ISBN:
9780521709439
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 228 p)
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Cohesion in Australia
DDC:
305.800994
Keywords:
Social structure
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Cultural pluralism
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Australia Social conditions
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Electronic books
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Abstract:
This book asks: what are the threats to Australia's social cohesion and how can they be countered?
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I DEFINING, MEASURING AND SEEKING SOCIAL COHESION; 1 The quest for harmony; 2 Conceptualising social cohesion; 3 Measuring social cohesion in a diverse society; 4 Australian government initiatives for social cohesion; PART II THE DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL COHESION; 5 The landmark of Cronulla; 6 Policing the other: Lebanese young people in a climate of conflict; 7 Religious resurgence and diversity and social cohesion in Australia
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8 Family and nation: the Indigenous/ non-Indigenous relationship9 Social cohesion and cultural fragility: a paradox of Indigenous rapports with Eurasian Australia; 10 Educational attainments, inter-ethnic marriage and social cohesion; PART III INFLUENCES AND RESPONSES IN SEARCHING FOR SOCIAL COHESION; 11 Unions, the workplace and social cohesion; 12 Education and social cohesion; 13 The media and social cohesion; 14 The problem of sport and social cohesion; 15 Counter-terrorism and the politics of social cohesion
Description / Table of Contents:
16 Social cohesion and human rights: would a bill of rights enhance social cohesion in Australia?References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 204-220) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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