National Survival in Dependent Societies : Social Change in Canada and Poland

Both Quebec and Poland have undergone considerable change in the past few decades, change that can be described as a "quiet revolution." This collection of essays by Polish and Canadian sociologists provides comparative analyses of the two societies and highlights institutional, political, cultural and socio-economic changes. Cover The Carleton Library Title Copyright Table of Contents List of Contributors Acknowledgements I. Introduction: Quebec, Canada, Poland and Comparative Studies in Sociology PART ONE: CANADIAN AND POLISH SOCIOLOGY IN CONTEXT II. Anglophone Canadian Sociology: Context and Evolution III. Quebec and its Cultural Specificity,or the Construction of an Identity IV. Polish Sociology and Problems of Nation Building V. The Polish Sociological Tradition PART TWO: TRANSITION IN POLAND AND QUEBEC VI. Ethnic Groups,Regions and Nationalism in the Formation of Canadian and Polish Society VII Social and National Consciousness Transfonnations in Dependent Societies VIII. The Process of Dependent Development in Industrialized Capitalist and Socialist Settings IX. A comparison of Social Mobility and Socio-economic Achievement in Quebec and in Poland X. Unions and Industrial Conflict A. The Sources of Industrial Conflicts in Post-War Poland B. Crises and Change in the Union Movement in Quebec XI. Transformations in Political Institutions. A. Social Transformation and Political Change in Quebec: Political Parties and the State B. Structural Conditions for Political Change in Poland XII. Conclusion Selected References on Poland, Canada and Quebec References