SWRK 1001H Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Meritocracy, Eurocentrism, Neoliberalism
Document Summary
Chinese in canada: chinese head tax, after canadian pacific railway was built by chinese workers, brought to canada as cheap labour, laws were put in place to limit the number of chinese and south. In addition to these laws, a head tax of was set on any chinese immigrant wanting to come to canada (raised to in 1901 and. Central america: why do you think these shifts started to happen, these increases (in immigration of visible minorities") affected public policy (i. e. multiculturalism policy). Canada"s openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, honour killings, female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence. The guide also emphasizes that new and diverse canadians are an integral part of the. Canadian economy, and that there are many opportunities to contribute to canada"s flourishing economy. Let"s bring this back to our past discussions (and readings) about capitalism requiring poverty and under-/unemployment.