Debates in Canadian society

Hinch, Ronald. (Author). Hinch, Ronald Owen. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780176035259
ISBN: 0176035257
Physical Description: print
xii, 494 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Scarborough, Ont. : Nelson Canada, c1992.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

PART ONE: THE NATURE OF SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY: 1. Is a Value-free Sociology Desirable? -- PART TWO: STRATIFICATION AND INEQUALITY: 2. Does Class Limit Mobility? -- 3. Does Ethnicity Affect Social Mobility? -- 4. Is Affirmative Action Reverse Discrimination? -- 5. Is Pay Equity Justified? -- PART THREE: POLITICS AND THE ECONOMY: 6. Does Free Trade Threaten Canadian Economic Sovereignty? -- 7. Does Enviormental Protection Threaten Economic Development? -- 8. Can Market Forces Overcome Regional Disparities? -- PART FOUR: SOCIAL INSTUTUTIONS: 9. Does Premarital Cohabitation Increase the Risk of Divorce? -- 10. Are Men the Main Victims of Spousal Abuse? -- 11. Does Streaming Allow Students to Develop Their Potential? -- 12. Is Support for Unions Declining in Canada? -- PART FIVE: DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL: 13. Should Pornography be Illegal? -- 14. Is Gun Control Effective? -- 15. Should Retribution be the objective of Criminal Sanctions? -- PART SIX: HUMAN RIGHTS: 16. Is Mandatory Retirement Justified? -- 17. Should Access to Abortion be Restricted? -- 18. Does Canadian Law Protect Human Rights?