Fragile Social Fabric?: Fairness, Trust, and Commitment in Canada

✍ Scribed by Raymond Breton; Norbert J. Hartmann; Jos Lennards

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 231
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

While conventional assessments of the national quality of life focus on the economic and material dimensions of our society, A Fragile Social Fabric? expands that evaluation to include the social covenant of rights and obligations.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
PART ONE: ASSESSING THE STRENGTH OF THE SOCIAL FABRIC
1 Introduction
2 What Matters? Canadians' Observations on the Good Society
3 Fairness in Canadian Society
4 Recognition of Contribution to Society
5 Trust in Social Relationships
6 Trust in Institutional Leaders
7 Belonging in Community and Society
8 Indebtedness to Society
9 The Obligation to Help Others
10 Contributions to Community and Society
11 Strength and Fragility of the Social Fabric
PART TWO: IDENTIFYING LINES OF SOCIAL FRAGMENTATION
12 The Experience of Women and Men
13 Cultural Diversity and the Social Fabric
14 Class and Social Fragmentation
15 Inter-provincial Differences
16 Conclusion: The Extent of Social Fragmentation
17 Strengthening the Social Fabric: Some Final Remarks
Appendix Methodology
Notes
Selected References
Index
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