TWO New Youth Reports
Based on the Project Teen Canada 2008 National Survey
Available from ProjectCanadaBooks.com
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Canada's Emerging Aboriginal Millennials
A National Survey Reading of
Aboriginal Teens & Other Teens
ISBN 978-0-98106 14-4-3
- 62-page colour booklet combining summary tables and interpretive text
- unprecedented survey findings for Aboriginal teens
- includes comparisons for students both on and off reserves
- comparisons of Aboriginal teens and other Canadian teens
- section by section summaries and reflections on responses
- a concluding assessment of Aboriginal & non-Aboriginal similarities and differences
- closing reflections on possible next steps - for pretty much everyone
An unprecedented, unmatched comparative body of information
on Canada's emerging Aboriginal youth
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Contents
Preface
Introduction............................................................................ 1
Background
The Latest National Youth Survey
1 Demographic Characteristics................................................ 3
Self-Identification, Birthplace, and Residence
Languages and Traditional Names
Parentage and Home Environments
Socio-economic Status
Religious Identification
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
2 Things Valued and Enjoyed................................................. 8
What’s Important
Sources of Enjoyment
Friends
Groups
Perceived Sources of Influence
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
3 Canada and the World............................................................ 16
Social Concerns
Confidence in Leadership
Views of People
Awareness and Concern Regarding Global Issues
The Value Placed on Canada
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
4 Morality, Sex, and Family Attitudes...................................... 23
Sources of Moral Decisions
Interpersonal Values and Behaviour
Sexual Attitudes and Behaviour
Contraceptives
Cohabitation and Parenting
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
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5 Personal Concerns.................................................................... 29
Primary Concerns
Teens at Risk
Views and Use of Drugs
Trouble and Encounters with the Police
Overall Self-Image
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
6 Aspirations................................................................................. 36
General
Education
Careers
Family life
Involvement in Their Communities
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
7 Religion and Spirituality.......................................................... 41
Beliefs
Practices
Values and Other Correlates
Personal and Social Well-Being
Receptivity
Summary Note
Reflections and Responses
Conclusion..................................................................................... 50
The Overall Picture in National Context
The Immediate Future
Final Thoughts: Terri-Lynn Fox & James Penner
The Last Word: Terri-Lynn Fox
References
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Alberta's Emerging Millennials
A National Survey Reading of
Alberta Teens & Other Teens
ISBN 978-0-98106 14-3-6
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62-page colour booklet featuring summary tables and running text
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a comparison of Alberta teens with other teens across Canada
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features a special oversample of Alberta youth attending Aboriginal schools
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unique national, provincial, and Alberta Aboriginal comparisons
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differences between Edmonton, Calgary, medium-size cities, and smaller communities are highlighted
An unparallelled portrait of Alberta's emerging generation,
including Aboriginal young people,
put in unique national perspective
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Coming in February 2011
Official Release February 26
The Latest in Reginald Bibby's "Gods" Series
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Fragmented Gods (1987)
Unknown Gods (1993)
Restless Gods (2002)
and now
Beyond the Gods & Back
$24.95 softcover, 2011
ISBN 2-800981-0614-29
256 pp - 8 ¼ x 5 ½
Project Canada Books Lethbridge
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
1 The Days of God's Dominion
The Way We Were
Participation
Influence
2 The Boomer Bust
The Boomers and Religious Involvement
Four Critical Shifts
The Aftermath
The Legacy
3 The New Polarization
The Secularization Argument
The Revitalization Argument
The Canadian Religious Reality
The Global Situation
Assessment
4 Polarization & Pluralism
The Tension of Coexistence
A Canadian Reading
The Global Situation
Assessment
5 Polarization & Personal Well-Being
A Universal Goal
A Canadian Reading
The Global Situation
Assessment
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6 Polarization & Spirituality
The Autonomy of Spirituality
A Canadian Reading
The Global Situation
Assessment
7 Polarization & Social Well-Being
New Arguments from Science
Clarifying the Question
A Canadian Reading
The Global Situation
Assessment
8 Polarization & Death
The Problematic Death Question
A Canadian Reading
The Global Situation
Assessment
9 The Comeback
Why it Can Be Expected
The Old or Something Else?
The Canada Situation
The Global Situation
Assessment
Conclusion
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The Booklet
Highlighting the
Key Findings & Implications
of
The Emerging Millennials
is
Available!
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4 page sections on each of The 10 Key Findings of the latest survey
photo and graphic lead-ins and illustrative data
summary observations and reflections
The all-in-one resource that focuses on ideas in providing
thought-provoking theme photos,
brief, clear, findings in colour format,
and point-form reflections on
what the findings mean and why they matter.
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$16.95 softcover, 2010
64 pp colour - 7 x10
ISBN 2-800981-061414
Project Canada Books
Lethbridge, AB
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The book Maclean's featured
as its April 13, 2009 cover story
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Contents
Introduction
1 Everything's Relative – So what do teens value?
2 Friendship is Everything – So how is it being experienced?
3 Sexuality is a Personal Matter – So what are teens thinking and doing?
4 Life is Sometimes Difficult – So what troubles teens most?
5 There's Never Been So Much Information – So what are they doing with it?
6 We All Want to Live in a Good Country – So what do teens think of Canada?
7 The Globe Has Been Shrinking – So what has it meant for teenagers?
8 We Have All Kinds of Families – So what kinds of families do teens want?
9 The Gods and the Groups Are Optional – So who is opting for what?
10 The Sky is the Limit – So what do teens want out of life?
Conclusion
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The Companion Volume Providing the Backdrop for The Emerging Millennials,
drawing on unparalleled trend data to tell the story of how we have changed and not changed since the 1960s.
It shows how Baby Boomers broke with many of their grandparents and parents in the course of having a powerful impact on life in Canada, yet are leaving the scene with a mixed legacy.
It finds the newest generation to be a promising generation that has learned much from Boomers and older Canadians about what they want from life – and don’t want from life.
The Book’s Focus
Drawing on his unique and pioneering national surveys conducted every five years from 1975 through 2005, Reginald Bibby identifies six major shifts that have taken place in Canadian life since the 1960s.
1. From Dominance to Diversity -
The Endorsement and Expansion of Pluralism
2. From We to Me -
The Acceptance and Acceleration of Individualism
3. From Deference to Discernment -
The Geometric Jump in Performance Expectations
4. From Obligation to Gratification -
The Emergence of a Consumption Mindset
5. From Tomorrow to Today -
The Remarkable Rise in Time Expectations
6. From Knowing Too Little to Knowing Too Much -
The Information Explosion and Its After Effects
He also reminds readers that trends do not only involve shifts; they also involve continuities, where little change takes place in key areas of life.
Those trends are also important news. Bibby identifies four such areas:
1. What People Want -
Three Things Are Still Supreme
2. Civility -
Good Social Interaction is Still Valued
3. Family Aspirations -
The Hopes and Dreams Are Still Alive
4. Religion and Spirituality -
The Gods and the Churches Are Still with Us
The human backdrop of these post-60s trends has been the highly publicized and numerically dominant Baby Boomers, born between approximately 1946 and 1965, who have been living out life alongside Pre-Boomers and younger adults.
Contrary to widespread belief (and anxiety!) the heralded Boomers are giving way to a new generation that may significantly elevate the overall quality of life in Canada. The latest teenage cohort of the Post-Boomers: the emerging millennials.
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Some Responses
"...informative and provocative..." - Brian Bethune, Maclean's
A "wonderfully readable examination of boomers." – Roy MacGregor, Globe and Mail
"…a grim assessment that rings true by one of Canada’s most respected researchers."
– Paula Brook, Vancouver Sun
"We are drawn to Reg Bibby like we are to a fortune-teller -
he can tell us where we are going because he knows where we have been."
-Shelagh Rogers, CBC's Sounds Like Canada
Highlights featured in Maclean’s, cover story, July 1, 2006
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Toronto: Bastian Books, 2006
Paper, 246 pp – list $22.95 – ISBN 0-9780554-4-6
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