Edward Grabb is Professor and Senior Scholar in Residence at the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Most of his research centres on social inequality, political sociology, and comparative social structure. His articles have appeared in such journals as the American Sociological Review, Social Forces, the Canadian Journal of Political Science, and the Canadian Journal of Sociology. ... Read moreHis other books include Social Inequality in Canada: Patterns, Problems, and Policies (co-edited with Neil Guppy) and Theories of Social Inequality. The late James Curtis was a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Waterloo. His primary scholarly interests included social inequality, associational and political behaviour, the sociology of knowledge, and the sociology of physical activity and sport. Show Less