SOCIOL 2R03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Antisemitism, Social Reproduction, Visible Minority

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Culture of poverty and social reproduction of poverty explanations (sernau 2014: Why do some new immigrant groups experience relatively rapid upward mobility while others struggle with low wages and little mobility . Different immigrant groups come into the us and canada under varying conditions (blauner, 1972) Size, distribution, timing all vary (portes and rumbant, 1990) Culture of poverty ignores the history of disadvantages for those in poverty (why they"re in this position) Those who are in poverty will likely finish (possibly) their grade 11/12 and then enter the labour force (want immediate gratification) Middle or upper class children may choose to displace gratification by getting a post-secondary education because they"re financially stable enough to pursue this. 1945-1966: south east europe: greeks, italians, etc immigrating. Mid 1960s present: rise in asian immigrants (kalbach, 1987: in canada we have more racial diversity after the 1960s, a disconnect between levels of education and the way it fares out in the labour movement.

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