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A rigorous, intersectional lens on the structural barriers that shape Canadian society. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Understanding Social Inequality.
- intellectual
- serious
- reflective
- grounded
- 01
The Spirit Level
Richard G. Wilkinson
A methodical, data-driven revelation that permanently shifts how you view the structural foundations of modern society.
- 02
The Price of Inequality
Joseph E. Stiglitz
A rigorous, eye-opening autopsy of a rigged economic system that leaves you both frustrated and armed with understanding.
- 03
Le capital au XXIe siècle
Thomas Piketty
A monumental, data-driven reckoning with the historical forces that concentrate wealth and power.
- 04
Epistemic injustice
Miranda Fricker
A paradigm-shifting philosophical framework that finally gives a name to the invisible ways power dictates whose voice is believed.
- 05
Sex & gender
Hilary M. Lips · 1988
A methodical and scholarly deep-dive into the psychological and social frameworks that define human gender roles.
- 06
Sociology
James M. Henslin
An accessible, eye-opening lens that transforms the mundane details of everyday life into a fascinating web of social forces.
- 07
Sociological insight
Norval Morris · 1982
An intellectual toolkit that pulls back the curtain on everyday life, revealing the hidden, counterintuitive gears of human society.
- 08
An introduction to sociology
Ken Browne · 1992
A clear, foundational guide that transforms a general interest in people into a structured understanding of society.
- 09
Sociology
Richard T. Schaefer · 1979
A clear, structured lens through which to view the hidden forces that shape our everyday social realities.
- 10
Race and ethnicity in society
Elizabeth Higginbotham and Margaret L. Andersen
A comprehensive, academically grounded exploration of how race and ethnicity shape the structural realities of everyday life.
- 11
Introduction to Sociology
Heather Griffiths, Nathan Keirns and others
A structured, illuminating lens through which to view the hidden frameworks of human society.
- 12
Racism without Racists
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
A rigorous, eye-opening dissection of the subtle language and hidden frameworks that uphold modern inequality.
