HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Aboriginal Peoples In Canada, Population Pyramid, Visible Minority
18 Feb 2016
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When the baby boomers get older (which is now), we have a disproportionate amount of elderly. Race - social and political construct used to distinguish people on the basis of physical characteristics. There is a close and persistent relationship between racialization, ethnicity, and class. Racialized groups are more likely to be poor, homeless, or living in inadequate housing and to experience discrimination and barriers in access to health care. Ethno-racial minorities in urban centres have lower levels of income as a result of historical and continuing discrimination in the labour market. Immigrants a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Refugees: a person who is fleeing their country in order to escape war, persecution or a natural disaster. Sponsored by private interests (psrs: government sponsored refugees (gars) Healthy immigrant effect: immigrants tend to arrive in canada in excellent health, but, over time, immigrant health tends to deteriorate to match the health of canadian-born.
