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Chapter 2 Notes Textbook notes from The Family Dynamic: Canadian Perspectives 7th Edition
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Chapter 2: History, Culture, and Canadian Families
• History of Canada = macrosystem of ecological theory
• Consensus family: married or common-law couple living together with or without never-
married sons or daughter, or lone parents with children
• 500 years ago, euros arrived and settled in east ad moved towards west
• First colonists = English and French
• Race: system of classifying people based on physical characteristics such as skin color
• Ethnicity: term used to specify group of people who share common cultural heritage
• Visible minority: person other than aboriginal who is non-white
• Aboriginal: a person who is first nations, Inuit or metis
• Minority group: any group that holds less power
• Dominant group: has greatest power but not always greatest number
• Prejudice: negative attitude toward an entire group of people
• Discrimination: unfair treatment of people based on their social characteristics rather than
on merit
• Stereotype: simplifies perception people have an entire group
Acculturation Strategies
• Acculturation strategies: psychological and behavioral changes in individuals as a result
of migration – integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization
• Integration: an acculturation strategy in which high levels of engagement in both heritage and
mainstream cultures are sought e.g. Chinese-Canadian
• Assimilation: acculturation strategy based on rejection of heritage culture and full and
exclusive orientation toward the dominant culture
• Passion: trying to hide the fact that one is a member of a minority group
• Separation: based on voluntary rejection of the dominant culture or involuntary exclusion
from the dominant culture
• Marginalization: occurs when there is little possibility or interest in maintaining culture and little
interest in having relations w others in the dominant culture e.g. deviant behaviors
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