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Print Price: $89.99

Format:
Paperback
352 pp.
9 Figures; 14 Tables, 1 map (all b&w), 6" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199035953

Copyright Year:
2021

Imprint: OUP Canada


"Race" and Ethnicity in Canada

A Critical Introduction, Fifth Edition

Vic Satzewich

Series : Themes in Canadian Sociology

The most concise and accessible introduction to "race" and ethnicity in Canada.

Now in its fifth edition, this accessible text engages students in a critical examination of the complex and often paradoxical patterns of "race" and ethnic relations in the Canadian context. Beginning with an overview of the major theoretical approaches in the field, this concise volume goes on to explore Indigenous/settler relations, French/English relations, immigration, multiculturalism, and racism in Canada and throughout the world.

Readership : Sociology of race and ethnic relations is a course offered out of both university and college sociology departments.

Reviews

  • "["Race" and Ethnicity in Canada] is a well-researched text which provides comprehensive analyses of the main racial and ethnicity related issues in Canada drawing on recent examples. It is easy to read and...engaging for undergraduate students."
    --Oral Robinson, University of British Columbia

  • "In ["Race" and Ethnicity in Canada], the [author offers] thorough and critical examinations of the theories of "race" and ethnicity-by providing detailed social, economic and political contextual frameworks and-by tracing their historical roots and links to power and resistance. Through the engaging, accessible and outstanding analytical style, the readers/students will be able to understand the complex issues surrounding French/English relations, Indigenous/settler relations, immigration, diversity and multiculturalism, and other related ethno-cultural areas in Canada and abroad."
    --Walid Chahal, Lakehead University

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Concepts of Ethnicity and "Race"
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Ethnicity: Early Sociological Approaches
A Short History of "Race"
Racism
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
2. Theories of Ethnicity and "Race"
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Primordialism and Socio-biology
Culture and Assimilation
Culture and Socio-economic Success
Conflict Theory and Political Economy
Intersectional Analysis
Critical Race Theory
Post-colonialism
"Whiteness"
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
3. The Dynamics of Nation-Building: Indigenous/Settler Relations, French/English Relations, and Immigration in Historical Perspective
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Indigenous/Settler Relations in Historical Perspective
French/English Relations in Historical Perspective
Immigration in Historical Perspective
Ethnicity, "Race," and the Canadian Census
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
4. Immigration and the Canadian Mosaic
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Why Immigration?
Contemporary Immigration Categories: Debates and Controversies
Migrants on the Margins
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
5. Understanding Social Inequality: The Intersections of Ethnicity, Gender, and Class
Learning Objectives
Introduction
The Vertical Mosaic: Porter's Legacy
Evidence for Ethnic Convergence
The New Colour-Coded Vertical Mosaic?
A Critical Assessment of Ethnic/"Racial" Inequality Research
Bringing Class Back In
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
Notes
6. Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Quebec Interculturalism
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Meanings of Federal Multiculturalism
Contesting Multiculturalism
Quebec's Response: Interculturalism and Reasonable Accommodation
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
7. Racism
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Organized Racism and the Internet
Racism, Surveys, and Public Opinion
Institutional Racism
New Racism and Religious Hatred: Islamophobia and Anti-Semitism
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
8. Indigenous and Settler Relations
Learning Objectives
Introduction
Labels, Identities, and Group Boundaries
Comparing Collectivities: Between-Group Differences
Explaining Indigenous Conditions
Stratification and Differences within Indigenous Communities
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
9. Transnationals or Diasporas? Ethnicity and Identity in a Globalized Context
Learning Objectives
Introduction
The Genealogy of Diaspora and Transnationalism, and the New Mobilities Paradigm
Diasporas
A Canadian Diaspora?
Transnationalism
Five Critical Comments
Summary
Questions for Critical Thought
Debate Questions
Annotated Additional Readings
Related Websites
Glossary
References
Index

Test Bank
For each chapter:
- 20 multiple choice questions
- 10 true-or-false questions
- 5 short answer questions
- 3 essay questions
- All questions include an answer key/sample answers plus page references
PowerPoint slides
For each chapter:
- 15-20 lecture slides
- Includes all tables and figures from the text
COVID-19 supplement
- Resource on the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and "race"
Black Lives Matters supplement
- Resource on the Black Lives Matter movement that expands on the coverage in the text in the aftermath of the protests in Canada and the U.S.

Vic Satzewich is a professor of sociology at McMaster University.

Making Sense in the Social Sciences - Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Understanding Social Inequality - Julie McMullin and Josh Curtis
The Stacked Deck - Jennifer Ball and Lorne Tepperman
Inequality Matters - Augie Fleras
Inequality in Canada - Edited by Valerie Zawilski
Racism in Canada - Vic Satzewich
The Politics of Race in Canada - Maria Wallis and Augie Fleras

Special Features

  • Promotes critical thought by questioning much of the traditional thinking about "race" and ethnicity, encouraging students to challenge their own thoughts in these areas.
  • A Canadian focus with an integrated global context gives students insight into "race" and ethnic relations in Canada and around the world.
  • Stand-alone chapter on Indigenous/settler relations examines issues of identity, boundaries, and stratification within Indigenous communities. (Ch. 8)
  • A concise, student-friendly treatment of complex topics makes this text suitable for both university and college courses in race and ethnic relations.
  • In-depth theoretical coverage exposes students to critical race theory, post-colonial studies, and other major approaches that shed light on crucial issues of "race" and ethnicity.
  • End-of-text glossary provides a quick-reference guide to enhance student comprehension and help with research assignments.
New to this Edition
  • New and updated Case Study boxes feature the experiences of people living with the realities of "race" and ethnicity in Canada, helping students understand how theory relates to the challenges people face in everyday life.
  • - Topics include: the everyday toll of microaggressions (Ch. 1), racialized preferences in online dating (Ch. 2), immigrant labour exploitation in Canada (Ch. 5), and racial profiling (Ch. 6).
  • Up-to-date and expanded coverage of Indigenous Peoples within Canada, anti-Black racism, Islamophobia, gender issues, and colonialism and white supremacy gives students a contemporary overview of key issues and concerns in Canada and around the world.
  • New and expanded coverage of grassroots and resistance movements-including the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, Colin Kaepernick's activism within the NFL, and the Idle No More movement.