Race and Racism : Canada's Challenge

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Driedger, Leo.

Contributor:

Halli, Shiva.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--Race relations--Congresses.

Racism--Canada--Congresses.

Racism.

Local Subjects:

Canada--Race relations--Congresses.

Racism--Canada--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (341 p.)

Place of Publication:

Montreal : MQUP, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Race and Racism brings together critical contributions from the academic and government sectors that analyse the nature and extent of racism in Canada. The broad spectrum of social scientific approaches represented here - sociology, cultural anthropology, demography, and psychology - and an equal emphasis on quantitative and qualitative methods make this study a particularly rich source for scholars and policy makers alike. Discussion unfolds along four main themes: concepts and theories relating to race (including some treatment of measurement questions), economic and social factors pertaining to race, racism, and discrimination (as represented in opinion and popular perception, measured in various ways), and the dimensions of minority coping in major urban areas. Race and Racism fills in many wavering lines on our cultural landscape and provides an important perspective on social policy for the twenty-first century.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""1 The Race Challenge 2000""; ""I. CONCEPTS AND THE THEORIES""; ""2 Historical and Political Reflections on Race""; ""3 Race in the Canadian Census""; ""4 Racial Integration: Theoretical Options""; ""5 Individual versus Collective Rights in Quebec""; ""II. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS""; ""6 A Model of Refugee Resettlement""; ""7 Economic Adaptation of Asian Immigrants""; ""8 Employment Equity for Visible Minorities""; ""III. RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION""; ""9 Public Opinion on Visible Minorities""

""10 Racism: Evidence from National Surveys""""11 Discrimination: An Invisible Evil""; ""IV. MINORITIES COPING IN CITIES""; ""12 Redefinitions of South Asian Women""; ""13 Acculturation and Chinese Delinquency""; ""14 Chinese Refugees Coping with Stress in Toronto""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N-O""; ""P-Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U-V""; ""W""; ""Y-Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-86431-9

9786612864315

0-7735-7422-0