Understanding Social Inequality: Intersections of Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity,

Julie Ann McMullin; Josh Curtis

ISBN 10: 0199010927 / ISBN 13: 9780199010929

Published by Oxford University Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Social Inequality: Intersections of Class, Age, Gender, Ethnicity,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199010927
• ISBN 13: 9780199010929
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Now in its third edition, Understanding Social Inequality examines the full scope of inequality in Canada today. The text's two-part structure introduces theories of class, gender, age, ethnicity, and race before examining case studies and examples demonstrating the consequences of inequality. This allows students to form their own conclusions about why social inequality remains prevalent and the potential actions that can be taken to eradicate it.

About the Author

Julie McMullin is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Western University. She is also Western's first Vice-Provost and Vice-President (International), presently serving a five-year term beginning June 1, 2012. Prior to her appointment, she served an 18-month secondment as Special Advisor to the Provost on Internationalization, and had previously served as Acting Dean of Western's Faculty of Social Science. Professor McMullin's research examines how class, age, gender, ethnicity, and race structure inequality in paid work and families. She is a Premiere's Research Excellence Award (PREA) winner and an internationally recognized scholar in the area of aging and the life course. She has published two previous editions of Understanding Social Inequality with OUP. Josh Curtis is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Western University. Dr. Curtis has published many Canadian-specific and cross-national studies on social and economic inequality in the modern world. Specifically, his research explores how income inequality affects the relationship between social class and political and economic attitudes and behaviours.