Chapter 3 Objectives for Student Learning

The Social and Economic Setting

After reading this chapter, students should be able to:

  • Place Canada among the countries of the world in terms of standard of living.
  • Discuss the distribution of income in Canada and how it has changed over the last several decades.
  • Identify those groups in Canadian society most likely to live in poverty and explain why.
  • Explain what is meant by socio-economic mobility and describe its characteristics in Canada.
  • List some of the indicators used to measure the quality of life (QOL) in Canada and compare the QOL in Canada to that of other states.
  • Identify some of the economic and cultural factors that limit Canada’s independence.
  • Compose one or two paragraphs that use as many key concepts (listed below) as possible.
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