The Making of Post-war Canada - Softcover

Li, Peter S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195409205 ISBN 13: 9780195409208

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada, 1996

Synopsis

As they enter the twenty-first century, Canada's postwar baby-boomers have witnessed the consolidation of corporate capitalism, the expansion of the wage labour market, and the restructuring of industries and occupations. Recognition of such trends as they unfold is often elusive. The Making of Post-War Canada documents major social changes: women's entry into the paid labour market; a decline in fertility and family size; a preponderance of dual-earner families; the rise of the welfare state; an ageing Canadian population; increased immigration; and emerging collective claims, notably by women, Que'becois, the visible minority, and native peoples. Peter Li provides a theoretical coherence to what appear haphazard and disjointed social events, and a basis for understanding other social and demographic changes in Canadian society since 1945.

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About the Author

Peter S. Li is Professor of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of many books and journal articles, including The Chinese in Canada (1988) and Race and Ethnic Relations in Canada (1990), both published by Oxford University Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Canada
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195409205
• ISBN 13: 9780195409208
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200