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 [0xc000837c50 0xc000afc120 0xc000ca5da0 0xc000d029c0 0xc0012ebaa0 0xc0017409c0 0xc0022cb800 0xc0023ef320 0xc000e4f650 0xc000339f50 0xc00018dfb0 0xc0003a9020 0xc000432720 0xc000228690 0xc0005ee6f0 0xc0000cc510 0xc00043d110 0xc0006a0a20 0xc0006b4000 0xc00071c090 0xc000e69440 0xc00084b470 0xc0005b24e0 0xc00053ae10 0xc00058d800 0xc0005f7020 0xc000835170 0xc000923b90 0xc000b06600 0xc000b1c1b0 0xc000c3c900 0xc000c3c9f0 0xc000c81e60 0xc0007de3c0 0xc000cf3620 0xc0000f32f0 0xc000ebff80 0xc000ee9bc0 0xc000fba0c0 0xc00021f9e0 0xc00021fbf0 0xc00021fec0 0xc0003d86c0 0xc0007187e0 0xc00075c8a0 0xc00087ed50 0xc000a05560 0xc000a493b0 0xc000a6d7a0 0xc000ba2f90 0xc0013c0c00 0xc001631cb0 0xc0000d5c50 0xc000a72150 0xc000cd3650 0xc000f9c4b0 0xc000fe0270 0xc000fe0810 0xc0010248a0 0xc00135a330 0xc0007a8cc0 0xc0007cd0b0 0xc00086df80 0xc000944660 0xc00124ffb0 0xc0018700c0 0xc0019197d0 0xc001e57500 0xc00204b620 0xc0029456e0 0xc00296dda0 0xc002a229c0 0xc002a38ab0 0xc002ab1350] 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