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.

摘要

本文探讨了组织如何在教科书中越来越多地被描述为解决社会问题以及为国家发展做出贡献。从加拿大和美国的527本教科书中得出的结果说明了1836年至2011年这段时间里组织社会的兴起。有关营利性和非营利组织形式的讨论在这两个国家都开始兴起，为组织社会奠定了基础，在第二次世界大战后的时期扩大到合并了全球组织。我们认为，教科书中的这种描绘既反映了组织在社会中的作用，又使它们合法化，从而增强了其作为社会行为者所应享有的地位。