Sociology 2239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Visible Minority, Labour Power, Decision-Making
22 Feb 2016
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During the late 1920"s: preferred and non-preferred immigrants: preferred immigrants: u>k, us, northern and western europe, non-preferred immigrants: asians, orientals and blacks, in-between immigrants: eastern and southern europeans. Anti-chinese legislation: head-tax (1885, 1900, 1903, chinese immigration act (1923- after second world war) Anti-indian legislation (1910: the continuous journey stipulation. The main reason behind the shift in immigration policy: severe labour shortages in. More than 200thnic groups (citizenship and immigration 2012) 1 out of every 5 people: immigrants of colour: (2011: statistics canada) the three largest visible minority groups 2011- south asians, chinese and blacks-61. 3% of the immigrants of colour. Followed by filipinos, latin americans, arabs, southeast asians, west asians, koreans and japanese. Declaration of multiculturalism as an official policy (1971) A doctrine that provides a political framework for the official promotion of cultural differences as an integral component of society. Opposite of assimilation: a process where immigrants adopt the language, norms and worldview of host culture.
