Class, Inequality & Oppression

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From Homes, Jobs and Friends From: Beyond Shelters View	Describes what how homeless shelters should be assisting homless people in three areas: finding a home, preparing for work, and developing friendships. Analyzes how the Gateway Shelter (Salvation …		16		$1.60 Add
From Immigrant Settlement and Social Inclusion in Canada From: Social Inclusion View Fernwood Publishing	-	Ratna Omidvar; Ted Richmond	25	2005	$2.50 Add
From Inequality of Wealth From: The Age of Increasing Inequality View James Lorimer and Company	The inequality of wealth in Canada is far greater than the inequality of incomes — Canada’s top 40 families own more than the bottom 40% (6,186,000 households) do. For middle class …	Lars Osberg	23	2018	$2.30 Add
From Keeping on Track: Performance Indicators for a Better Society From: Curing Affluenza View Between The Lines	Chapter 6 explores the indicators of a better society, discussing topics including gross domestic product (GDP), economic growth, child literacy and health, and protections. It includes an …	Richard Denniss	25	2018	$2.50 Add
From NEW! Making Meaning, Making Sense Communication and Belief From: Making Sense of Society View Fernwood Publishing	In Chapter 6, Khasnabish explores some of the critical elements in our collective capacity to make sense out of the world. The chapter focuses on the use of language, and discusses topics …	Alex Khasnabish	27	2022	$2.70 Add
From Not Your Grandparents’ Rural Saskatchewan From: Divided View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter explores the "New Rural Saskatchewan," where the economy is king and "agrarian socialism" is a vestige of the past.	Amy Quark; JoAnn Jaffe	17	2021	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Pick a Side From: The Tenant Class View Between The Lines	Ricardo discusses the highly politicized nature of the so called housing crisis and argues that there can be no neutral stance taken on the issue of tenant rights.	Ricardo Tranjan	15	2023	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Policing Indigenous Students: The School/Prison Nexus on the Canadian Prairies From: White Benevolence View Fernwood Publishing	In chapter 7, Amanda Gebhard sheds light on the subtle — and not-so-subtle — operations of racism, colonialism and whiteness in schools, and the real and material consequences these …	Amanda Gebhard	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Round 2: Being and Doing – Decolonial Equity in Practice From: Decolonizing Equity View Fernwood Publishing	Round 2 introduces the next three chapters, and offers examples of what decolonial equity does or can look like in practice, whether in community or in the classroom. It includes chapter …	Billie Allan; V.E. Rhonda Hackett	2	2022	$0.20 Add
From Runaways and a Suicide From: Victims of Benevolence View Arsenal Pulp Press	Children continued to run away from the Mission through the first decade of the 1900s. In the summer of 1920 nine boys at the Mission grouped together and ate some poisonous water hemlock. One …	Elizabeth Furniss	27	1992	$0.54 Add
From Schooling and Difference Looking for Science in Al the Wrong Places From: Experiencing Difference View Fernwood Publishing	-	Karen Meyer	12	2012	$1.32 Add
From Social Exclusion as a Determinant of Health Grace-Edward Galabuzi From: Oppression View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter discusses the role social exclusion plays as a determinant of health outcomes and in generating health disparities among groups in society. It discusses three key dimensions of …	Grace-Edward Galabuzi	19	2021	$1.90 Add
From Surviving Toronto Drug Section From: Black Cop View James Lorimer and Company	Details Calvin’s experience in Toronto Drugs. Calvin shares stories of racist language and images posted on the walls of Toronto police stations, and the complicit attitude of his superiors …	Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe	15	2019	$1.50 Add
From NEW! The Creation of Sexual Deviance Social Control of Lesbian Gay Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) People in Canada From: Critical Perspectives on Social Control and Social Regulation in Canada View Fernwood Publishing	LGBTQ+ Mental Health, Violence, and Resilience – Social Creation of Deviance: Heterosexual Hegemony, Heteronormativity, and Homonormativity – Historical Social Controls of Sexuality: …	Carolyn Brooks; Kirby Brigden	31	2020	$3.10 Add
From NEW! The Hour You Are Most Alone From: This Has Always Been a War View Arsenal Pulp Press	In “The Hour You Are Most Alone” the author explores the darkest point in their life. Discussing their mental health, depression, abuse, cyclical poverty, suicidal ideation, recovery, …	Lori Fox	11	2022	$1.10 Add
From The River We are In Anti-Poverty Struggle Continues From: Fight to Win View Fernwood Publishing	This chapter summarizes the activist value of the power of disruption as the Ontario Coatilition Against Poverty, with a staff of two, contended with Toronto’s resources and staff of …	A. J. Withers	17	2021	$1.70 Add