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Sociology as a Life or Death Issue, 4th Edition |

Robert J. Brym

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Sociology as a Life or Death Issue 4th Edition by Robert J. Brym

Overview

In eight beautifully written essays, Robert Brym analyzes the social causes of death. Using topics such as hip-hop culture, the motivations of suicide bombers, the social bases of cancer, and gender risk, Dr. Brym reveals the powerful social forces that help to determine who lives and who dies and demonstrates the promise of a well-informed sociological understanding of the world. All essays found in the previous edition have been updated and a new chapter on Canadian genocide, reflective of the consequences European settlement and immigration had on the Indigenous population has been added. This is a great companion for any Sociology course!In eight beautifully written essays, Robert Brym analyzes the social causes of death. Using topics such as hip-hop culture, the motivations of suicide bombers, the social bases of cancer, and gender risk, Dr. Brym reveals the powerful social forces that help to determine who lives and who dies and demonstrates the promise of a well-informed sociological understanding of the world. All essays found in the previous edition have been updated and a new chapter on Canadian genocide, reflective of the consequences European settlement and immigration had on the Indigenous population has been added. This is a great companion for any Sociology course!

Robert J. Brym

ROBERT BRYM (pronounced “brim”) was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, studied sociology in Canada and Israel, and received his PhD from the University of Toronto, where he is now S. D. Clark Professor of Sociology. Bob’s research focuses on the social bases of politics, social movements, and ethnic relations in Canada, Russia, and the Middle East. Bob is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and has won numerous awards for his research and teaching, including the Northrop Frye Award, the British Journal of Sociology Prize, and the University of Toronto’s highest teaching honour, the President’s Teaching Award.
Chapter 1: Sociology as a Life or Death Issue
Chapter 2: Hip Hop from Caps to Bling
Chapter 3: Explaining Suicide Bombers
Chapter 4: Hurricane Katrina and the Myth of Natural Disasters
Chapter 5: The Social Bases of Cancer
Chapter 6: Gender Risk
Chapter 7: Canadian Genocide
Chapter 8: Sociology as a Vocation

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  • ISBN-10: 0176700048
  • ISBN-13: 9780176700041
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  • ISBN-13: 9781774746844
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