SOC336H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Exclusion, Endogamy, Life Satisfaction
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Ethnic community institutions: religious organizations, shops, ethnic entrepreneurship, ethnic businesses, ethnic social organizations, ethnic schools. As ethnic minorities grow, they become more isolated. Isolation index: (cid:862)the pro(cid:271)a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) that a (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)er of o(cid:374)e group will (cid:373)eet o(cid:374)l(cid:455) other (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers of the sa(cid:373)e group. (cid:863) Assimilation and pluralism theory (cid:858)chi(cid:272)ago (cid:272)hool(cid:859): o(cid:271)ert park a(cid:374)d the (cid:858)ra(cid:272)e relatio(cid:374)s (cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:272)le(cid:859: louis wirth: assimilation, pluralism, militancy , succession , milton gordon: multi-dimensional assimilation: Structural, cultural, residential: two distinct dimensions: Social acceptance, integration in mainstream isolation: low social incorporation, high ethnic community formation: assimilation: high s, low e, pluralism: high s, high e, marginality: low s, low e. Environics research institute (2006: most canadian muslims think muslims want to adopt canadian customs, however most population-at-large think muslims want to remain distinct. Men have higher rate of labor force assimilation than women. The date for native-born no religion and native born christian is similar.
