Power and resistance: Critical thinking about Canadian social issues

by Leslie Samuelson

This revised edition examines social issues in Canada from the same approach used in the first the problems, dillemmas and opportunities faced by Canadians occur in the context of both the actions of powerful groups in our society attempting to enhance their positions of privilege and the attempts by Others to change society to meet their needs and interests. New chapters include discussions of unemployment, native economic development, deficit hysteria, health care reform and youth.

Genres: Sociology

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998