{"product_id":"aboriginal-conditions-9780774810227","title":"Aboriginal Conditions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocial science researchers from both within and outside of government collaborate to examine how research can and should be used as a foundation for the development of public policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors of Aboriginal Conditions are unapologetically quantitative in their approach, and, it must be said, sophisticatedly and successfully so. Ultimately, I think this book represents an important addition to any serious discussions regarding Aboriginal issues in Canada and I highly recommend its adoption in any number of courses with Aboriginal issues content. -- Chris Anderson, School of Native Studies, University of Edmonton * The American Review of Canadian Studies, Spring 2005 *\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in recent research, this book successfully identifies key issues bearing on the current social challenges Aboriginal people face in Canada. -- Nathalie Piquemal, Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba * Great Plains Research, Spring 2005 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Focus of Aboriginal Conditions \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Thinking Outside the Box: Building Models Based on Communities \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and Population Outcomes in Canada’s First Nations Communities \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White and Paul S. Maxim\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: The Limits of Our Knowledge and the Need to Refine Understandings \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Perils and Pitfalls of Aboriginal Demography: Lessons Learned from the RCAP Projections \/ \u003cem\u003eDon Kerr, Eric Guimond, and Mary Jane Norris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Impacts of the 1985 Amendments to the Indian Act on First Nations Populations \/ \u003cem\u003eStewart Clatworthy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Changing Ethnicity: The Concept of Ethnic Drifters \/ \u003cem\u003eEric Guimond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 . Aboriginal Mobility and Migration Patterns and the Policy Implications \/ \u003cem\u003eMary Jane Norris, Marty Cooke, and Stewart Clatworthy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Confronting Culture with Science: Language and Public Policy \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 . Aboriginal Language Retention and Socio-Economic Development: Theory and Practice \/ \u003cem\u003eErin O’Sullivan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Aboriginal Language Transmission and Maintenance in Families: Results of an Intergenerational and Gender-Based Analysis for Canada, 1996 \/ \u003cem\u003eMary Jane Norris and Karen MacCon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Measuring and Predicting Capacity and Development \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. An Application of the United Nations Human Development Index to Registered Indians in Canada, 1996 \/ \u003cem\u003eDaniel Beavon and Martin Cooke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Dispersion and Polarization of Income among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Canadians \/ \u003cem\u003ePaul S. Maxim, Jerry P. White, and Dan Beavon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Toward an Index of Community Capacity: Predicting Community Potential for Successful Program Transfer \/ \u003cem\u003ePaul S. Maxim and Jerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: The Research-Policy Nexus -- What Have We Learned? \/ \u003cem\u003eJerry P. White\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404909650263,"sku":"9780774810227","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774810227.jpg?v=1730488021","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aboriginal-conditions-9780774810227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}