CDNS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Baby Boomers, Canadian Studies, Canadian Identity

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CDNS 1000
• Professor: Timothy Brownie

Document Summary

The relationship between nationalism and identity is obvious. No, it isn"t just canada but there is a broad idea over canadian identity being in crisis. This identity crisis however, has given a way to an increasingly confident and as some would say, obnoxious form of nationalism. There are various myths that are tied to canadian identity and some of it is is how modest canadian are. Rhetoric reality gaps are discrepancies that occur between cherished values, popular myths and public or political discourse on one hand. And the actual state of affairs on the other. This simply means the difference between the popular image portrayed in society and the truth. Rhetoric: canada is an extremely cold country. Reality: yes, canada is cold but the temperature depends solely on where you live or what part of canada you decide t stay in and the period of time it is. The term generation x" has been around for over 50 years.