Seasonal Sociology

Tonya K. Davidson works as a sociologist in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University.Ondine Park works as a sociologist in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan.

"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 (Space and Culture)

• List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgements IntroductionTonya K. Davidson, Tara Milbrandt, and Ondine Park FALL 1 The Rideau Canal in Fall: Understanding Ontology and Epistemology with Indigenous Ways of KnowingZoe Todd2 Back to School Season: Schools and the Social Organization of CrimeHeather Rollwagen3 Pumpkin Spice Lattes: Marking the Seasons with BrandsSonia Bookman4 "Neither Here, Nor There": Migrant Rights and Realities in Canada’s Seasonal Agricultural Worker ProgramJenna Hennebry, David Celis Parra, and Rachelle Daley5 A Long Weekend of Rest and Labour: Thanksgiving, Holiday Body Work, and the Holiday BodyHeidi Bickis WINTER 6 Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): The Medicalization of Winter Sadness Alissa Overend7 Season of Dreaded Joys: Adaptation, Enchantment, and Solidarity in a "Winter" CityTara Milbrandt8 The Winter of Our Discontent: New Year’s Resolutions and the Ideal BodyJen Wrye, Michael Graydon, and Patricia Thille9 Extending Law’s Reach: Winter, Accusations, and the Colonial EncounterMatthew P. Unger10 Cracked Ice: Winter, Canada, Whiteness, and the Politics of SportsNicole Neverson SPRING 11 Spring Sowing for Fall Harvest: An Exploration of Time in Farmers’ Food Production and MarketingSusan Machum12 Spring Babies, Summer Weddings, Fall Divorces, and Winter Deaths: Seasons and PopulationsRania Tfaily13 Alternative Spring Break: The Politics of Doing Good in a Globalized WorldNathaniel Laywine and Alan Sears14 Supermoms and Bumbling Dads: How Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Cards Perpetuate Traditional Roles in the HomeAlison Thomas and Elizabeth Dennis15 Rites of Spring: Multiculturalism and the Celebration of Vaisakhi in Vancouver Bonar BuffamSUMMER 16 Wedding Season: The White Wedding as a Cultural Ritual of HeteronormativityOndine Park17 Summer in Cottage Country: Expectations and Experiences of Canadian NatureTonya K. Davidson18 "The Long and ‘Hot’ Summer Is Coming": Environmental Activism, Violence, and the StatePaul Joosse19 The Summer Blockbuster: Sociology of Media and Media SociologyBenjamin Woo20 Summer’s Gains and Losses: Children, Social Class, and LearningPatrizia Albanese GlossaryContributorsIndex