Recent social trends in Canada, 1960-2000 / Lance W. Roberts ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roberts, Lance W., 1950-

Series:

Comparative charting of social change.

Comparative charting of social change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Canada--History--20th century.

Social change.

Social indicators--Canada.

Social indicators.

Canada--Social conditions--1945-.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (679 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The introduction summarizes and locates the major waves of change. The authors then document each trend in relation to eighteen thematic groups that include age, community, women, labour, management, stratification, social relations, the state, mobilizing institutions, social forces, ideologies, households, lifestyle, leisure, education, integration, and attitudes and values.

Contents:

Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 0 Context; 1 Age Groups; 2 Microsocial; 3 Women; 4 Labour Market; 5 Labour and Management; 6 Social Stratification; 7 Social Relations; 8 State and Service Institutions; 9 Mobilizing Institutions; 10 Institutionalization of Social Forces; 11 Ideologies; 12 Household Resources; 13 Lifestyle; 14 Leisure; 15 Educational Attainment; 16 Integration and Marginalization; 17 Attitudes and Values; 0.1 Demographic Trends; 0.2 Macro-economic Trends; 0.3 Macro-technological Trends; 1.1 Youth; 1.2 Elders; 2.1 Self-identification; 2.2 Kinship Networks

2.3 Community and Neighbourhood Types2.4 Local Autonomy; 2.5 Voluntary Associations; 2.6 Sociability Networks; 3.1 Female Roles; 3.2 Childbearing; 3.3 Matrimonial Models; 3.4 Women's Employment; 3.5 Reproductive Technologies; 4.1 Unemployment; 4.2 Skills and Occupational Levels; 4.3 Types of Employment; 4.4 Sectors of the Labour Force; 4.5 Computerization of Work; 5.1 Work Organization; 5.2 Personnel Administration; 5.3 Size and Types of Enterprises; 6.1 Occupational Status; 6.2 Social Mobility; 6.3 Economic Inequality; 6.4 Social Inequality; 7.1 Conflict; 7.2 Negotiation

7.3 Norms of Conduct7.4 Authority; 7.5 Public Opinion; 8.1 Educational System; 8.2 Health System; 8.3 Welfare System; 8.4 The State; 9.1 Labour Unions; 9.2 Religious Institutions; 9.3 Military Forces; 9.4 Political Parties; 9.5 Mass Media; 10.1 Dispute Settlement; 10.2 Institutionalization of Labour Unions; 10.3 Social Movements; 10.4 Interest Groups; 11.1 Political Differentiation; 11.2 Confidence in Institutions; 11.3 Economic Orientations; 11.4 Radicalism; 11.5 Religious Beliefs; 12.1 Personal and Family Income; 12.2 Informal Economy; 12.3 Personal and Family Wealth

13.1 Market Goods and Services13.2 Mass Information; 13.3 Personal Health and Beauty Practices; 13.4 Time Use; 13.5 Daily Mobility; 13.6 Household Production; 13.7 Forms of Erotic Expression; 13.8 Mood-altering Substances; 14.1 Amount and Use of Free Time; 14.2 Vacation Patterns; 14.3 Athletics and Sports; 14.4 Cultural Activities; 15.1 General Education; 15.2 Vocational Education; 15.3 Continuing Education; 16.1 Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities; 16.2 Crime and Punishment; 16.3 Emotional Disorders and Self-Destructive Behaviour; 16.4 Poverty; 17.1 Satisfaction

17.2 Perception of Social Problems17.3 Orientations toward the Future; 17.4 Values; 17.5 National Identity

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-86375-4

9786612863752

0-7735-7314-3

OCLC:

923230744