KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Canadian Multiculturalism Act, Pierre Trudeau
6 Mar 2016
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Hegemony: taking up racist notions as common sense", consenting to our own oppression, idea was to bring equal partnership between french and english, people who are not white or part of aboriginal history are considered. Legally multiculturalism was introduced by pierre trudeau in 1988 through bilingual act. immigrants, and they wanted to be apart of the solution with dealing with difference. Difference was language, culture, and ethnicity: immigrants have been apart of canada for centuries, policy was created in 1971 but turned into an act 1988 (legal); canadian. Everyone equal, keep identities, full equitable participation in all aspects of canadian society: because of this act, immigration has increased greatly, racism however, prevents this dream of a multicultural country to come true. 3d"s; dining, dress, and dance. (things we tolerate) There are private forms of culture and public forms of culture. Multiculturalism converts group rights into individual rights.
