SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Occupational Inequality, Melting Pot, Visible Minority
Document Summary
O renowned for cultural democracy; harmonious society without open conflict as seen through news: signigicant gains made for visible" and non-visible" minority groups, racism is still a active part in canadian history and part of current circumstances. Novemb 18th 2015: canada is a heterogenous society; complex society composed of racially and ethnically different groups. Melting pot approach: analogous to making stew; mixing of ingredients to the point of lack of recognition: minimize differences between ethnic groups, assimilation into conglomeration of a new type of society. Vertical mosaic: still able to recognise differences in ethnic groups, albeit being considered one": not requiring individual cultural groups to eliminate individual characteristics, celebrate differences, ethnic groups arranged vertically according to income, power, and prestige. Dissimilarity (occupational differentiation: could occupy different jobs, but still hold same status, pay ect. Inequality (stratification: different and unequal, different opportunities, perhaps, or in rank/status.
