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 [0xc000959d10 0xc000ad6210 0xc000ce4060 0xc000ce4c60 0xc0013c4390 0xc001acf890 0xc001bf2c90 0xc001d94330 0xc000347ef0 0xc000367ad0 0xc0001c5c50 0xc000326de0 0xc0003fa510 0xc001dcb650 0xc0005b6810 0xc0005d6630 0xc00039b320 0xc000560d50 0xc000588330 0xc0006d23c0 0xc001df2000 0xc0006fd920 0xc0005f8f00 0xc0004d6a20 0xc000525410 0xc000598c30 0xc0006c1110 0xc0007b7b30 0xc000a9a630 0xc000ab41e0 0xc000bd89c0 0xc000bd8ab0 0xc000c21f50 0xc000c53cb0 0xc000c751a0 0xc000e37d70 0xc000ea6cf0 0xc000ee8960 0xc000faeea0 0xc0003e89f0 0xc0003e8c00 0xc0003e8ed0 0xc0005b1860 0xc0008e1a40 0xc00091fb00 0xc000aaa2a0 0xc000c72d80 0xc000cc2bd0 0xc000ceefc0 0xc000e8a7e0 0xc0014708a0 0xc0016e7d70 0xc0004b76b0 0xc000f1ff50 0xc00112b530 0xc00131e450 0xc001336210 0xc0013367b0 0xc001358840 0xc0016fc510 0xc000a38b40 0xc000a72f30 0xc000b69ec0 0xc000ca2600 0xc0014723f0 0xc0019dc8a0 0xc001b8c120 0xc001e8fe30 0xc001feffb0 0xc002b3c7e0 0xc002b64ed0 0xc002949c50 0xc002957d70 0xc0001fa6c0] 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