The changing moral and ethical perceptions surrounding income inequality: a study of people living in Vancouver
Qualitative research methods compared with quantitative methods
Moral Geographies (Lee and Smith 2004)
The power of underlying social relations to define and
structure notions of ethics and morality
Lesbian women and gay men, aged 25-65, with a undergraduate degree
Gay Pay for Straight Work (Waite and Denier 2015)
sexual minorities earn significantly less than heterosexual men within different occupations.
Morals and ethics surrounding equal work for equal pay,
Census data (secondary literature)
Interviews
Focus Groups
Textual Analysis of policy documents
Sexual orientation, work, and income in Canada (Carpenter 2008)
Gay men have 12% lower personal incomes and lesbians have 15% higher personal incomes than otherwise similar heterosexual men and women, respectively
What is the relationship between income inequality and sexuality?
White instead of black because of significant employment-related hurdles for people of colour. Another area of research?
Why do gay men earn less than straight men?Is it morally right?
How can we rectify this imbalance?An re-appropriation with ethics
What moral issues underlie this imbalance?
What are the effects of this income inequality on lesbian women/straight women?
Employers in largest
Employers- large and small?
Why do lesbian women earn more than straight women?
The importance of ethics in improving the lives of marginalised people
The injustices in the class relations of capitalism
Social justice theory (Harvey 1989)
Challenge neoliberalism
Cultural struggles over what constitutes a just society
What do people think about income inequality amongst lgbt people?
1) What are people's perceptions towards income inequality? Do they think it is positive or negative? 2) What are people's attitudes towards increased redistribution? 3)
Spatial Impact of increased inequality on people using the services of Vancouver's lower East Side
Considerations for globalsiation
Lived experiences of income inequality: case of non-profit services in Downtown Eastside, Vancouver