Texts:

• Wsevolod W. Isajiw, Understanding Diversity: Ethnicity and Race in the Canadian Context
• Augie Fleras and Jean Lock Kunz, Media and Minorities: Representing Diversity in a Multicultural Canada

Some background materials for Sociology 211 for the Fall 2004 semester are provided on this web site. These materials are intended primarily for students in Sociology 211 at the University of Regina during the Fall semester of 2004. Others are free to use these materials, but please give appropriate credit if you do so. I apologize for any errors or misinterpretations. Remember that many of the files in this section of the web site are notes for classes and are not finished products.

This web page page will be updated periodically as we proceed through the semester. Please provide feedback to the class instructor Paul Gingrich concerning how to improve the presentation of the materials.

Class Syllabus

Class Notes

Information about final examination

Attitudes -- December 6

Employment equity -- December 3

Multiculturalism in practice -- December 1

Racism -- November 29

Prejudice -- November 24-26

Discrimination against Muslims / Social distance -- November 22

Discrimination -- November 19

Ethnocentrism, xenophobia, stereotypes -- November 17

Overview of prejudice, racism, discrimination -- November 15

Incorporation of ethnic groups -- November 10

Immigrant adjustment (continued) -- November 3

Immigrant adjustment -- October 29 and November 1

Ethnic composition -- October 27 and 29

Immigration policy and patterns -- October 25

Immigration to Canada -- October 18 and 20

Tables of population distribution, immigration, emigration

Assignment -- Skilled worker criteria

Types of international migration -- October 15

International migration -- October 13

Attitudes and opinions about multiculturalism -- Oct. 4 and 8

Meaning and problems of multiculturalism -- Sept. 29 - Oct. 1

Principles of multiculturalism

Soc. 211 student statements

History of multiculturalism -- September 27

Overview of multiculturalism -- September 24

Nation and national minority -- September 20

Ethnicity, race, minority -- September 17

Study of ethnicity -- September 13-15

Introduction -- September 10

Outline of course -- September 8

Assignments for Fall 2004

Project -- Media report or book review

First midterm

Second midterm

Final examination

If you have any comments or questions please contact:

Paul Gingrich, Professor
Department of Sociology and Social Studies
University of Regina, CL217
(306) 585-4196
paul.gingrich@uregina.ca

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