The Netherlandic presence in Ontario : pillars, class and Dutch ethnicity / Frans J. Schryer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schryer, Frans J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dutch--Ontario.

Dutch.

Immigrants--Ontario.

Immigrants.

Dutch Canadians--Ontario.

Dutch Canadians.

Physical Description:

xiii, 458 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Schryer’s central argument is that ethnic groups are as much modern “myths” as they are integral components of a socially constructed reality. Focusing on the large cohort of immigrants from the Netherlands and the former Dutch East Indies who arrived in Canada between 1947 and 1960, Schryer shows how the Dutch, despite a loss of ethnic identity and a high level of linguistic assimilation, replicated many aspects of their homeland. While illustrating and illuminating the diversity among immigrants sharing a common national origin, Schryer keeps sight of what is common among them. In doing so, he shows how deeply ingrained habits were modified in a Canadian context, resulting in both continuities and discontinuities. The result is a variegated image reflecting a multidimensional reality.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Shifting Ethnicity

Dutch Ethnicity: Genesis and Transformation

Dutch Society and the Pillar System

Postwar Migration: From Holland to Canada

Transported Pillars (with Fieldnote Interludes)

Adapting to Ontario

The Spatial Distribution of Dutch-Canadians

Dutch-Canadian Pluralism

The Fate of the Catholic Pillar

The Reformed Pillars

Regional and Inter-National Networks

Language Retention

Negotiating Class Standing

Gender and Dutch-Canadian Ethnicity

Dutch Business

The Dutch Credit Union Movement

Dutch-Canadian Social and Cultural Associations

The Elderly

From Immigrants to Dutch-Canadians

Dutch-Canadian Dispositions: Identity and Culture

The Invisible Minority in the Vertical Mosaic

A Reinterpretation of Immigration and Ethnicity

Conclusion

Glossary of Dutch Words and Acronyms (English)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-432) and index.

ISBN:

9780585281445

0585281440

9781299313378

129931337X

9780889206175

0889206171

OCLC:

181843299