Appropriate for one-semester introductory courses in sociology at universities and colleges. Society: The Basics, Second Canadian Edition, continues to be the most popular brief sociology text in the Canadian market. The reasons for the text's popularity among instructors and students are many and include the following: the authors' clear and engaging writing style; comprehensive yet concise coverage of all important sociological topics; a global perspective; integrated coverage of gender and social diversity issues; and, relevant Canadian content. This edition has a chapter on sexuality (Chapter 7), and also has an increased emphasis on applications with Applying Sociology theme boxes; and thorough updating throughout, with many theme boxes, as well as tables, figures, maps, and statistics. An on-line research database - ContentSelect-is offered on the companion website.