Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

Price: $82.95

Format:
Paperback 408 pp.
22 tables, 38 figures, 8" x 10"

ISBN-10:
0195427785

ISBN-13:
9780195427783

Copyright Year:
2010

Imprint: OUP Canada

Share on Facebook

Companion Site
Add to Favourites Tell a Friend


Understanding Social Inequality

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

Julie McMullin

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.

Readership : This is a core text for second- and third-year students enrolled in social inequality courses offered out of university and college sociology departments.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I
1. Introduction
2. Class and Inequality
3. Gender and Inequality
4. Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
5. Age and Inequality
6. Actors and Agency
7. Actors and CAGE(s) (Class, Age, Gender, Race & Ethnicity)
Part II
8. CAGE(s), Families, Domestic Labour, and the Processes of Reproduction
9. CAGE(s) and Paid Work
10. CAGE(s) and Education
11. CAGE(s) and Health
12. CAGE(s) and the State
13. Conclusion: Equality, Politics, Platforms, and Policy Issues
References
Index

Test Bank

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.

Inequality in Canada - Edited by Valerie Zawilski
Race and Ethnicity in Canada - Vic Satzewich and Nick Liodakis
Family Patterns, Gender Relations - Edited by Bonnie J. Fox
Sociology of the Body - Claudia Malacrida and Jacqueline Low
Gender Relations in Canada - Janet Siltanen and Andrea Doucet
Canada's Population in a Global Context - Frank Trovato

Special Features

  • Canadian. A focus on Canadian issues and examples helps students connect with the material.
  • Current. Revisions throughout reflect recent research in the field and new census data.
  • Innovative organization. Uses an integrative conceptual framework to demonstrate the multidimensional character of inequality.
  • Engaging boxes. An expanded box program demonstrates real-life examples of social inequality with material pulled from newspapers, journals, and other media.
New to this Edition
  • NEW! Updated census data throughout.
  • NEW! Updated cases studies and examples; new recommended web sites for each chapter.
  • NEW! Expanded coverage of youth, class inequality, ageism, everyday racism, and social place.