Papers by Guy Kirby Letts
Foundations of Sociology, 1st ed
This vibrant, engaging introduction to society and social life promises to be the book sociology ... more This vibrant, engaging introduction to society and social life promises to be the book sociology students will want to read. Through his inimitable narrative style, authors John Steckley and Guy Kirby Letts explore the theories, structures, and relationships that make up our social world while encouraging students to think critically about their role in society. Cutting-edge and comprehensive, Foundations of Sociology lays the groundwork students need to succeed in introductory sociology courses and beyond. Readership : Foundations of Sociology is aimed at two-semester and comprehensive single-semester introduction to sociology courses offered out of sociology departments at the first-year university level.
The following brief summarizes a full length study that was initiated to identify the barriers an... more The following brief summarizes a full length study that was initiated to identify the barriers and challenges faced by those working in the local food system in order to establish a local, viable food system, enhance local food security, and develop local economies within the Headwaters Region. The study involved 53 respondents representing various agricultural businesses and participants throughout the food system. The research indicates that there is a lack of infrastructure and resources, contradictions in policies and practices, conflicting interests, and an overall absence of organization, cooperation and networks within the agricultural sector in general, making a local, viable food system vulnerable without the implementation of real systemic change. 
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Papers by Guy Kirby Letts