SOC334H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ethnic Enclave, Punjabi Language, Physiognomy
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An immigrant who is from england, has one parent who is south asian (born in. India), and the other parent is born in england and practises judaism. Ethnic origina refers to the ethnic or cultural origins of the respondent"s ancestors: an ancestor is someone from whom a person is descended and is usually more distant than a grandparent. Many ethnic groups have faced and continue to face discrimination and unequal access to opportunities. Race and racialization: race as a social construct, racialization as the process through which groups and their practices are identified by reference to visible physical characteristics" (johnson et al. Racism: the belief that human capabilities are determined by racial classification and that some races are superior to others. Ethno-cultural diversity of seniors in canada: 30 percent of all seniors were foreign born in 2006; many came as youth, most seniors from europe have been in canada much longer than seniors from asia or the middle east.
