SOC224H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Intersectionality, Developing Country, Labeling Theory
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We have seen some changes in race and educational outcomes. One things that haven"t been change is the educational disadvantage for aboriginal children. The vertical mosaic john porter origins to aboriginal canadians: ethnic groups arrayed on a hierarchy of power and prestige (canadians of british, ranked according to resemblance to the british. Analogies for ethnic groups are in a hierarchy based on accomplishments and. Argument: people who are at the top of the ladder were canadians of british origins (dominant), most success and most education. Next, are canadians with northern european, people who look like people from british origins - look white. Physical and cultural resemblance to the british so they have better success and education then other. Bottom are the aboriginals with low success and low education. Canada was believed to be mericratic but porter said because we have different outcomes, we must have barriers. Canadian sociological classic 1965 john porter the vertical mosaic education.
