Fleras, Augie 1947-
Engaging Diversity : Multiculturalism in Canada / Augie Fleras and Jean Leonard Elliott. - 2nd ed. - Toronto : Nelson Thomson Learning, 2002. - xv, 296 p. : cov. ill. ; 23 cm.
Previous ed. published under title: Multiculturalism in Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Canada established itself as the world's first officially multicultural nation in 1971. In the thirty years since the policy was implemented, Canadians have struggled with and embraced the tensions inherent in it.
Multiculturalism was designed to create unity from diversity. Survey after survey confirms support for principles of diversity, and as other nations become increasingly multicultural, they look to Canada to see how the politics and policies of multiculturalism work. But is Canada as diversity-minded as many would like to believe? Engaging Diversity examines multiculturalism as an official policy and as a set of practices. Part One gives an overview of the theories and discourses surrounding the formation of policy.
Part Two discusses the implementation of multiculturalism in criminal justice, education, media, and everyday life. Finally, an afterword examines the future of multiculturalism - its emergent realities and its changing directions." (Book Cover) CONTENTS Preface PART 1 THE IDEA OF MULTICULTURALISM
The Multicultural Landscape
CHAPTER 1 Multiculturalism and Diversity
Defining Multiculturalism
Diversity: For What Ends, In Whose Interests, On What Grounds?
The Problems of Diversity
Living Together with Differences: Perils and Promises Paradoxes of Diversity Chapter Highlights Review Questions Recommended Reading CHAPTER 2 Multiculturalism: Fact, Ideology, Practice, and Critique Conceptualizing Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism as an Empirical Fact A Demographic Revolution Multiculturalism as Ideology
Ideology Defined
The Ideology of Multiculturalism: A Blueprint for Living Together Multiculturalism as Practice
Political Interests Commercial Interests Minority Interests
Multiculturalism as Critique
Chapter Highlights Review Questions Recommended Reading
CHAPTER 3 Official Multiculturalism: The Politics of Policy Framing Multicultural Policies
The Political Economy of Multiculturalism as Policy
Multiculturalism as State Policy Official Multiculturalism: Evolutions of a Revolution
Building Toward Multiculturalism
Phase One: Ethnicity Multiculturalism
Phase Two: Equity Multiculturalism
Phase Three: Civic Multiculturalism
Continuity in Change Multiculturalism in the United States: Duelling Discourses
"Isms" of Resistance, Challenge, and Transformation
A Continental Divide
Interculturalism in Quebec Multiculturalism versus Multinationalism "The Canadian Way": Universal Model Or One of a Kind?
Chapter Highlights
Review Questions Recommended Reading CHAPTER 4 Appraising Multiculturalism: Attitudes, Criticisms, Benefits, and Costs A Contested Domain Gauging Public Attitudes
Surveying Multiculturalism Multiculturalism and Its Discontents Putting Multiculturalism to the Critical Test
Controversy #1: Is multiculturalism divisive?
Controversy #2: Is multiculturalism marginalizing?
Controversy #4: Is multiculturalism a hoax?
Controversy #5: Is multiculturalism disempowering?
The Good, the Bad, the In Between
The Politics of the In Between
Canada Is Multiculturalism/Multiculturalism Is Canada
A Riddle, a Mystery, an Enigma Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading
PART 2 PUTTING MULTICULTURALISM TO WORK
CHAPTER 5 Diversifying Criminal Justice: Cops, Courts, Corrections
Crisis in Criminal (In)justice
Mis-policing Diversity Professional Crime-Fighters
C*O*P*S*: Community-Oriented Policing
Toward Multicultural Policing
Rethinking Aboriginal Justice
Crisis in Aboriginal Communities
A Criminal Injustice System
Competing Justice Systems
Aboriginal Justice as Restorative Justice Toward Inclusiveness
Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading
CHAPTER 6 Miscasting Minorities: Multiculturalism and the Mass Media
A Crisis in Representation
Patterns in Miscasting
Ghettoizing Minorities
Stigmatizing Minorities
Demonizing Minorities
Whitewashing Minorities
Miniaturizing Minorities The Impact of "Othering" Minorities
Silences of the Media: Accounting for the Miscasting
Money Talks
Stereotyping as a Staple
Systemic Bias: "It's the Way We Do Things Around Here"
Media Logic: "Discourses in Defence of Ideology" - Rethinking the Relationship
Multiculturalizing the Media
Two Steps Forward...
...One Step Back
Mainstreaming Diversity
Aboriginal and Ethnic Media Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading CHAPTER 7 Multicultural and Antiracist Education
Multicultural Education/Educating Multiculturally
Contesting Schooling
Identity Crisis
Models of Multicultural Education
Enrichment Multicultural Education
Enlightenment Multicultural Education
Empowerment Multicultural Education
Schooling with a Difference Antiracism Education
Religious Pluralism and Multicultural Education
Religion and Schools: A Volatile Mix? Schooling Together with Religious Differences
Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading
CHAPTER 8 Multicultural Competence: Communications, Mindsets, and Imagination "Walking the Talk" The Notion of Competence
Monoculturalism and Multiculturalism
Countdown to Competence Barriers to Multicultural Competence
Prejudice
Ethnocentrism
Stereotyping
Unmasking Racism
Racism as Race
Racism as Culture
Racism as Power Communicating Across Differences Cross-Cultural Communication: Fallacies and Facts
The Paradox of Symbolic Communication
The Social Dimension of Language
Communication as Social Activity
"You Cannot Not Communicate"
Communication as Power and Control
Deception Is Communication Keys to Communicating Competence
Communicating Without Words
Coping with the Culture of X-C Communication Chapter Highlights Review Questions Recommended Reading Afterword Glossary Index
9780176168575 (pbk)
Multiculturalism--Canada
Diversity
Engaging Diversity : Multiculturalism in Canada / Augie Fleras and Jean Leonard Elliott. - 2nd ed. - Toronto : Nelson Thomson Learning, 2002. - xv, 296 p. : cov. ill. ; 23 cm.
Previous ed. published under title: Multiculturalism in Canada.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Canada established itself as the world's first officially multicultural nation in 1971. In the thirty years since the policy was implemented, Canadians have struggled with and embraced the tensions inherent in it.
Multiculturalism was designed to create unity from diversity. Survey after survey confirms support for principles of diversity, and as other nations become increasingly multicultural, they look to Canada to see how the politics and policies of multiculturalism work. But is Canada as diversity-minded as many would like to believe? Engaging Diversity examines multiculturalism as an official policy and as a set of practices. Part One gives an overview of the theories and discourses surrounding the formation of policy.
Part Two discusses the implementation of multiculturalism in criminal justice, education, media, and everyday life. Finally, an afterword examines the future of multiculturalism - its emergent realities and its changing directions." (Book Cover) CONTENTS Preface PART 1 THE IDEA OF MULTICULTURALISM
The Multicultural Landscape
CHAPTER 1 Multiculturalism and Diversity
Defining Multiculturalism
Diversity: For What Ends, In Whose Interests, On What Grounds?
The Problems of Diversity
Living Together with Differences: Perils and Promises Paradoxes of Diversity Chapter Highlights Review Questions Recommended Reading CHAPTER 2 Multiculturalism: Fact, Ideology, Practice, and Critique Conceptualizing Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism as an Empirical Fact A Demographic Revolution Multiculturalism as Ideology
Ideology Defined
The Ideology of Multiculturalism: A Blueprint for Living Together Multiculturalism as Practice
Political Interests Commercial Interests Minority Interests
Multiculturalism as Critique
Chapter Highlights Review Questions Recommended Reading
CHAPTER 3 Official Multiculturalism: The Politics of Policy Framing Multicultural Policies
The Political Economy of Multiculturalism as Policy
Multiculturalism as State Policy Official Multiculturalism: Evolutions of a Revolution
Building Toward Multiculturalism
Phase One: Ethnicity Multiculturalism
Phase Two: Equity Multiculturalism
Phase Three: Civic Multiculturalism
Continuity in Change Multiculturalism in the United States: Duelling Discourses
"Isms" of Resistance, Challenge, and Transformation
A Continental Divide
Interculturalism in Quebec Multiculturalism versus Multinationalism "The Canadian Way": Universal Model Or One of a Kind?
Chapter Highlights
Review Questions Recommended Reading CHAPTER 4 Appraising Multiculturalism: Attitudes, Criticisms, Benefits, and Costs A Contested Domain Gauging Public Attitudes
Surveying Multiculturalism Multiculturalism and Its Discontents Putting Multiculturalism to the Critical Test
Controversy #1: Is multiculturalism divisive?
Controversy #2: Is multiculturalism marginalizing?
Controversy #4: Is multiculturalism a hoax?
Controversy #5: Is multiculturalism disempowering?
The Good, the Bad, the In Between
The Politics of the In Between
Canada Is Multiculturalism/Multiculturalism Is Canada
A Riddle, a Mystery, an Enigma Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading
PART 2 PUTTING MULTICULTURALISM TO WORK
CHAPTER 5 Diversifying Criminal Justice: Cops, Courts, Corrections
Crisis in Criminal (In)justice
Mis-policing Diversity Professional Crime-Fighters
C*O*P*S*: Community-Oriented Policing
Toward Multicultural Policing
Rethinking Aboriginal Justice
Crisis in Aboriginal Communities
A Criminal Injustice System
Competing Justice Systems
Aboriginal Justice as Restorative Justice Toward Inclusiveness
Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading
CHAPTER 6 Miscasting Minorities: Multiculturalism and the Mass Media
A Crisis in Representation
Patterns in Miscasting
Ghettoizing Minorities
Stigmatizing Minorities
Demonizing Minorities
Whitewashing Minorities
Miniaturizing Minorities The Impact of "Othering" Minorities
Silences of the Media: Accounting for the Miscasting
Money Talks
Stereotyping as a Staple
Systemic Bias: "It's the Way We Do Things Around Here"
Media Logic: "Discourses in Defence of Ideology" - Rethinking the Relationship
Multiculturalizing the Media
Two Steps Forward...
...One Step Back
Mainstreaming Diversity
Aboriginal and Ethnic Media Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading CHAPTER 7 Multicultural and Antiracist Education
Multicultural Education/Educating Multiculturally
Contesting Schooling
Identity Crisis
Models of Multicultural Education
Enrichment Multicultural Education
Enlightenment Multicultural Education
Empowerment Multicultural Education
Schooling with a Difference Antiracism Education
Religious Pluralism and Multicultural Education
Religion and Schools: A Volatile Mix? Schooling Together with Religious Differences
Chapter Highlights
Review Questions
Recommended Reading
CHAPTER 8 Multicultural Competence: Communications, Mindsets, and Imagination "Walking the Talk" The Notion of Competence
Monoculturalism and Multiculturalism
Countdown to Competence Barriers to Multicultural Competence
Prejudice
Ethnocentrism
Stereotyping
Unmasking Racism
Racism as Race
Racism as Culture
Racism as Power Communicating Across Differences Cross-Cultural Communication: Fallacies and Facts
The Paradox of Symbolic Communication
The Social Dimension of Language
Communication as Social Activity
"You Cannot Not Communicate"
Communication as Power and Control
Deception Is Communication Keys to Communicating Competence
Communicating Without Words
Coping with the Culture of X-C Communication Chapter Highlights Review Questions Recommended Reading Afterword Glossary Index
9780176168575 (pbk)
Multiculturalism--Canada
Diversity