Political Science 4203F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter Lawrence: Racialization, Dowry Death, Dominant Culture
30 Jan 2020
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Canadian bar society say judges don"t have the knowledge about ethnocultural diversity to avoid stereotypes, myths and common beliefs. Argue we need clear guidelines by gov on the extent cultural differences should be considered. Courts are critical sites in the production of our understanding of culture. Depictions lead to confusion about cultural practices in the law. Author seeks to answer "how should we address culture?" How do we know what we know about culture. When faced w cultural questions, law holds questionable versions of non-mainstream culture. Inability to separate cultures between time and space. Have to make choice between accepting culture while looking down on problematic practices or assimilating some aspects of "canadian culture" Legal system seeks to define any cultures that come before it and labels its members deviant. Non-whites = inferior, but doesn"t attach this to the people but the culture. By calling a culture deviant, they are essentially labelling all its members as ignorant.
