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"Race" and ethnicity in Canada : a critical introduction / Vic Satzewich, Nikolaos Liodakis.

Satzewich, Vic, 1961- (author.). Liodakis, Nikolaos, 1963- (author.). Satzewich, Vic, 1961- Race & ethnicity in Canada. (Added Author).

Summary:

"'Race' and Ethnicity in Canada: A Critical Introduction, third edition, is a core text intended for race and ethnic relations courses offered out of sociology departments at both the college and university level. Covering' the major theoretical approaches that are central to the field, including socio-biology, political economy, and critical "race" theory, students are taught to thoughtfully assess-rather than blindly accept-widespread claims about "race" and ethnicity."--Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 9780195449013
ISBN: 0195449010
Physical Description: xii, 321 pages ; 23 cm.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press Canada, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previous title: Race & ethnicity in Canada.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Concepts of Ethnicity and "Race" -- Theories of Ethnicity and "Race" -- The Dynamics of Nation Building: French/English Relations, Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Relations, and Immigration in Historical Perspective -- Immigration and the Canadian Mosaic -- Understanding Social Inequality: The Intersections of Ethnicity, Gender, and Class -- Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Quebec Interculturalism -- Racism -- Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Relations -- Transnationals or Diasporas? Ethnicity and Identity in a Globalized Context.