York University
 Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
AP/SOCI 3430 6.0: Ethnicity, Power and Identity
Summer 2015

Lecture Schedule

Date Lecture Topic Seminar May 19 Ethnicity in a Global Society Read: Satzewich Preface How important is ethnicity in a global village? May 21 Defining Ethnicity. Read: Satzewich Chapter 1 Suggested: Kalbach and Kalbach, Chs. 1 & 4. Bienvenue and Goldstein Chapter I. What is ethnicity? How can your own experience help us to come to terms with the concept? May 26 Ethnicity:Theoretical Approaches Read: Satzewich Chapter 2 How are paradigms used in the study of ethnicity? May 28 Self Determination-Identity and Power in Canada Read: Satzewich Chapter 3 How can we understand ethnic identity and power in the Canadian Context? June 2 French Canada: Identity and Power, In-group and Out-group. Read: Kit article #3 p. 29 See: Leo Drieger, Multi Ethnic Canada Ch.5 See: K. Ishwaran, Canadian Families: Ethnic Variations Ch.6 June 4 The Jewish Community: Identity and Power, In-group and Out-group. See: Leo Driedger, The Canadian Ethnic Mosaic Ch.15 See: K. Ishwaran, The Canadian Family p. 159. See: E.Kallen, Spanning the Generations June 9 Migration in a Global Age Satzewich Chapter 8 Suggested: Isajiw Chapter Four Kalbach and Kalbach, Ch.12. June 11 Racism/Xenophobia Satzewich Chapter 7 How does immigrant policy contribute to existing power structure both in and out of ethnic groups? June 16 The Dutch Community: Religion and Group Identity Read: Kit article #6 p. 55 See: K. Ishwaran, Canadian Families: Ethnic Variations Ch.11. See: K. Ishwaran, The Canadian Family 189. See: Rosenberg and Jedwab above June 18 Ethnicity and Immigration Read: Satzewich Chapter 4 See: A. Richmond, "Immigration, Population,and the Canadian Future June 23 MID TERM EXAM IN CLASS June 25 Ethnicity and Classical Theory Re-Read: Satzewich Chapter 2 What are the positions of Marx, Weber and Durkheim on Ethnicity, Identity and Power? June 30 The Italians of Toronto and Montreal: In-group and Out-group, Power and Identity Read: Kit Article #7 p.67 See: K. Ishwaran, The Canadian Family: Ethnic Variations Ch.5. See: Leo Drieger ed., The Canadian Ethnic Mosaic Ch.16 See: Rosenberg and Jedwab above July 2 Anglo-Celtic Canadians Read: Kit Article #2 p.15 Suggested: Isajiw Chapter Chapter 10 Kalbach and Kalbach, Chs. 10 12, 17. Bienvenue & Goldstein, Chs. 14,15, 18. July 7 The Black Community: Identity, Power and Struggle Read: Satzewich Chapter  7 N. Mandel and A. Duffy, Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change See: Krauter and Davis, Minority Canadians: Ethnic Groups CSee: See: B. Singh and Peter Li, Racial Oppression in Canada Ch.7  July 9 Multiculturalism & Stratification Read: Satzewich Chapter 6 Suggested: Kalbach and Kalbach, Ch.20. Bienvenue and Goldstein, Part I. Ch. 4. What is meant by the Vertical Mosaic? Is Multiculturalism an ideology that disguises Anglo-Saxon superiority?   Selected Native Communities of Canada: Identity, Power and Struggle Read: Kit Article #8 p.77 Review: Satzewich Chapter 8 See: K. Ishwaran, Canadian Families: Ethnic Variations 13, 14, 15 July 14 Ethnic Group Adaptations See: Kalbach & Kalbach, Ch. 10. See: Herberg, Chs. 10, 11. Is it useful to develop stage models of ethnic group adaptation? July 16 Asian Communities: Identity, Power and Nationalism Read: Kit Article #9 p.97 See: K. Ishwaran, Canadian Families: Ethnic Variations Chs. 4&8. See: Mandel and Duffy, Canadian Families: Diversity, Conflict and Change Ch. 5. See: Krauter and Davis, Minority Canadians: Ethnic Groups Chs. 5 & 6. See: J.S. Elliot, Minority Canadians 2 Ch 9. July 28 The Religious Minorities: Hutterites, Mennonites and Mormons. Read: Kit Article #10 p.109 See: K. Ishwaran, Canadian Families: Ethnic Variations Chs. 9, 10, 12 July 30 South Asian Community: Hindu and Sikh See: S. Chandrasekah, From India to Canada (1986) See: B. Singh Bolaria, Racial Oppression in Canada Ch. 7. Aug 4 Islamic Community in Canada See HQ 1170 M8466 2010 Muslim diaspora in the West : negotiating gender, home and belonging Moghissi, Haideh, 1944- Aug 6 Final Exam in class

* Students examining ethnic groups should attempt to apply concepts such as Marginality, Hybridity, Institutional Completeness, Prejudice and Discrimination, Scapegoating, & Nativism.