Regions apart : the four societies of Canada and the United States / Edward Grabb and James Curtis
- Author
- Grabb, Edward G.
- Published
- Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Edition
- [Wynford ed.].
- Physical Description
- xiv, 319 pages ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Curtis, James E., 1943-
- Series
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- Plan of the Book -- Part I. Canada and the United States: Theoretical Perspectives -- Introduction -- 2. Previous Perspectives: Founding Fragments and Revolutionary Origins -- Hartz's Theory of European Founding Fragments -- 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 Liberty in 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 Àmericans'? -- 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 Interest and 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 Ǹations' Are There? -- Elites and Masses -- National Differences: Comparing the Extremes -- Past, Present, and Future: Convergence, Divergence, or Both?
- Subject(s)
- Social values—Cross-cultural studies
- Regionalism—Canada
- Regionalism—United States
- National characteristics, Canadian
- National characteristics, American
- Canada—Social conditions
- Canada—History—Errors, inventions, etc
- United States—History—Errors, inventions, etc
- United States—Social conditions
- Canada—Civilization
- United States—Civilization
- ISBN
- 9780195438307
0195438302 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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