Crestwood Heights: A North American Suburb

John R. Seeley; R. Alexander Sim; Elizabeth W. Loosley

Published by University of Toronto Press 1954

Crestwood Heights

A North American Suburb

John R. Seeley , R. Alexander Sim and Elizabeth W. Loosley

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487579616

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Crestwood Heights is a study of a well-known Canadian community. It is located within the borders of one of Canada's big cities; its name symbolizes success, wealth, and social prestige; its inhabitants possess as many of the "good things of life" as most human beings ever aspire to.

Author / Editor information

Seeley John R. :

JOHN R. SEELEY was born in London, England, in 1913, and received his early education in England and Germany. Experience in a variety of occupations after his arrival in Canada in 1929 led him to an interest in psychological and sociological problems, and he took an A.B. in Sociology at the University of Chicago in 1942. He has been engaged in a number of observations of various social situations, and at present is executive director of Community Surveys, Indianapolis, a non-profit research organization studying the social services of a middle-size American city.

Sim R. Alexander :

R. ALEXANDER SIM was born in Saskatchewan in 1911 , and educated in Ontario. He received his degree in sociology from the University of Toronto in 1938, and took graduate work in the same field. He has served as Director of Adult Education for McGill University, was the first secretary of the National Farm Radio Forum, and was one of the founders of Laquemac, a bilingual summer school of community programs. He has been closely associated with adult education, and is now Chief of the Liaison Division, Canadian Citizenship Branch, Department of Citizenship and Immigration.Loosley Elizabeth W. :

ELIZABETH W. LOOSLEY was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Toronto in Modern Languages. She became interested in adult education and community organization while working with the Toronto Public Libraries. She has pursued this interest in adult education at the University of London, the University of Chicago, and Macdonald College, and is now editor of Food for Thought, the official journal of the Canadian Association of Adult Education.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
FOREWORD Publicly Available Download PDF	v
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
PART ONE: STRUCTURE AND CONTEXT
1. The Stage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
3. Shelter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
4. Time Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. Age Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
6. Career Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
PART TWO: INSTITUTION AND FUNCTION
7. The Family: Primary Socialization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
8. The School: Secondary Socialization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
9. Parent Education: Re-socialization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
10. The Club: Sociality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	292
PART THREE: INTEGRATION
11. Layman and Expert: The Belief Market Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
12. Beliefs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	378
PART FOUR: IMPLICATION
13. Implication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
APPENDIXES
Appendix 1 : The Crestwood Heights Project Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	425
Appendix 2: The Children and the Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	432
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	495
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	499

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1954
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 514

eBook

Published: December 15, 1954
ISBN: 9781487579616