The rise of the organisational society in Canadian and U.S. textbooks: 1836-2011
GLOBALISATION SOCIETIES AND EDUCATION(2021)
Abstract
This paper examines how organisations have increasingly been portrayed in textbooks as solving social problems as well as contributing to national development. Findings from 527 Canadian and U.S. textbooks illustrate the rise of an organisational society during the time period between 1836 and 2011. Discussions of for-profit and non-profit forms of organisations rise early on in both countries, creating the foundation for an organisational society, which expands to incorporate global organisations in the post-World War II period. We argue that such portrayals in textbooks both reflect and legitimise the role of organisations in society, strengthening their taken-for-granted status as social actors.
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Organisations,globalisation,education,textbooks,norms,actorhood
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