Full Description
Bringing together twenty-one articles written by experts, Social Inequality in Canada explores the many dimensions of social disadvantage and injustice that exist in this country today. Beginning with a thorough examination of structural inequality issues before moving on to address the wide-ranging impact that social inequality can have, the text presents students with a comprehensive overview of both the persistent patterns of inequality as well as the progress that has been made.
Contents
Contributors
Preface
Introduction: Social Inequality Now: Theoretical and Conceptual Issues, Edward Grabb and Monica Mi Hee Hwang
Part I Power and Class
1: Investigating Ownership Concentration, Transnational Connections, and State Involvement in the Canadian Economy, Monica Mi Hee Hwang and Edward Grabb
2: Corporate Power in 21st Century Canada, William K. Carroll
3: Breaking Down the Wealth Equation: Housing, Assets, and Debt, Michelle Lee Maroto and Meryn Severson Mason
Part II Socio-economic Bases of Social Inequality
A. Income, Wealth, and Poverty
4: Poverty and Income Inequality: Measures and Trends, Deana Simonetto and Peter Urmetzer
5: The Distribution of Wealth and Economic Inequality: Canada and the World, James B. Davies
B. Occupation
6: Inequalities in Work and Employment, Tracey L. Adams and Wolfgang Lehmann
7: Social Class, Post-secondary Education, and Occupational Outcomes, Harvey Krahn
C. Education
8: Location Matters: Education and Employment Inequalities in Northern and Rural Canada, David Zarifa, Cathlene Hillier, and Darcy Hango
9: Exploring Definitions of Indigenous Student Success, Emily Milne and Terry Wotherspoon
10: Immigration Pathways and Next Generation Outcomes: Caribbean and Filipino Children of Caregivers, Philip Kelly and Cindy Maharaj
Part III Social Justice and Inequality
A. Ethnicity, Race, Language, and Ancestry
11: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and First Nations Issues: A Content Analysis of Major Canadian Media, 2014-2015, Daniel Drache, Coral Voss, and Fred Fletcher
12: Racial Inequality, Social Cohesion, and Policy Issues in Canada, Jeffrey G. Reitz and Rupa Banerjee
B. Gender and Sexual Orientation
13: Neoliberalism, Gender, and the Gig Economy in Canada, Edward Haddon
14: Changing Gender Time Distributions in Domestic Duties: 1986-2015, Neil Guppy, Larissa Sakumoto, and Rima Wilkes
15: Gender Inequality and Family Patterns, Roderic Beaujot, Jianye Liu, and Zenaida Ravanera
16: LGBTQ2S+ Employment and Earnings in Canada, Nicole Denier, Shannon V.T.L. Mok, and Sean Waite
C. Disability
17: Disability and Social Inequality over the Life Course, Kim Shuey and Andrea Willson
D. Region
18: Regional Inequality in Canada: An Enduring Issue?, Max Chewinski and Catherine Corrigall-Brown
Part IV Some Consequences of Social Inequality
19: Social Inequality and Health, Gerry Veenstra
20: COVID-19 and Prisons: A Perfect Storm of Illness, Isolation, and Inequality, Sandra Dong Hee Hwang and Monica Mi Hee Hwang
21: Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program: Unequal by Design?, Monica Mi Hee Hwang
Glossary
Index
