[SOC101Y1] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (56 pages long!)
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A collection of people distinguished, by others or themselves, primarily on the basis of cultural, and national characteristics: 5 main characteristics. Unique cultural traits, such as language, clothing, holidays, or religion. Territoriality, or the tendency to occupy a distinct geographic area. Canada is a diverse and complex society composed of racially and ethnically different groups. Canada is widely renowned for its cultural democracy and harmonious ethnic diversity. Ig(cid:374)ifi(cid:272)a(cid:374)t gai(cid:374)s ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:373)ade i(cid:374) the past fifty yea(cid:396)s fo(cid:396) (cid:858)(cid:448)isi(cid:271)le(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)(cid:374)o(cid:374)-(cid:448)isi(cid:271)le(cid:859) minority groups in canada. Ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)e(cid:396), (cid:396)a(cid:272)is(cid:373) is a(cid:374) i(cid:373)po(cid:396)ta(cid:374)t pa(cid:396)t of ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s histo(cid:396)y a(cid:374)d pa(cid:396)t of its (cid:272)u(cid:396)(cid:396)e(cid:374)t circumstances. Vertical mosaic (term used by sociologist john porter to convey the concept that. Canada is a mosaic of different ethnic, language, regional, and religious groupings unequal in status and power; mosaic vs. melting pot in america): ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s eth(cid:374)i(cid:272) groups are vertically arranged according to income, power and prestige.
