Social Inequality and Social Injustice - by Evelyn Kallen (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- This book uses a human rights framework to analyze how group-level social inequalities and injustices are socially constructed and maintained through violations of human rights on grounds of race, gender, sexuality, etc., and how human rights legislation can help such violations to effectively be redressed.
- About the Author: Dr EVELYN KALLEN holds the position of Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar at York University, Toronto, Canada.
- 216 Pages
- Social Science, Sociology
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Book Synopsis
This book uses a human rights framework to analyze how group-level social inequalities and injustices are socially constructed and maintained through violations of human rights on grounds of race, gender, sexuality, etc., and how human rights legislation can help such violations to effectively be redressed. Although it focuses primarily on democratic nations, it uses international case material to highlight key global issues.About the Author
Dr EVELYN KALLEN holds the position of Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar at York University, Toronto, Canada. For some thirty years, she has devoted her academic teaching and research to furthering the understanding of human rights issues. She has nine published books to her name, as well as numerous articles and papers, and she is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Dr EVELYN KALLEN holds the position of Emeritus Professor and Senior Scholar at York University, Toronto, Canada. For some thirty years, she has devoted her academic teaching and research to furthering the understanding of human rights issues. She has nine published books to her name, as well as numerous articles and papers, and she is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
