Summary
This collaborative text looks at the social, cultural, economic, and political integration of new comers and minorities and establishes measures for assessing the success of integration practices. It presents overviews of issues related to integration.
Contents
Part I. Introduction / John Biles, Meyer Burstein, James Frideres -- 1. Integration, impact, and responsibility: an economic perspective on Canadian immigration policy / Arthur Sweetman, Casey Warman -- 2. The political integration of newcomers, minorities, and the Canadian-born: perspectives on naturalization, participation, and representation / Christopher G. Anderson, Jerome H. Black -- 3. Creating an inclusive society: promoting social integration in Canada / James Frideres -- 4. Immigration and cultural citizenship: responsibilities, rights, and indicators / Marjorie Stone, Hélène Destrempes, John Foote, M. Sharon Jeannotte --
Part II. -- 5. Integration policies in English-speaking Canada / John Biles -- 6. Integration policies in Quebec: a need to expand the structures? Conseil des relations interculturelles -- 7. Receiving and giving: how does the Canadian public feel about immigration and integration? / Jack Jedwab -- 8. How are immigrations seen-and what do they want to see? Contemporary research on the representation of immigrants in the Canadian English-language media / Minelle Mahtani -- 9. The discourse of new individual responsibility: the controversy over reasonable accommodation in some French-language newspapers in Quebec and Canada / Chedly Belkhodja -- Conclusion: Canadian society: building inclusive communities / John Biles, Meyer Burstein, James Frideres.