The jagged edges of multiculturalism in Canada and the suspect Canadian

Thurairajah, Kalyani

doi:10.1080/17447143.2017.1319377

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“…Indeed, the implementation of multiculturalism in Canada has been far from perfect. Canadian ethno‐racial minority residents may have different ideas of what multiculturalism entails and thus have increased expectations of the government that the government may not be ready to meet (Thurairajah, ). There are also conflicting opinions about public funding of ethnicity‐specific community organizations, with some viewing them as promoting segregation and others emphasizing the important role they play in supporting the settlement process of newcomers (Guo and Guo, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Canada has a long‐standing reputation as a country that prizes multiculturalism, welcoming immigrants and refugees with open arms, and it has steadily striven toward a multicultural ideology in various aspects of life in Canadian society (Thurairajah, ). Canada increasingly implemented multiculturalism‐based policies since the 1970s and has been a leader in this respect (Bloemraad, ).…”

Section: Canada As a Leader In Multiculturalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethnic and National Sense of Belonging in Canadian Society

2019

International Migration

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There has been long‐standing debate among Western nations regarding the best approaches for the integration of immigrants into host societies. The core of this debate is between the proponents of assimilation and multiculturalism. Using a large sample of Canadians, we investigated the link between their sense of belonging to their ethno‐racial heritage (ethnic belonging) and to Canada (national belonging) in order to seek answers to the question of whether multiculturalism policies work to strengthen or weaken residents’ loyalty to the nation. Our analyses showed that increases in ethnic belonging significantly predicted increases in national belonging, both for ethno‐racial minorities and Whites, after controlling for demographic variables. These findings extend our understanding of acculturation and integration, provide empirical support for multiculturalism, and suggest that active support of immigrant and non‐immigrant individuals in maintaining connections to their ethno‐racial heritage increases individuals’ loyalty to the nation.

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Section: Canada As a Leader In Multiculturalismmentioning

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Ethnic and National Sense of Belonging in Canadian Society

2019

International Migration

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“…In other cases, ethnic and religious conflict in the homeland, and the hostland's responses to it could be instrumental in shaping identities and/or levels of belonging. For example, Thurairajah's (2015, 2017) research on Tamil immigrants in Canada suggests that mainstream perceptions of and the Canadian state's response to the civil war in Sri Lanka were salient in how Tamil Canadians thought of themselves and their host country. The study demonstrates that overall, the Canadian state's “labeling the Tamil Tigers as terrorists did not weaken the diaspora's ties with the homeland” (Thurairajah, 2015, p.183).…”

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confidence: 99%

Engagements with the Past and Armenians' Settlement Journeys in Canada

Bayar

2023

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Examinations of migrants' experiences have traditionally been confined to host country experiences. More recent studies consider the homeland-hostland relationship as a dynamic one, while also paying attention to the impact of events that happen outside these two landscapes. This article seeks to build on these latter works by considering the homeland-hostland connection from a different angle and argues that, when it happens, the post-migration discovery of homeland communal and personal histories results in salient personal transformations. Moreover, these hostland experiences are largely facilitated by encounters with the larger ethnic community. The examination draws upon data collected on Armenian migrants from Turkey to Canada. RésuméLes examens des expériences des migrants se sont traditionnellement limités aux expériences du pays d'accueil.Des études plus récentes considèrent la relation entre le pays d'origine et le pays d'accueil comme une relation dynamique, tout en prêtant attention à l'impact des événements qui se produisent en dehors de ces deux paysages. Cet article cherche à s'appuyer sur ces derniers travaux en considérant le lien entre le pays d'origine et

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“…Recent years have seen growing concern about the successes and failures of multiculturalist policies. Specifically, there is a tension between ethnic and cultural diversity being seen as strengthening the social fabric of the nation, and being seen as weakening the bonds of solidarity within the nation (Hou & Wu, 2009; Thurairajah, 2017). Even Canada, known internationally as inclusive and multicultural, is in the midst of renewed debate over the place of tolerance and diversity in Canadian society (Godley, 2018).…”

Section: Multiculturalism In Canadamentioning

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Perceived racial and cultural discrimination and sense of belonging in Canadian society

Finnsdottir

2021

Canadian Review of Sociology

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Multiculturalism promises equality and tolerance, yet racialized minorities in Canada continue to report experiences of discrimination. As Canada becomes increasingly culturally and racially diverse, it is important to understand what this discrimination means for sense of belonging in Canada. Using ordinary logistic regressions, we examine the effects of ethnocultural and racial discrimination on sense of belonging. Relying on a theoretical framework of the Rejection/Identification and Rejection/Disidentification models, we test the impacts of discrimination on national sense of belonging and on in-group sense of belonging. We further examine the differential effects of discrimination on sense of belonging for white and non-white Canadians. We find that discrimination negatively impacts both national and ingroup sense of belonging among both non-white and white Canadians, although the impact is stronger among racialized minorities. Thus, we argue that discrimination reduces sense of belonging in Canada generally, but is more damaging to those who already occupy a marginalized social position. These findings have implications for our understanding of multiculturalism in Canada.

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The jagged edges of multiculturalism in Canada and the suspect Canadian

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Ethnic and National Sense of Belonging in Canadian Society

Ethnic and National Sense of Belonging in Canadian Society

Engagements with the Past and Armenians' Settlement Journeys in Canada

Perceived racial and cultural discrimination and sense of belonging in Canadian society

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