GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Italian Canadians, Human Geography, Acculturation
3 Apr 2018
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Ethnic group: a group whose members perceive themselves as different from others because of a common ancestor or shared culture (minority in larger population, italian. Ethnic areas: a region or neighbourhood that is occupied (to varying degrees) by people of common cultural heritage (ethnicity) Cultural identity: personal or collective identity is most often tied to language, religion or shared identity. Social-spatial segregation: different social divisions exist in urban places, where they each have different spatial patterns in cities. Helps to minimize con ict between social groups. Assists in preservation of social identify, customs, traditions. Feeds into social fears of otherness - staying in their own region. Charter group: dominant population group (in numbers in a city), spatial segregation (caucasian people in montreal) Minority group: any group that is de ned or characterized by race, religion, ethnicity or culture, spatial variations (spanish in montreal) In u. s cities: race varies, black people are the most spatially segregated, latino, asians.
