SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Scientific Racism, Racism, Canadian Identity

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1350
• Professor: Reese Simpkins

Document Summary

Official multiculturalism quebec and pierre trudeau"s federalism. Multiculturalism policy of canada (1971) reverses assimilation of immigrants supposedly more focus on bilingualism than multiculturalism. Play big role today than it did before = incorporated in the charter. Multiculturalism included into the charter as a key feature of canadian identity. Multicultural act (1988) key feature of politics an election not concerned with racism/discrimination/social justice e relates to grants and funding for certain programs. Canadian national identity = cultural mosaic nationalism = the way a group of people/country come to imagine themselves as having shared history/destiny. Baltej singh dhillion (1990) case of not allowing to wear a turban in the. Rcmp as part of the uniform as a officer = case won description of the whit" canada image/myth. Anti-racist feminist critique debate that multiculturalism does not address racism/discrimination = multiculturalism = fools us while maintain difference/distance/dominance while making us think its maintaining language.