{"product_id":"seasonal-sociology-9781487594084","title":"Seasonal Sociology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeasonal Sociology offers an engrossing and lively introduction to sociology through the seasons, examining the sociality of consumption practices, leisure activities, work, religious traditions, schooling, celebrations and holidays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The authors offer a compelling and accessible textbook, geared towards undergraduate pedagogy, that affects a provocative and effective set of estrangements from our socialization to weather.” -- Rafico Ruiz * \u003cem\u003eSpace and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgements      Introduction Tonya K. Davidson, Tara Milbrandt, and Ondine Park      FALL      1 The Rideau Canal in Fall: Understanding Ontology and Epistemology with Indigenous Ways of Knowing Zoe Todd   2 Back to School Season: Schools and the Social Organization of Crime Heather Rollwagen   3 Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Marking the Seasons with Brands Sonia Bookman   4 \"Neither Here, Nor There\": Migrant Rights and Realities in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program Jenna Hennebry, David Celis Parra, and Rachelle Daley   5 A Long Weekend of Rest and Labour: Thanksgiving, Holiday Body Work, and the Holiday Body Heidi Bickis      WINTER      6 Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): The Medicalization of Winter Sadness  Alissa Overend   7 Season of Dreaded Joys: Adaptation, Enchantment, and Solidarity in a \"Winter\" City Tara Milbrandt   8 The Winter of Our Discontent: New Year’s Resolutions and the Ideal Body Jen Wrye, Michael Graydon, and Patricia Thille   9 Extending Law’s Reach: Winter, Accusations, and the Colonial Encounter Matthew P. Unger   10 Cracked Ice: Winter, Canada, Whiteness, and the Politics of Sports Nicole Neverson      SPRING      11 Spring Sowing for Fall Harvest: An Exploration of Time in Farmers’ Food Production and Marketing Susan Machum   12 Spring Babies, Summer Weddings, Fall Divorces, and Winter Deaths: Seasons and Populations Rania Tfaily   13 Alternative Spring Break: The Politics of Doing Good in a Globalized World Nathaniel Laywine and Alan Sears   14 Supermoms and Bumbling Dads: How Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Cards Perpetuate Traditional Roles in the Home Alison Thomas and Elizabeth Dennis   15 Rites of Spring: Multiculturalism and the Celebration of Vaisakhi in Vancouver Bonar Buffam   SUMMER      16 Wedding Season: The White Wedding as a Cultural Ritual of Heteronormativity Ondine Park   17 Summer in Cottage Country: Expectations and Experiences of Canadian Nature Tonya K. Davidson   18 \"The Long and ‘Hot’ Summer Is Coming\": Environmental Activism, Violence, and the State Paul Joosse   19 The Summer Blockbuster: Sociology of Media and Media Sociology Benjamin Woo   20 Summer’s Gains and Losses: Children, Social Class, and Learning Patrizia Albanese      Glossary Contributors Index","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187733094743,"sku":"9781487594084","price":36.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seasonal-sociology-9781487594084","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}