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Perceived racial and cultural discrimination and sense of belonging in Canadian society

Authors :
Wu, Zheng
Finnsdottir, Maria
Source :
Canadian Review of Sociology. May, 2021, Vol. 58 Issue 2, p229, 21 p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Multiculturalism promises equality and tolerance, yet racialized minorities in Canada continue to report experiences of discrimination. As Canada becomes increasingly culturally and racially diverse, it is important to understand what this discrimination means for sense of belonging in Canada. Using ordinary logistic regressions, we examine the effects of ethnocultural and racial discrimination on sense of belonging. Relying on a theoretical framework of the Rejection/Identification and Rejection/Disidentification models, we test the impacts of discrimination on national sense of belonging and on in-group sense of belonging. We further examine the differential effects of discrimination on sense of belonging for white and non-white Canadians. We find that discrimination negatively impacts both national and in-group sense of belonging among both non-white and white Canadians, although the impact is stronger among racialized minorities. Thus, we argue that discrimination reduces sense of belonging in Canada generally, but is more damaging to those who already occupy a marginalized social position. These findings have implications for our understanding of multiculturalism in Canada. Le multiculturalisme promet l'egalite et la tolerance, mais les minorites racialisees au Canada continuent de signaler des experiences de discrimination. Alors que le Canada devient de plus en plus diversifie sur les plans culturel et racial, il est important de comprendre ce que cette discrimination signifie pour le sentiment d'appartenance au Canada. A l'aide de regressions logistiques ordinaires, nous examinons les effets de la discrimination ethnoculturelle et raciale sur le sentiment d'appartenance. En nous appuyant sur un cadre theorique des modeles Rejet / Identification et Rejet / Desidentification, nous testons les impacts de la discrimination sur le sentiment national d'appartenance et sur le sentiment d'appartenance au sein du groupe. Nous examinons plus en detail les effets differentiels de la discrimination sur le sentiment d'appartenance des Canadiens blancs et non blancs. Nous constatons que la discrimination a un impact negatif sur le sentiment d'appartenance a la fois national et au sein du groupe chez les Canadiens non blancs et blancs, bien que l'impact soit plus fort chez les minorites racialisees. Ainsi, nous soutenons que la discrimination reduit le sentiment d'appartenance au Canada en general, mais qu'elle est plus dommageable pour ceux qui occupent deja une position sociale marginalisee. Ces resultats ont des repercussions sur notre comprehension du multiculturalisme au Canada.<br />INTRODUCTION In recent decades, there has been a liberalization of immigration policies in Canada, leading in turn to significant changes in the demography of the Canadian population (Mann, 2014). While [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17556171
Volume :
58
Issue :
2
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Canadian Review of Sociology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.668397300
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/cars.12339