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Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada

Theories, Policies and Debates

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Editors:
  1. Shibao Guo

    1. University of Calgary, Canada

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  2. Lloyd Wong

    1. University of Calgary, Canada

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  • interdisciplinary volume theorizes and discusses the debates and critiques
  • surrounding contemporary multiculturalism in Canada and includes some very
  • important case studies to show how multiculturalism is practiced and
  • contested in Canadian society and education
  • This book covers a breadth of articles that can be approximately categorized as: historical; theory and theorization; social and public policy; and case studies—multiculturalism on the ground
  • The book provides a deeper understanding of multiculturalism in Canada with implications and applications for education both in Canada and internationally

Part of the book series: Transnational Migration and Education (TMAE)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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    1. Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada

      • Lloyd Wong, Shibao Guo
      Pages 1-14

  3. Theorizing and Debating Multiculturalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. The Three Lives of Multiculturalism

      • Will Kymlicka
      Pages 17-35

    3. Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies

      • John W. Berry
      Pages 37-49

    4. A Canadian Anomaly?

      • Elke Winter
      Pages 51-68

    5. Multiculturalism and Ethnic Pluralism in Sociology

      • Lloyd Wong
      Pages 69-90

    6. Multiculturalism and Egalitarianism

      • Sourayan Mookerjea
      Pages 91-106

    7. Canadian Multiculturalism in the 21st Century

      • Ho Hon Leung
      Pages 107-119

  4. Multiculturalism, Ethnicity and Belonging

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. Rethinking Multiculturalism in Canada

      • Shibao Guo, Yan Guo
      Pages 123-139

    3. Canadian Jews, Dual/Divided Loyalties, and the Tebbit “Cricket” Test

      • Morton Weinfeld
      Pages 141-158

    4. Yiddish and Multiculturalism

      • Rebecca Margolis
      Pages 159-170

    5. Canadians Under Suspicion

      • Kalyani Thurairajah
      Pages 171-185

  5. Youth, Identity and Racialization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Multiculturalism and the Forging of Identities by Lebanese-Origin Youth in Halifax

      • Evangelia Tastsoglou, Sandy Petrinioti
      Pages 189-205

    3. Multiculturalism as an Integrational Policy

      • Dan Cui
      Pages 207-220

    4. “And he was Dancing Like no Tomorrow”

      • Carl E. James, Selom Chapman-Nyaho
      Pages 221-236

  6. Multicultural Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
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    2. Critical and Emerging Discourses in Multicultural Education Literature1

      • Anna Kirova
      Pages 239-254
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About this book

In 1971 Canada was the first nation in the world to establish an official multiculturalism policy with an objective to assist cultural groups to overcome barriers to integrate into Canadian society while maintaining their heritage language and culture. Since then Canada’s practice and policy of multiculturalism have endured and been deemed as successful by many Canadians. As well, Canada’s multiculturalism policy has also enjoyed international recognition as being pioneering and effectual. Recent public opinion suggests that an increasing majority of Canadians identify multiculturalism as one of the most important symbols of Canada’s national identity. On the other hand, this apparent successful record has not gone unchallenged. Debates, critiques, and challenges to Canadian multiculturalism by academics and politicians have always existed to some degree since its policy inception over four decades ago. In the current international context there has been a growing assault on, and subsequent retreat from, multiculturalism in many countries. In Canada debates about multiculturalism continue to emerge and percolate particularly over the past decade or so. In this context, we are grappling with the following questions: • What is the future of multiculturalism and is it sustainable in Canada? • How is multiculturalism related to egalitarianism, interculturalism, racism, national identity, belonging and loyalties? • What role does multiculturalism play for youth in terms of their identities including racialization? • How does multiculturalism play out in educational policy and the classroom in Canada? These central questions are addressed by contributions from some of Canada’s leading scholars and researchers in philosophy, psychology, sociology, history, education, religious studies, youth studies, and Canadian studies. The authors theorize and discuss the debates and critiques surrounding multiculturalism in Canada and include some very important case studi

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Calgary, Canada

    Shibao Guo, Lloyd Wong

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada

  • Book Subtitle: Theories, Policies and Debates

  • Editors: Shibao Guo, Lloyd Wong

  • Series Title: Transnational Migration and Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-208-0

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-208-0Published: 01 December 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 346

  • Topics: Education, general

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