Like its predecessor (Multi-Ethnic Canada: Identities and Inequalities, 1996), Race and Ethnicity: Finding Identities and Equalities is a comprehensive survey of race and ethnic relations in Canada . Combining insights from many disciplines besides sociology--including anthropology, psychology, economics, politics, and history--it begins with an introductory review of theoretical concepts before moving on to examine empirical demographic data, ethnic identity and solidarity, socioeconomic stratification, and finally, racism and human rights. Throughout, the focus is on issues in the Canadian experience, past and present--from the expulsion of the Acadians and the execution of Louis Riel to Quebec nationalism, the wartime internment of Japanese-Canadians, First Nations land claims, and the discrimination faced by visible minorities.
List of Figures ; List of Tables ; Preface ; Part I Finding a Theoretical Focus ; Chapter 1 Ethnic Pluralism and Industrialization ; Max Weber and Ethnic Identity ; Industrial Change: A Major Classical Concern ; Ethnicity and the Chicago School ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 2 Theories of Ethnic Change and Persistence ; Sorting Theories of Ethnic Change ; Finding a Conceptual Model ; Ideal Ethnic Types ; Postmodern Calls for Diversity ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Part II Providing an Empirical Context ; Chapter 3 A Demographic History ; Immigration and Demography ; The Canadian Population ; Demographic Ethnic Types ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 4 Multicultural Regionalism ; Regionalism: A Sense of Place ; Canadian Ethnic Regions ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Part III Dimensions of Identity and Solidarity ; Chapter 5 Language and the Quebecois 'Nation' ; The Quebecois Setting ; Language: A Francophone Symbol System ; Studies in Quebecois Solidarity and Change ; Federalist Versus Separatist Dialectics ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 6 Ethnic Identity and Identification ; Theories of Ethnic Identity ; Ethnic Identification Factors ; Ethnocultural Identity Dimensions ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 7 Construction of a Sacred Reality ; In Searh of Sacred Socialization ; Construction of Sacred Canopies ; Sacred Enclavic Communities ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Part IV Stratification: Power, Status, Inequalities ; Chapter 8 Class and Socioeconomic Status ; Theories of Stratification ; Empirical Studies of Power and Status ; Socioeconomic Status and Mobility ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 9 Apartheid: Segregation of Minorities ; Perspectives on Segregation ; Ethnic Residential Concentrations ; Apartheid: Studies in Segregation ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 10 Race and Historic Racism ; Classification of Humans ; Racism in Historical Perspective ; Immigration and Race ; Historic Racism ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Part V In Search of Human Rights and Freedoms ; Chapter 11 Racism: Prejudice and Discrimination ; Democratic Racism ; Attitudes Toward Pluralism ; Indicators of Racism ; Differential and Unfair Treatment ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Chapter 12 The Quest for Human Rights ; Individual Rights and Freedoms ; Ethnicity and Collective Rights ; Summary ; Critical Thinking Questions ; Suggested Readings ; Appendices ; References ; Index
