Sociology 1021E Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Racial Profiling, Cultural Survival, Cultural Genocide
25 Apr 2018
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Denial of opportunities and equal rights that results from normal operations of a society. Institutional discrimination consistently affects some racial and ethnic groups more than others. Requiring only english to be spoken at work: racial or ethnic profiling. Use of the construct of race as a consideration in suspect profiling in law enforcement. A study done in ontario found that young black men and aboriginal men had a much greater chance of being stopped by police than a white man. (cid:862)te(cid:272)h(cid:374)ologi(cid:272)al dis(cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374)(cid:863: employment equity: refers to positive efforts to recruit historically disadvantaged groups for jobs, promotions and educational opportunities. What are o(cid:373)e groups that make up ca(cid:374)ada"s multi-ethnic character: ethnic groups. History of aboriginal groups in canada is due to colonialism. The aboriginal population has higher rates of poverty, suicide, tuberculosis, infant mortality and incarceration than the non-aboriginal population. In 2006, number of people who identified themselves as aboriginal passed the one million mark.
