SOC 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Reasonable Accommodation, Socalled, Cultural Relativism
7 Nov 2015
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Chapter 8: ethnic and race relations: our existing demographic makeup is a product of our history; it is a reflection of. Canada"s immigration policies and practices, many of which were discriminatory and racist at least until the mid-1960s. Cultural and physical differences constitute the foundations upon which a. Consciousness of kind is built: differences can serve as a starting point for the tendency of monopolistic closure. In 1962, the government eliminated racist criteria in the immigrant selection process. In 1967, the points system was introduced, which relied on more objective criteria and assigned more weight to the applicant"s age, education, credentials, job skills, work experience, and english-and/or french-language abilities, not to a person"s country of origin. Immigration from predominantly white countries dropped and people of colour poured in (philippines, india, china) Immigrants are divided into four major immigration classes: skilled workers (top. Quebec 19. 2%, british columbia 15. 7%, alberta 11. 6%, manitoba 5. 6%,
