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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.
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