Assignment:
There are TWO questions in this assignment, but there are two versions of each question, to allow you to focus on either Banking or Women & Paid work.
1. Read ONE, and only one, of the following two articles:
i. [Banking]
Bordo, M.D., Rockoff, H. &Redish, A. (1996). A Comparison of the stability and efficiency of the Canadian and American banking systems, 1870 - 1925. Financial History Review, 3, pp. 49-68.
ii. [Women and Paid Work]
Lowe, G. S. (1980). Women, Work and the Office: The Feminization of Clerical Occupations in Canada, 1901-1931. The Canadian Journal of Sociology, 5(4), pp. 361-381.
a. Write a 3-2-1 report in the usual manner, using the form provided on Coursespaces. Make sure to specify which article you chose.
2. Answer the question below that matches the article you chose (Banking or Women & Paid Work). Only answer EITHER the [Banking] question OR the [Women and Paid Work] question, and for obvious reasons (once you read the questions), you must choose the question that matches the paper you wrote a 3-2-1 report on.
i. [Banking]
• In the textbook, read XII.17 The Powers and Business of Canadian Banks (1910), pp. 800-809. You may also find it useful to read XII.13 What Farmers Should Know About the Bank Act (1910), pp. 785-792, but this is not required.
Based on this reading, the Lowe article, and what you have learned in the course (and from other parts of the course textbook), which of the following contributed MOST to the stability of Canada's banking system from 1901 to 1930?
• The branch banking system
• The ability of Canadian banks to issue bank notes
• The Canadian Bankers' Association
a. Which contributed most?
b. Example of exactly how it contributed to stability (be specific):
c. An explanation of why it contributed MORE than the other two factors.
ii. [Women and Paid Work]
• Read the material on World War I and Women Bank Clerks in Canada(10 pages) provided as an additional file with this assignment.
Based on this reading, the Lowe article, and what you have learned in the course (and from the course textbook), if you had to pick one, and only one of the theoretical perspectives mentioned in the Lowe paper to explain the feminization of Bank Clerksin the time period from a decade before to a decade after World War I (from 1904 to 1928), which would it be? Back up your choice with an example from the reading in the assignment appendix, the lecture notes or the textbook, and briefly explain your reasoning behind choosing that model.
The options are: The consumer choice model, The reserve army of labor model, The demand model and the segmentation model.
a. Model Chosen:
b. Example:
c. Reasoning:
Readings:
World War I and Women Bank Clerks in Canada
By Lady Marjory Jardine Ramsay MacMurchy Willison