Social Inequality in Canada

Jeffrey Moon is head of the Documents Reference/Data Centre at Queen’s
University.

Social Inequality in Canada uses the International Social Survey
Programme (ISSP) to explore the Canadian identity. The ISSP contains
responses to “collectively designed common questions” administered
as part of existing national social surveys in participating countries.
These valuable data go beyond aggregate and institutional data (social
conditions, demographic characteristics, etc.) to examine underlying
public attitudes.

The theme of social inequality is explored in a variety of fashions,
with essays focusing on such topics as culture, gender, and social
mobility. The majority of the essays strongly emphasize international
comparisons. There are well over 60 tables and a useful appendix
summarizing results for selected questions from the 1992 ISSP.
Unfortunately, there is no index, a lack that complicates access to the
wealth of information provided in the essays.

This book is highly recommended for policy-makers, social scientists,
and anyone interested in what makes Canadians tick.