The Multiculturalism Question: Debating Identity in 21st-Century Canada - Couverture souple

Jedwab, Jack

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1553394224 ISBN 13 : 9781553394228

Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Canada's policy of multiculturalism has been the object of ongoing debate since it was first introduced in 1971. Decades later, Canadians still seem uncertain about the meaning of multiculturalism. Detractors insist that government has not succeeded in discouraging immigrants and their descendants from preserving their cultures of origin, undercutting a necessary identification with Canada, while supporters argue that immigrant groups' abilities to influence their adjustments to Canada has strengthened their sense of belonging. Beyond what often seems to be a polarized debate is a broad spectrum of opinion around multiculturalism in Canada and what it means to be Canadian. The Multiculturalism Question analyzes the policy, ideology, and message of multiculturalism. Several of Canada's leading thinkers provide valuable insights into a crucial debate that will inevitably continue well into the future.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jack Jedwab is the executive director of the Association for Canadian Studies. Rodrigue Landry is the executive director of the Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities/Institut canadien de recherche sur les minorites linguistiques.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1553394224
• ISBN 13: 9781553394228
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 266
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