Power and resistance : critical thinking about Canadian social issues

Antony, Wayne Andrew, 1950- (editor.). Samuelson, Leslie, 1953- (editor.). Antony, Jessica, (editor.).

Summary: "How do we make sense of the social problems that continue to plague Canadian society? Our understanding of issues such as poverty, racism, violence, homophobia, crime and pollution stems from our view of how society is structured. From the dominant neoliberal perspective, social problems arise from individuals making poor choices. From a critical perspective, however, these social troubles are caused by structural social inequalities. Disparities in economic, social and political power - that is, relations of power based on class, race, gender and sexual orientation - are the central structural element of capitalist, patriarchal, colonialist societies. The contributors to Power and Resistance use this critical perspective to explore Canadian social issues such as poverty, colonialism, homophobia, violence against women, climate change and so on. This sixth edition adds chapters on the corporatization of higher education, the lethal impacts of colonialism, democracy, the social determinants of health, drug policy and sexual violence on campus."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781552668535
ISBN: 1552668533
Physical Description: print
xiii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : Fernwood, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Social problems and social power: Individual dysfunction or social injustice? / Wayne Antony, Les Samuelson and Jessica Antony -- Matters of the state still matter: political power and social problems / Murray Knuttila -- Death by poverty: the lethal impacts of colonialism / Pamela D. Palmater -- Keeping Canada White: immigration enforcement in Canada / Wendy Chan -- Crime as a social problem: social inequality and justice / James Popham and Les Samuelson -- Persistent poverty: a matter of political will / Jim Silver -- Embodied oppression: the social determinants of health / Elizabeth McGibbon -- Occupy democracy: exploring democracy as a relationship / Dennis Pilon -- Corporatizing public universities: the transformation of higher education in Canada / Jamie Brownlee -- Power, participation and state legitimacy in the Alberta Tar Sands: the rise and fall of a democratic mirage / Mark Hudson -- Making universities safe for women: sexual assault on campus / Elizabeth Sheehy -- Resisting conformity: women talk about their tattoos / Jessica Antony -- Hidden rainbows in plain sight: human rights discourse and gender and sexual minority youth / Tracey Peter and Catherine Taylor -- Making drug use into a problem: the politics of drug policy in Canada / Susan Boyd, Connie Carter and Donald MacPherson -- It begins with food: food as inspiration and imperative for social change / Sally Miller -- "Twitter Revolution" or human revolution?: Social media and social justice activism / Leslie Regan Shade, Normand Landry and Rhon Teruelle.