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In eight beautifully written essays, Robert Brym analyzes the social causes of death. Using topics such as hip-hop culture, the motivations of suicide bombers, the social bases of cancer, and gender risk, Dr. Brym reveals the powerful social forces that help to determine who lives and who dies and demonstrates the promise of a well-informed sociological understanding of the world. All essays found in the previous edition have been updated and a new chapter on Canadian genocide, reflective of the consequences European settlement and immigration had on the Indigenous population has been added. This is a great companion for any Sociology course! In eight beautifully written essays, Robert Brym analyzes the social causes of death. Using topics such as hip-hop culture, the motivations of suicide bombers, the social bases of cancer, and gender risk, Dr. Brym reveals the powerful social forces that help to determine who lives and who dies and demonstrates the promise of a well-informed sociological understanding of the world. All essays found in the previous edition have been updated and a new chapter on Canadian genocide, reflective of the consequences European settlement and immigration had on the Indigenous population has been added. This is a great companion for any Sociology course!