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Steinhauer, Noella – Canadian Social Studies, 1997
Considers the effects of commercialism and the current mania for name brand clothing on the lives of Canada's young Native Americans. Argues that the adoption of assimilationist and mainstream cultural values grows from the Indians' lack of any real political power. Postulates that young Indian women are particularly vulnerable to this tendency.…
Descriptors: Alienation, Canada Natives, Clothing, Community Characteristics
Clow, John E., Ed. – 1985
Designed to build up concepts presented in the Master Curriculum Guide volume "A Framework for Teaching the Basic Concepts," this collection of teacher guidelines and classroom lessons focuses on how economic concepts and an economic way of thinking can be incorporated into various units in consumer education courses or in courses at the secondary…
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Consumer Protection