The survival of ethnic groups (McGraw-Hill Ryerson series in Canadian sociology)

Politics & Social Sciences

Reitz, Jeffrey G.

Social Sciences

McGraw-Hill/Ryerson

Bringing together twenty-one articles written by experts, Social Inequality in Canada explores the many dimensions of social disadvantage and injustice that exist in this country today. Beginning with a thorough examination of structural inequality issues before moving on to address the wide-ranging impact that social inequality can have, the text presents students with a comprehensive overview of both the persistent patterns of inequality as well as the progress that has been made.

Social Inequality in Canada: Dimensions of Disadvantage

Grabb, Edward

Hwang, Monica Mi Hee

Sociology

Oxford University Press

The authors develop a theory of social science utilization that focuses on cognitive processes and their relation to the social context of interaction between social scientists and policy-makers. Their comprehensive approach to the theory of utilization is based on the full range of available case material.

An Introduction to Applied Sociology

LAZARSFELD, PAUL F.

Pasanella, Ann K.

Praeger

This book examines how the economic performance of immigrants is shaped by national and urban social institutions. In the United States, particularly in the high-immigration cities, most immigrant-origin groups have significantly lower earnings than do their counterparts in Canadian or Australian cities. Immigration policy is not a factor, however; in fact U.S. immigrants—in particular origin groups—are not less skilled. American institutions, including education, labor market structures, and social welfare, all reflect greater individualism and all contribute to the potential for inequality. Resulting higher poverty rates for America's immigrants explains their more extensive use of its weaker welfare system. Jeffrey Reitz's social institutional approach projects the impact of institutional restructuring—past and future—on the economic performance of immigrants in these countries.

Warmth Of The Welcome: The Social Causes Of Economic Success For Immigrants In Different Nations And Cities

Westview Press

Canadian Immigration Policy for the 21st Century (Volume 80) (Queen’s Policy Studies Series)

Beach, Charles M.

Green, Alan G.

John Deutsch Inst Study of Eco Policy

The best Boer eyewitness account of the war of 1899-1902 and a classic of military history.

Boer Commando: An Afrikaner Journal

History

Africa

Da Capo Press

Does multiculturalism ‘work’? Does multiculturalism policy create social cohesion, or undermine it? Multiculturalism was introduced in Canada in the 1970s and widely adopted internationally, but more recently has been hotly debated, amid new concerns about social, cultural, and political impacts of immigration. Advocates praise multiculturalism for its emphasis on special recognition for cultural minorities as facilitating their social integration, while opponents charge that multiculturalism threatens social cohesion by encouraging social isolation. Multiculturalism is thus rooted in a theory of human behaviour, and this book examines the empirical validity of some of its basic propositions, focusing on Canada as the country for which the most enthusiastic claims for multiculturalism have been made. The analysis draws on the massive national Ethnic Diversity Survey of over 41,000 Canadians in 2002, the most extensive survey yet conducted on this question. The analysis provides a new and more nuanced understanding of the complex relation between multiculturalism and social cohesion, challenging uncritically optimistic or pessimistic views. Ethnic community ties facilitate some aspects of social integration, while discouraging others. For racial minorities, relations within and outside minority communities are greatly complicated by more frequent experiences of discrimination and inequality, slowing processes of social integration. Implications for multicultural policies emphasize that race relations present important challenges across Quebec and the rest of Canada, including for the new religious minorities, and that ethnic community development requires more explicit support for social integration.

Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion: Potentials and Challenges of Diversity

Business & Money

Breton, Raymond

Dion, Karen Kisiel

Dion, Kenneth L.

Economics

Springer

This book examines the empirical validity of some of multiculturalism’s basic propositions. It focuses on Canada as the country for which the most enthusiastic claims for multiculturalism have been made, and uses a national survey to explore its topic.

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