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A fragile social fabric? : fairness, trust and commitment in Canada / Raymond Breton ... [et al.].

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A fragile social fabric? : fairness, trust and commitment in Canada / Raymond Breton ... [et al.].
Publication
Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

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Breton, Raymond.
Description
viii, 222 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Canada > Conditions sociales
  • Canada > Social conditions
  • Civil society > Canada
  • Participation sociale > Canada
  • Social participation > Canada
  • Social values > Canada
  • Société civile > Canada
  • Valeurs sociales > Canada
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-216) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Pt. 1. 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 -- Pt. 2. 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.
ISBN
  • 0773525769 :
  • 0773525777 (pbk.) :
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