SOC336H1 Lecture : Social Construction of Ethnicity
Document Summary
Through contact with others, through participation in social institutions (family/schools/politics/workplace) and through exposure to ideas and ideologies. How does it work: existence of multiple and symbolic ethnicities. Ethnic ancestry, individual ethnic identity and group ethnic identity: fluidity of ethnic identity. Social, economic, political events and processes external to the ethnic group. Actions and claims that others take/make in reference to an ethnic group. Initial increase from 1986 to 1991, which influenced 1996. Because of resulting demographic, political and media context: increase in immigration and contrast with older british-origins immigrants population, increasing conservative climate of 1980s and early 1990s: reform party, media: count-me-canadian campaign 1991, tfdf, terminology used. Canadienne : historical association to people of new france distinguishing selves from french and the elite, in absence of quebecois or french-canadian, canadienne was the choice. Why care: reaffirm the dynamic nature of ethnicity, ethnic origin data are used in the policy arena.
