Canadian Society in the Twenty-First Century: A Historical Sociological Approach - Softcover

Harrison, Trevor W.; Friesen, John W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130872245 ISBN 13: 9780130872241

Publisher: Prentice Hall Canada, 2003

Synopsis

Appropriate for Canadian Society and Canadian Studies courses.

This text examines the growth and development of Canadian society within a socio-historical framework. Following the progress of our society into the 21st century, Harrison investigates historical, economic, political, cultural and ideological perspectives through 3 key relationships: Quebec and Canada, Canada and the United States, and Canada and the Aboriginal Nations. An introductory chapter presents central sociological theories of structural-functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict and feminism as it pertains to the text's central themes of nation, state and society.

About this title

Review:

"I wish I'd had this book when I taught this course. As the authors ably point out, it is hard to understand present day conflicts and conditions without understanding the forces that led to where we are today."-- Vic Satzewich, McMaster University

About the Author:

Trevor W. Harrison is Professor of Sociology at the University of Lethbridge and Director of Parkland Institute. Frank Gay (1920-1982) was a personal friend of the author's parents; an unforgettable character who once sold Trevor's dad a National steel guitar that remains in the family. John W. Friesen is Professor of Education at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary. His research interests include teacher education, ethnic studies, and Indigenous education.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall Canada
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0130872245
• ISBN 13: 9780130872241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308