GEOG 1HA3 Lecture 12: Lecture 12
14 Mar 2017
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Ethnicity & ethnic groups: race & perceived race. Spatial distributions: ethnicity & race: examples, consequences of ethnic/racial geographies. Citizenship: citizens of canada are canadians this is our nationality. Identity: many canadians also identify themselves as belonging to an ethnicity or an ethnic group. Ethnicity: an individual"s affiliation with a group whose racial, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics, or national origins distinguish it from the rest of the population. Ethnic group: a group whose members perceive themselves as different from others because of a common ancestry and/or shared culture. Linked to our ancestors and to specific cultural traditions. Ethnicity (& ethnic groups) is inherently spatial: we can see the spatial manifestation of ethnicity (& ethnic groups) in many ways, e. g. walking through neighbourhoods, analyzing data from the census. Ethnicity: a key part of individual & group identity. Ethnicity, religion and language: mechanisms through which culture is expressed. Globalization: erasing local diversity (language, religion, etc. : adopting the language of the host country.
