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Explains key terms and concepts
Uses clear and accessible language
Links analysis to action
Lists print, film and video, and Web resources
Includes study questions for students and
teachers
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WHAT'S HAPPENING behind the scenes of our everyday
lives? Why are there winners and losers in society,
haves and have-nots? How do aspects of difference -
race, class, gender, age - shape our identities,
and our experiences? How do structural forces
influence local realities?
Getting Started begins with a morning cup of
coffee and visits the supermarket and the
drive-through, the family room and the Internet.
Along the way it unpacks a wide range of
contemporary social issues. Countering information
overload and overwhelming problems, the social
analysis approach builds insight and confidence. In
a world where individual solutions are increasingly
commonplace, Getting Started promotes
collective action and social justice.
Preserving its unique approach to social literacy,
this completely revised and updated edition offers
a wealth of new statistics, examples, and
resources. Chapters on globalization, work, and new
technology address momentous changes of the past
decade.
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"The newest edition of Getting Started on Social
Analysis is as up-to-date as the Romanow
Report. And it remains what it has always been:
a well written and plain-talking primer on social
issues and social analysis which has won approval
not only from the church-based social justice
groups for which it was originally designed but
from University professors looking for an
alternative to Introductory textbooks that strive
to dryly survey every institution in society. At
the same time, the newest edition of Getting
Started benefits from a notable increase in the
depth of theorizing about social issues and a
richer discussion of social theory. University
readers familiar with the book will find an updated
version of what they have always liked in this
unique and venerable book, and a pleasant surprise
in the increased attention give to the analytical
needs of those using the book to spark the
'sociological imagination' of their
students."
--Dr.
Michael Clow, Associate Professor, Dept. of
Sociology, St. Thomas University, Fredericton,
N.B.
"an excellent text for introducing students to
important social issues in Canada while,
simultaneously, helping them develop their critical
analysis skills.
--
Dr. Vicki L. Nygaard, Sociology, University
of Victoria, Author of Social Problems in a
Diverse Society
Jamie Swift is a frequent contributor to CBC
Radio's Ideas series, and the author of
numerous books, among them Civil Society in
Question, and Walking the Union Walk:
Stories from the Communications, Energy and
Paperworkers Union.
Jacqueline M. Davies teaches in the
Philosophy and Women's Studies departments at
Queen's University, Kingston. She is the co-author
of Good Reasons for Better Arguments, a
textbook in critical thinking.
Robert G. Clarke, a freelance editor and
writer, is a co-creator of Wild Garden: Art,
Education, and the Culture of Resistance, by
dian marino.
Michael Czerny S.J. is Co-ordinator of the
African Jesuit AIDS Network, based in Nairobi,
Kenya.
Artist/illustrator Philip Street works with
CBC Television. His acclaimed comic strip,
"Fisher," runs daily in The Globe and
Mail.
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