Ethnic Inequality in a Class Society explores the influence of ethnic origin on the educational attainment, class position, and income levels of various ethnic groups in Canada.

Author

Peter S. Li

University of Saskatchewan

Themes of Equality and Inequality: The Mobility Dream

• The Myth of the Melting Pot

• The Assimilationist Bias and the Multicultural Myth

• Structural Mobility and Inequality

• Universalism and the Welfare State

• Social Achievement and Status Attainment

• Summary

Ethnicity, Culture, and Achievements: Ethnicity and Race

• Cultural Explanations of Socio-Economic Performance
• A Critique of Cultural Identity
• A Critique of Cultural Explanations
• Summary

The Labour Market Under Capitalism: Status Attainment Models and Their Critiques

• Features of the Capitalist System
• Class and Inequality
• Ethnicity and Race as Sources of Inequality
• Summary

Dimensions of Ethnic Inequality: The Vertical Mosaic Reconsidered

• Methodological Issues of Ethnic Inequality
• Dimensions of Ethnic Inequality
• Summary

Does Ethnicity Matter?: Educational Opportunity

• Ethnicity and Schooling
• Ethnicity and Earnings
• Ethnicity and Class
• Summary

The Costs and Benefits of Ethnicity: The Effects of Schooling on Income

• Net Effect of Ethnic Origin on Schooling
• Net Effect of Ethnic Origin on Earnings
• Sources of Social Inequality
• Summary

Ethnicity and Social Inequality: The Myth of Equality

• Inequality under Capitalism
• What is Ethnicity Measuring?
• Ethnic Inequality in Canada
• The Vertical Mosaic Revisited

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