Seeing Ourselves: Exploring Race, Ethnicity and Culture, 3rd Edition

1. Culture and Identity — Where are you from?; Who possess culture?; Constructing “other”: The “us-them” categorization; Essence talk?; The era of democracy and equity talk
2. Race Ethnicity and Cultural Identities — Race and the social construction of identity; On the question of naming: Confusion and contradictions; Ethnicity as part of social identity; The hyphenated Canadian; Privilege, race and ethnicity: Exploring the meanings of dominant group membership; Encounters in race, recognizing privileges
3. Negotiating Identities and Contending with Difference: The Early Years — Family, community and identity; Contending with difference and trying to “fit in;” Summary; Discussion
4. Similarities and Difference: Making Comparisons — What English Canadians learn from and about First Nations individuals; Comparisons of English Canadians and French Canadians; Religious comparison—Judaism and Catholicism; Comparisons of religious and family life; Comparisons of family life, roles and values: English, Chinese, Mexico and Vietnamese
5. Stereotyping, Racism and Discrimination; Structural Barriers to Social Interactions and Opportunities — Ethnocentrism; Prejudice; Stereotyping; Discrimination; Racial jokes: Representation of racist beliefs? Discrimination perhaps?; Minority group members: Their feelings and reactions; Seeing beyond the stereotypes: Theorizing about the sources; Theorizing about the sources of stereotyping, racism and discrimination; Eliminating racism and discrimination is more than having friends who are...; Conclusion: Advocacy is necessary; Institutionalized racism and Canadian history: Notes of a Black Canadian, by Adrienne Shadd
6. Immigrants and Refugees: Who Really Gets In? —Why does Canada need immigrants?; What are immigrants and refugees worth to Canada?; Speak English: “To live in Rome you should live as Romans do;” The social construction of racial and ethnic minority Canadians as immigrants; Despite the limitations, immigrants remain our resourceful resources
7. Culture, Multiculturalism and the Ideology of Integration — Toward an understanding of culture; Ethnic and racial diversity and culture; The policy of multiculturalism and expectations of Anglo-conformity; Students’ views of multiculturalism: Misconceptions, unfounded claims and historically uninformed
8. Equity Programs: Are They Really Changing Things? — Employment equity: Contradictory, frustrating nauseating, disturbing; Discussion: Challenging perception of equity; “Reverse Racism”: Is there such a thing?; More than individual attitudes; The critical juncture; The question of merit; White privilege!; Addressing the issues
9. Reflections: What was Gained and What was Expected? — Paul: The prejudices I have are not without basis; Constructing identity: “The biggest influence in my life now is me;” Making comparisons: “I was and for the most part still am, politely racist’” Reflections—Diary entries; Discussion: How much did Paul learn really?; Concluding Notes; Discussion: Not only a matter of individual’s attitudes