Race and Racism

by Driedger, Leo; Halli, Shiva S.

• ISBN13: 9780886293659
• ISBN10: 0886293650
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ Pr

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.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vi
Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
The Race Challenge 2000	1	(19)
Leo Driedger
Shiva S. Halli
I. CONCEPTS AND THE THEORIES
Historical and Political Reflections on Race	20	(13)
Sylvia Wargon
Race in the Canadian Census	33	(22)
Monica Boyd
Gustave Goldman
Pamela White
Racial Integration: theoretical Options	55	(22)
Leo Driedger
Shiva S. Halli
Individual versus Collective Rights in quebec	77	(21)
Joseph O'Shea
II. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS
A Model of Refugee Resettlement	98	(18)
Nancy Higgitt
Economic Adaptation of Asian Immigrants	116	(18)
Ravi B. P. Verma
Kwok Bun Chan
Employment Equity for Visible Minorities	134	(18)
T. John Samuel
Aly Karam
III. RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION
Public Opinion on Visible Minorities	152	(20)
Leo Driedger
Angus Reid
Racism: Evidence from National Surveys	172	(14)
John Berry
Rudolf Kalin
Discrimination: An Invisible Evil	186	(18)
Donald W. Taylor
Stephen Wright
Karen Ruggiero
IV. MINORITIES COPING IN CITIES
Redefinitions of South Asian Women	204	(31)
Helen Ralston
Acculturation and Chinese Delinquency	235	(18)
Siu Kwong Wong
Chinese Refugees Coping with Stress in Toronto	253	(24)
Guang Tian
References	277	(44)
Index	321