Our society : human diversity in Canada

Angelini, Paul Ubaldo, 1962- (Added Author).

Summary: Written for Canadians, by Canadians, Our Society provides students with an up-to-date analysis of the major diversities that characterize Canadian society. The contributors use several paradigms to frame their discussion, including inequality, sexuality, regionalism, family, disability, the media, race, class and gender, to challenge students to think critically about the world around them.

Record details

ISBN: 9780176503543
ISBN: 0176503544
Physical Description: print
ix, 429 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Toronto : Nelson Education, c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes access code to Infotrac college edition, the online library.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-411) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Regionalism in Canada: The Forgotten Diversity -- Demographic Trends in Canada -- Social Inequality and Stratification in Canada -- Race and Ethnicity: The Obvious Diversity -- Aboriginal Peoples -- Religion as Meaning and the Canadian Context -- Disability as Difference -- Diversity and Conformity: The Role of Gender -- Sexual Diversity in Canada -- Diversity in Canadian Families: Traditional Values and Beyond -- The Medium Diversifies the Message: How Media Portray Diversity -- Literature: The Voice of Diversity -- Glossary.