R SOC355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Green Map, Electric Power Transmission, Dominion Lands Act

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC355
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Social structure and agency has dynamic that is a part of sociological thinking in the west. (last class) 1867. (map of 1870s) development of country included amazing marketing campaigns/ strategies developed by government of canada and larger corporations (rail, Hudso(cid:374) bay, - interested in establishing country because it created jobs, and created reason for transporting goods by rails. ). Posters to attract people in europe at the time-sent to europe to get them to move to western canada. People bought it and came in 100 000s. Europeans who were finding life in europe to be difficult- people of poor means, landless, and looking for new opportunities, and often persecuted religiously- minority populations that were marginalized in europe- looking for a better life. Also call to women- men came to west more than women did: picture of land deed, established farms, purchase 160 acres of land for 10$.