MHR 600 Study Guide - Final Guide: Visible Minority, Higher Education, In Private
31 Oct 2017
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Second generation racial minorities are now reaching adulthood in large numbers. In the us, there is evidence of segmented assimilation for some immigrant groups. Boyd (2003) asserts that segmented assimilation is likely to happen when: High volume of migration from a given area. Sustained flows of large numbers over time. Canada does not have a homogeneous, racialized underclass in the same. Canada may therefore follow a straight-line assimilation model or even a. Boyd (2003) examined numerous measures of educational outcomes (years of education; high school diploma; highest education completed) Found no support for segmented assimilation model. Instead findings are consistent with immigrant optimism model . Boyd actually found that 2nd generation are more likely to finish high school, go to university (even though there parents might be struggling) Visible minority status (specific groups were not studied due to small sample sizes) Large concentrations of immigrant populations who value education could be having a positive effect on second generation"s" educational levels.
