Politics and Ideology in Canada: Elite and Public Opinion in the Transformation of the Welfare State 9780773567672

Politics and Ideology in Canada examines a period of crucial historical change in Canada, beginning in the mid-1970s, wh

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Politics and Ideology in Canada: Elite and Public Opinion in the Transformation of the Welfare State
 9780773567672

Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE: THEORY, CONTEXT, AND METHODS
I The Problem of Hegemony in Theory and History: An Introduction
2 Ideological Divisions in Capitalist Society: Competing Perspectives in Political Sociology
3 Class, Ideology, and Survey Research: Methods and Operational Approaches
PART TWO: PUBLIC IDEOLOGY
4 Popular Ideology in Canada: The Contours of Public Opinion
5 Class, Region, and Ideology in Canada: The Structure of Ideological Divisions
6 Party and Ideology in Canada: The Mediation of Conflict
PART THREE: ELITE IDEOLOGY
7 State Power and Elite Ideology
8 Ideology and Representation: Elite and Public Attitudes
9 Elite Divisions and Class Rule
10 Social Background, Careers, and Elite Ideology in Canada
PART FOUR:
11 Conclusions
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Implementing Marxist Concepts of Class and Comparing Alternative Class Structures
Appendix B: Ideological Constraint: The Structure of Public Ideology
Appendix C: Description of Scales Measuring the Political Ideology of Elites
References
Index
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