Overview

Canadian society is rapidly evolving. By 2017, persons belonging to a visible minority group will comprise 20 percent of the population. In Canada's major cities, the proportion of persons classified as visible minority is expected to exceed 50 percent. Canada is a country that is not very sure of its own identity. Many of our citizens do not know where they fit in the national fabric. As ethno-racial diversity increases, so will our uncertainty of our identity and role in the development of our nation. While Canada has always been culturally diverse, the continuing ethno-racial diversification will exercise a profound influence on Canadian culture, as well as on Canadian political and social institutions. As the ethno-racial composition becomes more complex, critical understandings of race, ethnicity, identity, and belonging are increasingly important goals for social justice, fairness, and inclusion.  Provocative and ground-breaking, Identity and Belonging addresses these concerns, poses some essential questions about the nature of race and ethnicity, how they differ from one another, and how they might differ from other markers of identity, such as class, gender, or nationality. 

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Author:   Sean P. Hier ,  B. Singh Bolaria
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Imprint:   Canadian Scholars
Dimensions:   Width: 17.30cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.480kg
ISBN:  

9781551303123

ISBN 10:   1551303124
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   30 October 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Introduction: Identities without Guarantees Part I: Situating Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Chapter 1: Representations of the Other, Robert Miles and Malcolm Brown Chapter 2: The Social Construction of Primordial Identities, Anton Allahar Chapter 3: Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Identity, Carl E. James Chapter 4: Postmodern Race and Gender Essentialism or a Post-Mortem of Scholarship, Radha Jhappan Part II: Identity, Nation, Memory, and Belonging Chapter 5: The Origins of National Consciousness, Benedict Anderson Chapter 6: Re-membering and Forgetting, Ron Eyerman Chapter 7: The Racial State, Michael Omi and Howard Winant Chapter 8: Identity, Belonging, and the Critique of Pure Sameness, Paul Gilroy PART III: The Negotiation of Difference Chapter 9: Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?, Mary C. Waters Chapter 10: Between Black and White: Understanding the Biracial Experience, Kerry Ann Rockquemore Chapter 11: Interrogating the Hyphen-Nation: Canadian Multicultural Policy and """"Mixed Race,"""" Minelle Mahtani Chapter 12: Formation of Ethnic and Racial Identities: Narratives by Young Asian-American Professionals, Pyong Gap Min and Rose Kim Part IV: Multiculturalism, Politics, and Belonging Chapter 13: Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship: The Development of the Canadian Social Justice Infrastructure, Charles S. Ungerleider Chapter 14: """"Canadian"""" as an Ethnic Identity: Implications for Multiculturalism and National Unity, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassman Chapter 15: Redistribution to Recognition? Dilemmas of Justice in a """"Post-Socialist"""" Age, Nancy Fraser Chapter 16: The Future of Identity, Stuart Hall Appendix: Relevant Websites"

Reviews

This is a well rounded selection of readings. This selection of readings brings together specific extracts, chapters, and articles on a very important topic of 'racial' and ethnic identity and belonging. I am unaware of any comparable reader that touches upon these same themes, so this reader will make a significant contribution. - Lloyd Wong, University of Calgary

This is a well rounded selection of readings. This selection of readings brings together specific extracts, chapters, and articles on a very important topic of 'racial' and ethnic identity and belonging. I am unaware of any comparable reader that touches upon these same themes, so this reader will make a significant contribution. -- Lloyd Wong, University of Calgary

Author Information

Sean P. Hier is Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Victoria, where he teaches in the areas of race and social issues. He is also the General Editor of Contemporary Sociological Thought: Themes and Theories (Canadian Scholars' Press). B. Singh Bolaria is Professor Emeritius of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan, and Adjunct Professor of Sociology, University of Victoria. His career has focused on issues of race and social inequality.

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