Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada
Third Edition

Czerny, Michael; Swift, Jamie

Publisher: Between the Lines, Toronto, Canada
Year First Published: {8166 Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada GETTING STARTED ON SOCIAL ANALYSIS IN CANADA Third Edition Czerny, Michael; Swift, Jamie Between the Lines Toronto Canada See also CX2933. 1984 1988 BC8166s-GettingStarted2.jpg B Book This book, written by Michael Czerny, director of the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice, and Jamie Swift, author of "Cut and Run, the Assault on Canada's Forest," is an attempt to provide a practical guide to social analysis for teachers, unionists, church workers and community activists. Instead of leaving difficult economic and social questions to the experts, the authors argue, ordinary people must analyze problems like unemployment, housing shortage, the quality of health care and discimination against minority groups. The text is written in a plain non-academic style so it can be widely used as an educational tool by groups working for social change. Illustrations and charts are used liberally. Each chapter ends with a set of questions for disucssion and a list of further resources. The book is divided into several units, starting with an examination of three basic issues: health care, housing and the environemnt.It shows how people have faced those problems, for example, the story of the efforts of people in South Riverdale, a community in the east end of Toronto, to fight Canada Metal, a major lead polluter. The next section looks at the econimic issues of unemployment, microtechnology and resources development. The final section has chapters on women, natives and the elderly. Swift and Czerny contend that if people engage in social analysis they can organize effectively to change their lives. Statements of major Canadian churches on social issues are mentioned frequently in the text, but the book is also addressed to non-Christians. Table of Contents Preface Introduction Chapter One: Welcome to Social Analysis Basic Issues Chapter Two: In Sickness and in Health Chapter Three: The Housing Drama Chapter Four: Our Planet Earth Reflection Chapter Five: Social Analysis Again Economic Issues Chapter Six: Lost in the Supermarket Chapter Seven: The Plague of Unemployment Chapter Eight: Microtechnology and the Future Chapter Nine: Energy to Burn Reflection Chapter Ten: Media and Ideology Social Issues Chapter Eleven: Aging- Out of Sight Chapter Twelve: A Home and Native Land Chapter Thirteen: "A Woman's Place" Chapter Fourteen: Canada in the Americas Conclusion Chapter Fifteen: We Have Just Begun References Index CX3147 1 false true false CX3147.htm [0xc000967b60 0xc000b64030 0xc000d15c20 0xc000d32840 0xc00136f7d0 0xc001710540 0xc0022c2b70 0xc0023e25a0 0xc0002f1ad0 0xc0017edf20 0xc000213b90 0xc0003d8ba0 0xc000466210 0xc002446810 0xc0006c0030 0xc0001989c0 0xc0003c7b30 0xc00056fc50 0xc000585230 0xc0005f12c0 0xc000774c00 0xc0008377a0 0xc000488c00 0xc0002cc030 0xc00030aa20 0xc00037e1e0 0xc00047e2d0 0xc000568c90 0xc0006df620 0xc00071d1d0 0xc00088f8f0 0xc00088f9e0 0xc0009b8e40 0xc000cc1770 0xc000cd4c60 0xc000d62210 0xc000a9c480 0xc000b240c0 0xc000caa5a0 0xc00120c810 0xc00120ca20 0xc00120ccf0 0xc0012def90 0xc0002be990 0xc0002eea50 0xc000432b10 0xc000560bd0 0xc0005ce960 0xc000600d20 0xc000702480 0xc001008030 0xc00151eed0 0xc00130c240 0xc0004d8ba0 0xc00068ffb0 0xc0008f0cc0 0xc00092ca50 0xc00092cff0 0xc000961080 0xc000e48930 0xc00249ec60 0xc001265ad0 0xc00213fec0 0xc0000f25a0 0xc00099bdd0 0xc00119dc50 0xc0012c9350 0xc0014c8f60 0xc00175b020 0xc00283cb40 0xc0028651a0 0xc0028f1cb0 0xc002909da0 0xc002984630] Cx}
Year Published: 1988
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX3147

See also CX2933.

Abstract:
This book, written by Michael Czerny, director of the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice, and Jamie Swift, author of "Cut and Run, the Assault on Canada's Forest," is an attempt to provide a practical guide to social analysis for teachers, unionists, church workers and community activists. Instead of leaving difficult economic and social questions to the experts, the authors argue, ordinary people must analyze problems like unemployment, housing shortage, the quality of health care and discimination against minority groups.

The text is written in a plain non-academic style so it can be widely used as an educational tool by groups working for social change. Illustrations and charts are used liberally. Each chapter ends with a set of questions for disucssion and a list of further resources.

The book is divided into several units, starting with an examination of three basic issues: health care, housing and the environemnt.It shows how people have faced those problems, for example, the story of the efforts of people in South Riverdale, a community in the east end of Toronto, to fight Canada Metal, a major lead polluter. The next section looks at the econimic issues of unemployment, microtechnology and resources development. The final section has chapters on women, natives and the elderly.

Swift and Czerny contend that if people engage in social analysis they can organize effectively to change their lives. Statements of major Canadian churches on social issues are mentioned frequently in the text, but the book is also addressed to non-Christians.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction
Chapter One: Welcome to Social Analysis

Basic Issues
Chapter Two: In Sickness and in Health
Chapter Three: The Housing Drama
Chapter Four: Our Planet Earth

Reflection
Chapter Five: Social Analysis Again

Economic Issues
Chapter Six: Lost in the Supermarket
Chapter Seven: The Plague of Unemployment
Chapter Eight: Microtechnology and the Future
Chapter Nine: Energy to Burn

Reflection
Chapter Ten: Media and Ideology

Social Issues
Chapter Eleven: Aging- Out of Sight
Chapter Twelve: A Home and Native Land
Chapter Thirteen: "A Woman's Place"
Chapter Fourteen: Canada in the Americas

Conclusion
Chapter Fifteen: We Have Just Begun

References
Index

Getting Started on Social Analysis in CanadaThird Edition

Subject Headings

Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada
Third Edition