HIST-2505 Lecture Notes - Canada Pension Plan, Winnipeg General Strike, Canadian Human Rights Act
6 Oct 2011
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Period of prosperity for some; rising international trade and production. 1921 was the first time in canadian history that the number of people in cities exceeded the number of people on farms. Social class, gender, and racial barriers became more fluid. People engaged in more of a service economy now (hotels, etc. ) Gave rise to a mass consumer (mass consumption) society. Soap opera came from radio shows that were sponsored by soap companies. People watching became critical, simply being out and about and socializing became popular. Too much window shopping not enough peopple could afford goods. Gnp in 4 years was cut in half. Orphanages for children if single due to infections killing wives. Many women abandoned b/c men couldn"t provide so they were ashamed and took off. Couldn"t get welfare if men weren"t proven dead. Often laid off to protect wages of married men.
