Recent Social Trends in Canada, 1960-2000

by Roberts, Lance W.; Clifton, Rodney A.; Ferguson, Barry; Kampen, Karen; Langlois, Simon

• ISBN13: 9780773529557
• ISBN10: 0773529551
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

Summary

Canadian society has changed dramatically since 1960. This work captures the scope and range of these changes through a systematic documentation of seventy-eight social trends. 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.In contrast to many recent works and journalistic reports, Recent Social Trends in Canada concentrates on the trajectory of change rather than on current events. It provides a longitudinal context in which unfolding events can be interpreted in a broader historical and international context. Comparable volumes in the McGill-Queen's Comparative Charting of Social Change series describe similar tendencies in the United States, Quebec, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Russia, and Bulgaria, making it possible to situate the Canadian experience in a global context.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Context
Demographic Trends	21	(13)
Macro-economic Trends	34	(14)
Macro-technological Trends	48	(16)
Age Groups
Youth	64	(10)
Elders	74	(8)
Microsocial
Self-identification	82	(3)
Kinship Networks	85	(4)
Community and Neighbourhood Types	89	(7)
Local Autonomy	96	(7)
Voluntary Associations	103	(6)
Sociability Networks	109	(7)
Women
Female Roles	116	(13)
Childbearing	129	(16)
Matrimonial Models	145	(13)
Women's Employment	158	(10)
Reproductive Technologies	168	(8)
Labour Market
Unemployment	176	(11)
Skills and Occupational Levels	187	(2)
Types of Employment	189	(15)
Sectors of the Labour Force	204	(5)
Computerization of Work	209	(8)
Labour and Management
Work Organization	217	(6)
Personnel Administration	223	(5)
Size and Types of Enterprises	228	(4)
Social Stratification
Occupational Status	232	(7)
Social Mobility	239	(9)
Economic Inequality	248	(14)
Social Inequality	262	(7)
Social Relations
Conflict	269	(10)
Negotiation	279	(5)
Norms of Conduct	284	(6)
Authority	290	(4)
Public Opinion	294	(8)
State and Service Institutions
Educational System	302	(12)
Health System	314	(9)
Welfare System	323	(11)
The State	334	(19)
Mobilizing Institutions
Labour Unions	353	(6)
Religious Institutions	359	(13)
Military Forces	372	(14)
Political Parties	386	(7)
Mass Media	393	(8)
Institutionalization of Social Forces
Dispute Settlement	401	(6)
Institutionalization of Labour Unions	407	(3)
Social Movements	410	(10)
Interest Groups	420	(4)
Ideologies
Political Differentiation	424	(9)
Confidence in Institutions	433	(6)
Economic Orientations	439	(7)
Radicalism	446	(5)
Religious Beliefs	451	(5)
Household Resources
Personal and Family Income	456	(11)
Informal Economy	467	(4)
Personal and Family Wealth	471	(10)
Life Style
Market Goods and Services	481	(7)
Mass Information	488	(5)
Personal Health and Beauty Practices	493	(6)
Time Use	499	(3)
Daily Mobility	502	(4)
Household Production	506	(7)
Forms of Erotic Expression	513	(9)
Mood-altering Substances	522	(9)
Leisure
Amount and Use of Free Time	531	(4)
Vacation Patterns	535	(5)
Athletics and Sports	540	(9)
Cultural Activities	549	(10)
Educational Attainment
General Education	559	(15)
Vocational Education	574	(10)
Continuing Education	584	(5)
Integration and Marginalization
Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities	589	(9)
Crime and Punishment	598	(12)
Emotional Disorders and Self-Destructive Behaviour	610	(6)
Poverty	616	(11)
Attitudes and Values
Satisfaction	627	(7)
Perception of Social Problems	634	(7)
Orientations toward the Future	641	(8)
Values	649	(8)
National Identity	657