Joanne Naiman
- Affiliation: Ryerson University
Joanne Naiman is Professor Emerita of Sociology at Ryerson University in Toronto. During her thirty-three years there she taught a variety of undergraduate courses — urban sociology, women’s studies, social change,and gender roles, in addition to introductory sociology. She is also the author of a number of academic articles, including “Dueling Identities and Faculty Unions: A Canadian Case Study”(with Mike Burke), in Cogs in the Classroom Factory: The Shifting Identities of Academic Labor, Deborah Herman and Julie Schmid, eds., Praeger Press (2003); and “Left Feminism and the Return to Class” Monthly Review, No. 48 (June 1996).
Throughout her career she was involved in a variety of activist organizations—from involvement in the anti-apartheid and peace movements to efforts to support and protect public education in Ontario. Since retiring from full-time teaching in 2004 she has moved to Vancouver where she continues to volunteer in numerous organizations that work to make the world a better place.
Books by Joanne Naiman
How Societies Work
Class, Power and Change in a Canadian Context, 4th edition
Joanne Naiman
How Societies Work offers a unique introduction to the analysis of contemporary Canadian society, by focusing on both the roots of modern societies and the current political economy of Canada. Drawing on various sociological theories as well as anthropology, genetics, economics, history, philosophy, politics, and social psychology, this accessible and integrated work helps undergraduate students make sense of our complex social world. The author’s goal is to open students’ minds to the… (more information)
How Societies Work
Class, Power and Change, 5th Edition
Joanne Naiman
In 2011, protesters around the world — including Canada — called for changes to the societies in which they live. Many observers were asking: “What do they want?” Some answers to this question can be found in How Societies Work, a unique and accessible introductory sociology textbook that introduces students to the structure of contemporary societies and the power relationships within them. In contrast to most introductory textbooks, How Societies Work explores a broad range… (more information)