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Using Statistics Canada's The Daily
Time: 12-15 minutes
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Neighbourhood inequality in cities: In the nation's eight largest
cities, employment earnings were increasingly concentrated in the richer
neighbourhoods between 1980 and 1995, while unemployment was
increasingly concentrated in the poorer neighbourhoods ... |
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The wage gap between men and
women: In 1997, women earned on average 80 cents for
every $1 earned by men. Female workers earned an average of $15.10 an
hour, while male workers received $18.80 an hour. There are many
possible reasons for this pay gap, including differences in work experience,
education, major field of study, occupation and industry of employment ... |
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Impact of parental divorce on
adolescents: Teenagers whose parents divorced were likely to have their
own marital problems later in life, according to a new study on the impact
of divorce on adolescents. However, the parents' divorce did not appear to
have a bearing on the adolescent's ability to earn a living as an adult. |
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How children get ahead in life:
The labour market prospects of children, that is, how much income they end
up making as adults, are only loosely tied to the incomes of the families
they were raised in. Much more than money matters in determining how
children get ahead.
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In
what ways is this article useful in understanding the social context of
schooling?
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If
time permits, explore The Daily by using the "Search"
function at Statistics
Canada (http://www.statcan.ca).
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