Walk a Mile: A Journey Towards Justice and Equity in Canadian Society is the first text of its kind to combine both cognitive and affective dimensions of studying diversity. It does so through an experiential framework that encourages self-reflection on the part of the reader while providing a strong foundation in the history of diversity in Canada. Using as its starting point the notion that creating a more just, inclusive society, requires each of us to figuratively and empathetically walk a mile in the shoes of others, the framework of Walk a Mile facilitates the development of diversity competencies, equipping students to work and live effectively with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, economic, sexual, and age backgrounds.

Chapter 1: Diversity, Oppression, and Privilege
Chapter 2: Forms of Oppression
Chapter 3: Social Inequality
Chapter 4: Gender
Chapter 5: Sexuality
Chapter 6: Race and Racialization
Chapter 7: Indigenous Peoples - with contributions by Yale Belanger
Chapter 8: Immigration
Chapter 9: Multiculturalism - with contributions by Samah Marei
Chapter 10: Religion - with contributions by Samah Marei
Chapter 11: Ability
Chapter 12: Age
Chapter 13: Families

Walk a Mile: A Journey Towards Justice and Equity in Canadian Society is the first text of its kind to combine both cognitive and affective dimensions of studying diversity. It does so through an experiential framework that encourages self-reflection on the part of the reader while providing a strong foundation in the history of diversity in Canada. Using as its starting point the notion that creating a more just, inclusive society, requires each of us to figuratively and empathetically walk a mile in the shoes of others, the framework of Walk a Mile facilitates the development of diversity competencies, equipping students to work and live effectively with people from a wide variety of cultural, religious, economic, sexual, and age backgrounds. Picture This ... uses carefully chosen photographs to speak to the undiscovered themes in each chapter as students consider the historical and future implications of each photograph. Agent of Change uses examples of Canadians, some famous and others not, to highlight the ways in which positive social change can impact families, neighbourhoods, communities, Canadian society, and beyond. END-OF-CHAPTER SKILLBUILDING MATERIAL- Each chapter ends with a reading, followed by several discussion questions that instructors can use as the basis for a written assignment, an oral discussion, or a class debate. The KWIP feature closes each chapter by leading students through a process of reflective questioning using the following steps: K: Know it and own it—What do I bring to this? W: Walk the talk—How can I learn from this? I: It is what it is—Is this inside or outside my comfort zone? P: Put it in play—How can I use this? CourseMate provides instructors with all of the reporting tools needed to track student engagement, while students can access an interactive e-book and study tools in a dynamic, online learning environment.