Regions Apart
The Four Societies of Canada and the United States
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Product details:
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 13 January 2005
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9780195416916
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages280 pages
- Size 150x230x18 mm
- Weight 448 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 figure, 13 tables 0
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Short description:
Provides a valuable comparison between Canada and the United States. It looks at the theoretical and historical underpinnings of myths about Canada and the United States and uses research to examine the validity of these myths.
MoreLong description:
Regions Apart: The Four Societies of Canada and the United States provides a valuable comparison between the two countries. Recognizing the inevitability of the comparison, at least for Canadians, the authors seek to explore the myths about the historical development of the two nations and to provide their own divergent interpretation. Their view of the historical development of the two countries has two key elements: they argue that the original American colonies and
English Canada were very similiar societies and they argue that the differences that emerged as the countries developed resulted from internal divisions in each country--between English and French Cqanada and between the American North and South--and not simply in the rupture of the American
Revolution.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Plan of the Book
Part I: Canada and the United States: Theoretical Perspectives
Introduction
Chapter 2: Previous Perspectives: Founding Fragements and Revolutionary Origins
Hartz's Theory of European Founding Fragements
Lipset's Origins Thesis: The Defining Moment of the American Revolution
Summary
Chapter 3: An Alternative Perspective: Deep Structures and the Four Sub-socieites of Canada and the United States
The Concept of Deep Structures
Deep Structures and the English Heritage
Identifying the Deep Structures of the English Societies
Canada and the United States as Four Sub-societies
Summary and Conclusion to Part I
Part II: Historical Myths and Historical Evidence
Introduction
Chapter 4: Liberty, Liberalism, and the Myth of American Individualism
The Concept of Liberty in Pre-revolutionary America
The Myth of American Individualism
Summary
Chapter 5: English Canada and the Loyalist Myth
The Loyalist Migration and Canadian Toryism
Counting the Loyalists
How Loyal Were the Loyalists?
Were the English-Canadian Colonists 'Americans'?
Tory Values: Comparing the Elite and the Larger Population
Summary
Chapter 6: Canadians and Americans: Historical Comparisons
Class Structure and Economic Background
Ethnic Composition and Sources of Immigration
Religion in Canada and the United States
Patterns of Urbanization
Political Culture and Organization
Summary
Conclusion to Part II
Part III: Enduring Myths and Contemporary Realities
Introduction
Samples and Data Sources
Research Questions
Chapter 7: Moral Issues: Religion, Family Values, and Crime
Religion and Religiosity
Family and Sexual Values
Crime and the Law
Summary
Chapter 8: Individualism, Collectivism, and the State
Collectivism and the Role of the State
Attitudes about Individiualism, Statism, and Collectivism
Summary
Chapter 9: Social Inclusion and Tolerance toward Minorities
Mosaic and Melting Pot
Patterns of Immigration and Racial Composition
Socioeconomic Attainments of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities
Comparative Research on Attitudes towqard Minorities
Summary
Chapter 10: Political Attitudes and Political Action
Political Interest and Political Behaviour
Political Trust and Confidence in Government
Feelings of Interpersonal Trust and National Pride
Summary
Chapter 11: Voluntary-Association Involvement and Activity
Previous Research
Results from the World Values Surveys
Summary
Conclusion to Part III
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Deep Structures Revisited
How Many 'Nations' Are There?
Elites and Masses
National Differences: Comparing the Extremes
Past, Present, and Future: Convergence, Divergence, or Both?
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
References
Index
