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Understanding Social Inequality

Intersections of Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada

by (author) Julie McMullin

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2009
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780199010929
    Publish Date
    Oct 2016
    List Price
    $149.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195427783
    Publish Date
    Jul 2009
    List Price
    $116.95

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Understanding Social Inequality examines the factors that contribute to inequality in Canada. A unique 'intersectional' framework demonstrates how the structures of inequality are organized along the lines of class, age, gender, race, and ethnicity. The book is divided into two parts: Part I considers the theoretical dimensions of inequality, while Part II takes a practical, case-study based approach. This new edition includes expanded coverage of youth, class inequality, ageism, everyday racism, and social place. With this insightful text students will be encouraged to draw their own conclusions about why inequality exists and how it can be rectified in Canadian society.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Julie McMullin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Western Ontario. She is also the Director of Workforce Aging in the New Economy (WANE), an international comparative study of information technology employment. A Premiere's Research Excellence Award (PREA) winner, Dr McMullin is an internationally recognized scholar in the area of aging and the life course. Her research examines how class, age, gender, ethnicity, and race structure inequality in paid work and families.