Social Theory
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() National DreamsMyth, Mystery, and Canadian History |
As Canadians, we remember the stories told to us in high-school history class as condensed images of the past—the glorious Mountie, the fearsome Native, the Last Spike. National … | Daniel Frances | 217 | 1997 | View |
From ![]() Making TracksThe Myth of CPR From: National Dreams |
The myth of the CPR as creator of the country is, in fact, as old as the railway itself, which is not surprising given that it was the railway itself which created the myth. The mundane act of … | Daniel Frances | 39 | 1997 | $1.17 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Civil Power and the New LegitimacyFrom: Civilizing the State |
In Civil Power and the New Legitimacy, the author first looks at the origins of civil power, mass mobilizations and civil society, starting in ancient Greece. He also considers the connection … | John Restakis | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add |
From ![]() The Mild WestThe Myth of RCMP From: National Dreams |
For a hundred years the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has occupied a special place in Canadian history and our imaginations. The story of how they drove out the American whiskey peddlers and … | Daniel Frances | 49 | 1997 | $1.96 Add |
From ![]() Your Majesty’s RealmThe Myth of the Master Race From: National Dreams |
Canadian schoolchildren, who were taught to venerate Great Britain and its empire pledged allegiance to the monarch and sang "Rule Britannia" and "Soldiers of the Queen." … | Daniel Frances | 63 | 1997 | $3.78 Add |
From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsMorality Binds and Blinds with Jonathan Haidt |
Ingrained, tribal behaviors can bind and blind us, and shut down open-minded thinking. Looking at the dynamic of polarization from the point of view of tribes and teams is enlightening and useful … | James Hoggan | 9 | 2016 | $0.90 Add |
From ![]() The Infantilization of QuebecThe Myth of Unity From: National Dreams |
The author presents the opposing view points on the Battle of Quebec. For generations, while Quebec historians characterized the Battle of Quebec as a catastrophe, English-Canadian historians … | Daniel Frances | 49 | 1997 | $1.96 Add |
From ![]() Divided We StandThe Myth of Heroism From: National Dreams |
It has often been observed that English Canada has not produced many heroes. The overwhelming influence of American culture on Canadian lives has inhibited the emergence of homegrown greatness. … | Daniel Frances | 42 | 1997 | $1.68 Add |
From ![]() Smashing Heads Doesn’t Open MindsWhy We Want to be Misled with Dan Kahan |
Group values impact risk perceptions and how our interpretation of scientific evidence is shaped by our cultural affiliations. Cultural cognition describes the tendency of individuals to conform … | James Hoggan | 8 | 2016 | $0.80 Add |
From ![]() A Failure to CommunicateFacts are not Enough with George Lakoff |
Lakoff described frames as metaphors and conceptual frameworks that we use to interpret and understand the world. They give meaning to the words we hear more than the other way around, because … | James Hoggan | 7 | 2016 | $0.70 Add |