The arrest and trial of Robert Pickton?a man charged with murdering 26 prostitutes in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside?is at the center of this study of the behavior of police officers and news reporters
Bullying in schools has garnered significant attention recently, but?little has been said about the bullying?of homosexuals and transexual students in Canadian high schools. This book fills that gap b
Exploring the effects of punishment and penality on women’s lives, the impact of feminist reforms on the lives of women in prison, and the systemic barriers that limit change in the context of both pr
Pregnant drug users are the focus of this new study that argues that women who abuse substances should not be treated differently during their pregnancies but should instead be treated the same way as
The majority of scholarly and activist opinion by and about Aboriginal women claims that feminism is irrelevant for them. Yet, there is also an articulate, theoretically informed and activist constitu
Moving beyond the superficial discussions of how girls and boys exhibit hostility differently, this insightful study explores the social context of ?mean” behavior in young women. Examining the inters
Revealing the hidden realities of cruise vacations, this survey rings the alarm?on cruise ship safety and outlines the risk to passengers of sexual assault, onboard crime and injury, and death from ac
Exposing the stakes and consequences of the enormous bureaucracy behind the administrative surveillance of alcohol consumption, this critical study takes a closer look at the Liquor Control Board of O
Moving between the spaces of the outside community and prison?"out there" and "in here"?this study explores the complicated connections between masculinity and violence in the lives of men incarcerate
Offering a wide range of feminist thinking on the topic of violence against women while also examining debates in a number of related areas, this text studies the definition of male violence, the role
Rather than a book of theory, this collection of essays focuses on practical strategies for integrating antioppressive theory into politicized, transformative social work. Practice vignettes, personal
Corbett (education, Acadia U.) presents a case study of education in the coastal community of Digby Neck, Nova Scotia, that considers who stayed in the town after schooling, who left, and why, and how
Analyzing the impact of motherhood on a woman’s life, this intriguing study investigates the relationships between new and experienced mothers. Acknowledging how beginning mothers are able to articula
Chronicling the horrific story of the Agent Orange experiments near Oromocto, New Brunswick, this shocking history reveals the tragic accounts of numerous families who lost loved ones due to military
While corporations continue with business as usual, climate change is rapidly expanding the gap between rich and poor, according to this group of anticapitalists from five continents.?Their essays?her
Historically, social work and psychology professions have pressured and coerced Aboriginal peoples to follow the euro-centric ways of society. The needs of Aboriginal peoples have not been successfull
Questioning the ability of political organizations to assist in fully eradicating the oppression of First Nations and their citizens, the author critically reflects on the meaning of "self-government"
Transnational agrarian movements (TAMs) are organizations, networks, coalitions and solidarity linkages of farmers, peasants, pastoralists and their allies that cross national boundaries and seek to i
Yves Engler continues his groundbreaking analyses of past and present Canadian foreign policy. The author of The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, and other works that challenge the myth of Canad
In 1946, a Black Halifax businesswoman, Viola Desmond, was wrongfully arrested for sitting in a white’s-only section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. In 2010, sixty-four years later, th
