Topic > Effects of social inequality - 1031

In Canada the greatest inequality is found among Aboriginal groups. “In 2006, one-third (33%) of Aboriginal adults aged 25 to 54 had less than a high school education compared to nearly 13% of the non-Aboriginal population, a difference of 20 percentage points (Statistics Canada, 2010 , par. .2).” Alarming inequalities are found in almost every aspect of Canadian society. Data collected by Correctional Service Canada shows that Aboriginal people made up 17.0% of federally sentenced offenders in 2007, although the general Aboriginal population made up only 2.7% of the Canadian adult population (Correctional Service Canada, 2013, par .1). As Symbaluk and Bereska explain, education is a factor in future employment and therefore education, poverty and crime are significantly correlated. One potential response to eliminating social inequality between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal groups could be to increase levels of education among Aboriginal groups to equal the levels of non-Aboriginal groups. This would reduce poverty and crime and give future Aboriginal generations a chance to do good