SOC 300 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: First Nations, Japanese Canadians, British Passport

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 300
• Professor: Kelly Train

Document Summary

In 1789 french revolution ends, louie 13th gives him the same option as the british monarach to relinquish his political power. This is the first time citizenship emerges, they become a nation. Citizenship is a legal and social contract. It"s a reciprocal exchange between the state and its citizens, revolving around rights and duties. The state provides you rights as long as you meet your duties: until 1947, what were canadian"s, there was no canadian citizenship until then, you use to carry a british passport. There was no such things a refugee until 1948, there were just displaced persons. The un, is made to protect refugees and human rights. Differential citizenship means recognizing aboriginals, quebec, but also having to weight this against universal citizenship (so how do we manage universal citizenship with people with special status) Up until the 1962 point system, the population was white. Today, less than half of toronto"s population is white.