
NEENA L CHAPPELL, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
MARGARET J. PENNING, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
SCOTT DAVIES, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
MICHAEL ROSENBERG, DAWSON COLLEGE
BONNIE FOX, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
STEVEN RYTINA, MCGILL UNIVERSITY
JOSH GREENBERG, CARLETON UNIVERSITY
VIC SATZEWICH, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
NEIL GUPPY, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
WILLIAM SHAFFIR, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
JOHN HANNIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
JULIAN TANNER, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
JOSEE JOHNSTON, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
SANDY WELSH, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
GRAHAM KNIGHT, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY
ANTHONY WINSON, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
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