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“Let Us Tell Our Story”
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“Let Us Tell Our Story”

Deep Memory, Mnemonic Resistance, and the Failure to Witness in Research with Street Sex Workers

From: Unravelling Research

In Chapter 8 authors Caitlin Janzen and Susan Strega centre the issue of intersubjective relationality when reflecting on their research work with women transitioning out of street sex work, many … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Living in Capitalist Societies

Living in Capitalist Societies

From: How Societies Work

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Living Together

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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Looking Toward the Future

Looking Toward the Future

From: How Societies Work

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Mad Epistemologies and Maddening the Ethics of Knowledge Production
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Mad Epistemologies and Maddening the Ethics of Knowledge Production

From: Unravelling Research

In Chapter 6 authors Brenda A. LeFrançois and Jijian Voronka reflect on the politics of knowledge production concerning people historically labelled as mad, arguing for the maddening of both … ; 26 $2.60 Add
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Making a Living

Making a Living

Economies and Ecologies

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 7, Khasnabish explores the diverse bundle of human activity that we often refer to as “economic activity,” which he refers to as “making a living.” The chapter focuses on exploring the … 34 $3.40 Add
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Making Meaning, Making Sense

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
Making Sense of Society
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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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Making Society

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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Neoliberalism and Globalization

Neoliberalism and Globalization

From: How Societies Work

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Power and Order

Power and Order

Inequality, Injustice, and Paths Beyond

From: Making Sense of Society

In Chapter 8, Khasnabish concludes the book by taking a critical look at the way our social relations and institutions are structured and how they are deeply shaped by prevailing power dynamics. … 24 $2.40 Add
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Race and Ethnicity

Race and Ethnicity

From: How Societies Work

In this Chapter: What is racism, and what are its roots? Do racism and other forms of social intolerance exist in Canada? How do various social theories explain the persistence of racism? What is … 24 $3.84 Add
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Racialized Discourses
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Racialized Discourses

Writing against an Essentialized Story about Racism as a Practice of Ethics

From: Unravelling Research

In Chapter 5 author Harjeet Kaur Badwall cautions racialized researchers against unquestioned assumptions of insider researcher positions when doing research on racism. She urges us to resist the … 17 $1.70 Add
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Society and the Study of Society

Society and the Study of Society

From: How Societies Work

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The Basis of Modern Societies

The Basis of Modern Societies

From: How Societies Work

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The Role of the State

The Role of the State

From: How Societies Work

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