Alex Khasnabish

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Frequently Asked White Questions

Are you a white person with questions about how race affects different situations, but you feel awkward, shy, or afraid to ask the people of colour in your life? Are you a racialized person who … ; 128 View
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Making Sense of Society

Power and Possibility

Grounded in the sister disciplines of sociology and anthropology, this textbook is an accessible and critical introduction to contemporary social research. Alex Khasnabish eschews the common … 273 View
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For FAWQ’s Sake

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In the introduction, authors Ajay Parasram and Alex Khasnabish  discuss the challenges with providing and conducting antiracist education and their previous experience creating the Safe … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Introduction: Beyond the Silos

Toward a Social Justice Social Science

From: Making Sense of Society

In the introduction author Alex Khasnabish explains how the primary purpose of this book is to critically explore what social research is, what it does, and what it is and isn’t good for. … 5 $0.50 Add
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Becoming Human

Diversity and Evolution

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 1, Khasnabish and co-author Anthony Davis explore what it means to be human, teasing out the interconnected relationship between our biological and social evolutions. The chapter … 26 $2.60 Add
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Can you be racist against white people?

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Chapter 1 asks the question, can you be racist against white people? Topics discussed include racism and "reverse racism," imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism, exploitation, and … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Doing Social Research

Intentionally Exploring Social Life

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 2, Khasnabish examines the process of how social research is conducted by anthropologists, sociologists, and practitioners in other related disciplines and the problems that can arise … 39 $3.90 Add
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How do we fix past wrongs without creating new ones?

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Chapter 2 asks the question, how do we fix past wrongs without creating new ones? Topics discussed include the Land Back movement and reparations, Canadian settler-colonial capitalism, and … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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How does racism relate to other forms of oppression?

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Chapter 3 asks the question, how does racism relate to other forms of oppression? Discussing topics including types of oppression, solidarity and social justice, identity politics and … ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Making Society

Bringing the World into Being

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 3, Khasnabish examines social order as a complex amalgamation of material practices, relationships, institutions, and ideologies which create a society. In a very real sense, each of … 26 $2.60 Add
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How can I make antiracism part of my family life?

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Chapter 4 asks the question, how can I make antiracism part of my family life? Topics discussed include structural violence, relationships and kinships, family life, the difference between race … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Who Are We?

Identity and Intersections

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 4, Khasnabish digs into the power-laden process of identification as a collective rather than individual phenomenon. In this chapter, topics include: an examination of how a … 25 $2.50 Add
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How can I talk about social justice without turning people off?

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Chapter 5 asks the question, how can I talk about social justice without turning people off? Topics discussed include specialized language, conspiracies, incels, and the far right, and the motif … ; 13 $1.30 Add
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Living Together

Family, Kinship, and Social Bonds

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 5, Khasnabish examines the concept of the family– its structures and relations. Few other concepts carry as much weight in terms of signifying relations of mutual obligation, … 25 $2.50 Add
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Making Meaning, Making Sense

Communication and Belief

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 6, Khasnabish explores some of the critical elements in our collective capacity to make sense out of the world. The chapter focuses on the use of language, and discusses topics … 27 $2.70 Add
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What’s the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation?

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Chapter 6 asks the question, what is the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation? Discussing both cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation, consumerism, … ; 13 $1.30 Add