SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Pacific Railway, Japanese Canadians, Visible Minority
21 Sep 2016
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>most regard canada as a country made up of different cultures, religions and ethnic backgrounds. >within this diverse population, racism still persists as an issue. Canada is referred to as a mosaic; america, a melting pot. Canada is one of the most multicultural nations in the world. >4/5 canadians agree that multiculturalism is an integral part of our canadian identity. >yet, many members of visible minority groups report that they have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment. : the subordination of one group by another using arbitrary physical features such as skin color. It can occur at an individual, institutional or societal level in the form of attitudes, beliefs, policies and actions. Lincoln alexander was from hamilton, mp, race relations, black man, pushed the government to think about race as an issue. He believed canada was not doing a good job in terms of aboriginals, immigrants and their minority issues and troubles finding employment, and other forms of racism.
