Bruce Ravelli received his Ph.D. from the University of Victoria in 1997. He has taught introductory sociology for over 20 years, and receives strong teaching evaluations from his students because of his passion for sociology, his dedication to teaching, and his commitment to high academic standards. Bruce teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Mount Royal University in Calgary. If any students or colleagues have questions or comments about the text, please feel free to contact him by email at bravelli@mtroyal.ca

 Michelle Webber received her Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. Her research interests lie in the sociology of education and sociology of gender. She has regularly taught introductory sociology over the last 10 years. Michelle has published articles and book chapters in a number of areas, including: feminist pedagogies, the regulation of academic work, and feminist knowledges. Michelle is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Brock University in Ontario. She can be contacted via email at mwebber@brocku.ca

John Patterson—has taught introductory sociology at the high school, college and university levels since 1984.  John holds an undergraduate degree in sociology (W.LU., 1982), a masters degree in environmental studies (human services planning and management) (York University, 1986) and a Bachelor of Education degree (U of T, 1989).  John has been a professor with the Social Sciences department at Canadore College since 1992 where he has been the recipient of both Canadore College’s Teaching Excellence Award and the Recognition of Excellence Award for Community Service.  In addition to teaching sociology to students in a variety of human services fields, John is also active in the community as a board member with one of the largest social service agencies in North Bay and as a coordinator for an environmental advocacy group.  John can be reached by email at john.patterson@canadorec.on.ca.