SA 100W Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Institutional Racism, Indep, Quebec Act
11 Oct 2015
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Quebec to want ethnic/linguistic claims too: quebec anglophones felt threatened; wanted protection from govt. which sparked idea of minority rights in quebec. Six reasons why ethnicity is so important in canada: the legacy of early european settlement, territoriality. Immigration policy: 1960s: s. europeans; 1970s: west indies and asian; 1980s: central and s. Structural functionalism: recent arrivals start @ the bottom and work their way to the. Conflict: formation of solidarities to challenge status quo. Symbolic interactionism: each indiv. learns own racial/ethnic identity through negotiating. Disadvantaged group often feel relative deprivation when comparing own status/ Group awareness: feeling of unity b/w persons of similar characteristics and interaction w/ others in society opportunities with another group. 9: 1982: quebec refused to sign new constitution (joining confederation) because , 1987: meech lake accord (april 30th, 1992: charlottetown accord, 1995: quebec referendum, same thing as m. l. a.
