Sociology 2152A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Aristocracy

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2152A/B
• Professor: William Marshall

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Acquired: things that change throughout your life time: power, prestige, wealth is determined due to things that change. Ascribed: things that you are born with (ethnicity, race, religion) that cannot change. Ca(cid:374)ada traditio(cid:374)ally fro(cid:373) the (cid:1005)6(cid:1004)(cid:1004)"s was a uni-racial, bi-cultural, bi-lingual society up until 1976. In 1976 government changed immigration regulation, instituted a point system. Can immigrate to the country if you are qualified. 75-85% of immigrants were immigrants from europe from 1946-1966: (cid:1005)96(cid:1004)"s rapid de(cid:272)li(cid:374)e i(cid:374) the per(cid:272)e(cid:374)tage of people (cid:272)o(cid:373)i(cid:374)g fro(cid:373) europe. Economic boom in europe, wwii was over. No one came from latin america/africa from prior to 1960. Starting from 1970s/1980s majority of immigrants coming from canada were no longer. European = they came from asia and middle east. Population in canada is maintained from bringing in immigrants canada does not reproduce enough to uphold the population. 75% of all immigrants are from asia, latin america today. In toronto, 43. 7% of people residing are foreign born (2001)