During the 1970s and 1980s, after the Royal Commission on the Status of Women made its far-reaching recommendations, the volunteer Ontario Committee on the Status of Women went head-to-head with the Ontario government of Premier William...
Equality
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Author:Atcheson, Beth, Marsden, LornaSummary: -
Author:Taylor, AstraSummary:From a cutting-edge cultural commentator, a bold and brilliant challenge to cherished notions of the Internet as the great leveler of our age
The Internet has been hailed as an unprecedented democratizing force, a place where...
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Author:Scheidel, WalterSummary:Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today,...
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Author:Kimmel, Michael S.Summary:In The Gendered Society, Michael S. Kimmel examines our basic beliefs about gender, arguing that men and women are more alike than we have ever imagined. The issues surrounding gender are complex, and in order to clarify them, the...
- Author:Fuller, Robert W.Summary:
We call race-based discrimination racism; and gender-based discrimination sexism. In Somebodies and Nobodies, Fuller argues that rank-based discrimination, or 'rankism,' is a form of discrimination that we all accept. He...
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- Author:Papandreou, George, Gingrich, Newt, Laffer, Arthur, Krugman, PaulSummary:
As middle-class incomes stagnate in advanced economies while the rich experience record income gains, the eleventh semi-annual Munk Debate pits wealth redistribution supporters Paul Krugman and George Papandreou against Newt Gingrich...
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Author:Wren, JacobSummary:Who hasn't, at one time or another, considered killing a billionaire? Rich and Poor is a novel of a man who washes dishes for a living and decides to kill a billionaire as a political act. It is literature as political theory...
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How did a social movement evolve from a small group of young radicals to the incorporation of LGBTQ communities into full citizenship on the model of Canadian multiculturalism? Tim McCaskell contextualizes his work in gay, queer, and...
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Author:Last, FirstSummary:“[A] much needed book…a compelling portrait of the Occupy movement…that capture[s] the spirit of the people involved, the crisis that gave Occupy birth, and the possibility of genuine change it represents.”
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Author:Summary:The redistributive state is fading in Canada. Government programs are no longer offsetting the growth in inequality generated by the market. In this book, leading political scientists, sociologists, and economists point to the failure...
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Author:Fevre, RalphSummary:A belief in individual self-determination powered the development of universal human rights and inspired social movements from anti-slavery to socialism and feminism. At the same time, every attempt to embed individualism in systems of...
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Author:Wermuth, Laurie Ann.Summary:This book uses a critical theoretical perspective to explore the links between social variables like race, class, and gender, and the health of populations around the world.Global Inequality and Human Needs includes case studies from...
- Author:Vaillancourt, ClaudeSummary:
Alors que nous sommes partagés entre l’envie de nous distinguer et le désir de nous conformer, il devient souvent plus convenable de nous mouler aux autres. Les individus trop dissemblables sont vus tantôt comme des menaces, tantôt...
- Author:Paisley, ErinneSummary:
Being a feminist can mean different things to different people, but one thing it always includes is the belief in equality and human rights. Whether you are talking with one close friend or hanging out with a group of classmates, it...
- Author:Ueda, Noriyuki, Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtshoSummary:
In the real world, exploitation exists. In the real world, there is a huge and unjust gap between rich and poor. The question, from a Buddhist perspective, is how should we deal with inequality and social injustice? His Holiness the...
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Author:Rousseau, Jean-JacquesSummary: -
Author:Collins, ChuckSummary:For over thirty years, we’ve lived through a radical redistribution of wealth—upward, to a tiny fraction of the population. It’s as though we’re undertaking a bizarre social experiment to see how much inequality a democratic society can...
