Sociology & Social Studies

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Sociology is the systematic study and analysis of the social relationships, patterns of behavior and experiences that characterize and make up human society. The sociological approach differs not so much in what it studies, but in how it views or approaches human social behavior. It could be said that sociology is more a way of thinking than it is an established and accepted body of concepts and theories. Sociologists tend to assume that human behavior can only properly be understood in the context of larger social and historical structures and processes. Humans are understood to be the "products" of social structures; however these social structures are in turn understood as the outcome of human social action.

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    A Living Wage for Regina
    (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), 2014-01) Gingrich, Paul; Enoch, Simon; Banks, Brian
    Since the Great Recession of 2008 the Canadian economy has been sluggish and unemployment has remained at high levels. The growth in Saskatchewan’s resource industries and the continuation of very low interests rates have insulated us from the worst effects of the recession. Those who measure the inflation rate have consistently reported that it has been two percent annually or less. Many families based on their lived experience suggest that real inflation is much higher than this. Apartment and condo rental rates, home purchases, the cost of water, some food products, gasoline and other energy sources have risen more than two percent. This has led us question what is the real cost of living in Regina for the average family. What annual income does a family require to maintain a decent standard of living? What is the Living Wage in Regina?