SOCI 3450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Reverse Discrimination, Canadian Identity
21 Nov 2017
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Conflicting role of the canadian state in both promoting and controlling racism. 5 major state responses: multiculturalism legislation policy, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, employment equity and human rights codes and comissions, the employment equity act, the anti-terrorism act. It also influences public opinion through the public-policy and legislative functions, helping to define national idealogy, national priorities, etc. It is among its responsibilities to support communities that suffer racial discrimination by helping them achieve full participation, access and equity Federal and provincial governments need to enact legislation that reflects their rejection of racism. State and state apparatuses are primary sites through which racism can be constructed, maintained and preserved. Racism occurs at several levels of governance that include the enactment and administration of laws, policies, institutioins and agencies of social control look up the notes from someone. International declaration of human rights: universal declaration of human rights: first international covenant protecting human rights to be ratified by canada.
