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

Understanding Social Inequality examines the factors that contribute to inequality. Unique in it's approach, it provides a synthesis of research and theory on four bases of inequality including, class, gender, ethnicity and race, and age. Part I introduces the conceptual and theoretical issues surrounding inequality. Part II focuses on how the conceptual framework developed in Part I manifests within various social institutions. Topics in Part II include: the division of household labour; relations of care-giving; family violence; various types of capital (human, social, and cultural); income inequality and labour market segregation; work place discrimination; citizenship; education; health care; and social security programs.