Poverty And Social Inequality In Canada

As Canada is known as one of many wealthiest nations, it has higher equality than other industrialized countries. Canada is truly a multicultural society this exists when people accept, and encourage many cultures to thrive in a society. Nonetheless, the difference in income, wealth, power, and education is inequality which results in poverty and race not only in Canada but in the City of Toronto. A large population of legally and socially poor in Toronto stay in this cycle for a long period of time, this is considering the fact that they are given fewer opportunities than many other wealthy people. In Canada and many western countries, for example Caucasians have discriminated against racialized groups through the practice of slavery or even …show more content…
In addition, social mobility and growth within demographics can be altered through negative stereotypes because as a closed society; caste systems differ throughout multiculturalism. Things like caste system occur almost everywhere; an example of this rigid segregation of caste systems occurs today in India, where people born into the lowest caste and can never become members of a higher caste ( ). Therefore, if it was an open society it would depend on if one had a higher level of education or their achieved status. Poverty puts people at greater risk for poor health, working conditions, or may lead to violence. Self-rated health is considered in obesity pain, discomfort, high blood pressure, depressive symptoms, or even cause an effect on a person 's mental health. Social network is at risk in communities like Toronto that breeds drug and alcohol, abuse and violence. The result of poverty holds true if individuals who are raised on welfare believe that it is best to remain on welfare verse seeking employment to better them and make a living to support their families. Likewise, many people are not aware of what they say, once cruel comments, blatant expressions of hatred, and discrimination against racial minorities is characterized. For example, Cheryl who has been without a home for seven years cries as she reads " If home is where the heart is then are homeless people heartless"? It shows that a recent report released by the City of Toronto revealed terrifying inequality in a city whose motto is "Diversity", Our Strength" ( ). For instance "Anthropologist Oscar Lewis argued that poor people hold a set of values the culture of poverty that emphasizes living for the moment rather than thrift, investment in the future, or hard work" (Brinkerhoff, Ortega, Weitz, and White,