Sociology 3308F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Allopatric Speciation, Underemployment
20 Apr 2013
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Demographics: mexico, barbados, jamaica, male, most live apart from their families, 49-year life expectancy. Health implications: physical hazards of repetitive word, exposure to harmful chemicals, negative impact on stress and well-being. Issue of power dynamics: no repercussions of abusing their power, large imbalance of power, lack of institutional support. Migrant farm workers have the same right to health an safety. Social-structural challenges: program designed to limit immigration, pay into government system, cannot collect benefits (cpp, ui, etc. , cannot control work hours, highest rates of fatality/hazards of work, no regulation of living conditions, language barriers, geographical isolation. Social-structural benefits: typically improves family"s resources in home country, somewhat better than u. s. (more rules and regulations) 75% of new immigrants from developing countries. Nearly half of population in toronto is foreign-born. Health immigrant effect : recent immigrants have better health than the average" canadian, longer in the country, health more similar to the rest of the population.
