SOC102H1 Chapter 4: Social Problems Chapter 4 Race and Ethnic Relations
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Push/pull factors black, white, and yellow species of people. People who have the most difficulty accepting other races believe that race is biological. Culture: the way of life of a society that includes dress, language, norms of behaviour, foods, tools, beliefs, and folklore. This framework of values and practices adapts to the changing socio-historical context. Traditional multiculturalism or pluralism= protects the rights of individuals. Modern multiculturalism = survival of diverse cultural groups. Entrance status: the occupational status a group enters when it first immigrates to canada. Chain migration: successful migration of one family member creates a chain for the kin and community network. Migration is not random but is increasingly about networks, rational choices, and kinship relations schools, churches, newspapers . Institutional completeness: a measure of the degree to which an immigrant ethnic group gives its own members the service they need through its own institutions.
