Regions apart: the four societies of Canada and the United States

INDICE: Edward Grabb: Introduction to the Wynford Edition; Preface; Introduction; Plan of the Book; Part I: Canada and the United States: Theoretical Perspectives; Introduction; 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; 3: An Alternative Perspective: Deep Structures and the Four Sub-societies 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; 4: Liberty, Liberalism, and the Myth of American Individualism; The Concept of Libertyin Pre-revolutionary America; The Myth of American Individualism; Summary; 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; 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; 7: Moral Issues: Religion, Family Values, and Crime; Religion and Religiosity; Family and Sexual Values; Crime and the Law; Summary; 8: Individualism, Collectivism, and the State; Collectivism and the Role of the State; Attitudes about Individualism, Statism, and Collectivism; Summary; 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 toward Minorities; Summary; 10: Political Attitudes and Political Action; Political Interestand Political Behaviour; Political Trust and Confidence in Government; Feelings of Interpersonal Trust and National Pride; Summary; 11: Voluntary-Association Involvement and Activity; Previous Research; Results from the World Values Surveys; Summary; Conclusion to Part III; 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

• ISBN: 978-0-19-543830-7
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 344
• Fecha Publicación: 08/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés