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 [0xc0009a5cb0 0xc000aa4180 0xc000cafec0 0xc000cc2ae0 0xc00133bce0 0xc001ddaf30 0xc0022cc1b0 0xc0023e5d70 0xc0002ecf60 0xc000c42a80 0xc000168b10 0xc0002cfb60 0xc0003f5290 0xc000c79a10 0xc000607e00 0xc000075260 0xc00043fe90 0xc0006d7830 0xc0006e4e10 0xc000746ea0 0xc000648d20 0xc0005969f0 0xc000563a70 0xc0003d5f20 0xc000422930 0xc000486150 0xc0005fe2a0 0xc0006a4cc0 0xc0008ab710 0xc0008d12c0 0xc000c21a10 0xc000c21b00 0xc000c8af90 0xc000e1db00 0xc000e62ff0 0xc000e8f140 0xc000b89a10 0xc000be9680 0xc000b22510 0xc0002bb560 0xc0002bb770 0xc0002bba40 0xc00044c2d0 0xc00070c420 0xc0007524e0 0xc0008a2ba0 0xc000ab1620 0xc000b87470 0xc000bcd860 0xc000e7b050 0xc001458d80 0xc001a59f80 0xc000576360 0xc0010aa990 0xc00123df50 0xc0013bce70 0xc0013ecc30 0xc0013ed1d0 0xc001431260 0xc00164eed0 0xc0009a9b60 0xc000a41f50 0xc000b50e40 0xc000c09500 0xc0014fcfc0 0xc001c69230 0xc001e5c9c0 0xc001fce6f0 0xc002160810 0xc002a477d0 0xc002a86900 0xc002b29b90 0xc002b3fcb0 0xc002cc8600] 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