Understanding Social Inequality: Intersections of Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada - Softcover

McMullin, Julie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195427785 ISBN 13: 9780195427783

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0195427785
• ISBN 13: 9780195427783
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 395