Minorities
A minority group, by its original definition, refers to a group of people whose practices, race, religion, ethnicity, or other characteristics are lesser in numbers than the main groups of those classifications. However in present-day sociology, a minority group refers to a category of people who experience relative disadvantage as compared to members of a dominant social group. Minority group membership is typically based on differences in observable characteristics or practices, such as: ethnicity (ethnic minority), race (racial minority), religion (religious minority), sexual orientation (sexual minority), or disability. Utilizing the framework of intersectionality, it is important to recognize that an …
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UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 11 September 2024 French
Le moment Montfort dans la francophonie se penche sur la crise de l’Hôpital Montfort à travers une approche multidisciplinaire qui joint des chercheures et des chercheurs qui explorent dans cet …
Minorités linguistiques et société = Linguistic Minorities and Society, vol. 9 (2018), p. 55-73; Mathieu …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
In What Ukrainian Elections Taught Me about Democracy long-time election observer Jane Cooper recounts her experience monitoring a municipal election in Kirovohrad in 2015. Offering a framework for exploring what …
election administration, election law, national minorities, and the media. The other half are responsible …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
The Adaptable Country outlines straightforward policy reforms to improve adaptability – the capacity to anticipate and manage danger. In a turbulent world, authoritarian rule is a tempting path to security. …
positive ways. They might adopt laws that oppress minorities or gut labour and environ- mental standards to … It shut out women, francophones, racialized minorities, and 2slgbtqi+ persons. It denied the rights …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Covering a broad swathe of time, from colonization to the present day, Forced Migration in/to Canada examines human displacement in a variety of contexts: Indigenous dislocation and settler colonialism, Black …
hegemony of English and the reality of francophone minorities in Canada (see Garnier, chapter 10), we have …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English
Mainstreaming Porn reveals how sexual norms, practices, and desires are shaped by corporate platforms such as Pornhub in the same way that social media has affected society at large. It …
certainly not been to the advantage of sexual minorities and sex workers. Think for example of the manner …
Fraser Institute · 27 August 2024 English
The ESG movement calls for public companies and investors in public companies to identify and voluntarily implement environmental, social, and governance initiativesâostensibly in the public interest. One school of thought …
retrospectively call into question the merits of those minorities who are hired or promoted. No one seriously … for reporting was most likely to protect all minorities, what reporting was least likely to be “gamed” …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 13 August 2024
For the past 20 years, the Symons Medal is presented annually by the Confederation Centre of the Arts to honour persons who have made an exceptional and outstanding contribution to …
by a third value, “respect for diversity and minorities.” “Deep linguistic and religious diferences … look like in terms of Indigenous Canada, women, minorities, etc.? There are 27 direct Symons medallists’ … of Confederation— Indigenous Canada, women, minorities, the environment and climate change, Canada’s …
CGAI: Canadian Global Affairs Institute · 1 July 2024 English
A death spiral.” Those are the words Minister of National Defence Bill Blair used to describe the current military personnel crisis. For years now, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is …
especially when it comes to the recruitment of minorities (including permanent residents). There is a need …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 June 2024 English
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 led to over 200,000 Huguenots fleeing France. Bryan Banks directs our attention to four authors who advocated for the Huguenots’ right …
absolutism, which justified persecution of religious minorities. In the years surrounding the infamous anti- …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 June 2024 English
Since the first edition of this popular text was published in 1984, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has transformed the role of the courts in Canadian politics. Addressing current …
adequate mechanism to protect individ- uals or minorities from democratic majorities that violate their …