Is Canada a Post-Industrial Society?
Robert Maclarkey (Redeemer College, Ontario, Canada) The notion that North America is now run by a postindustrial economy is refuted. Canada in particular is still dominated by industrial forms of employment & production. Manufacturing & construction still account for 23% of the workforce & make major contributions to gross domestic production, both of which have changed relatively little in the past 100 years. While some argue that the increase of high-tech machinery is responsible for maintaining the output of the manufacturing sector, this is also not true, since 95% of the Canadian workforce are employed in non-technology-based industries. [Int. Rev. Mod. Sociol. 25(1), 1995: 29-42] Urbanization and Mental Health Problems in Nigeria: Implications for Social Policy Philip O. Sijuwade (University of Texas, USA) Africa is currently going through a period of urban migration, which is causing great social, economic, & political upheaval. Nigeria, which has more urban dwellers than any o
