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Showing 1 to 20 of 234 for “"Canadians"”.
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In sight : MOVING Filipino Canadians into leadership?
… a practical framework outlining how Filipino Canadians (FC) can move into elected government positions (using MOVER as an acronym for the multistage process). Although FC are one of the largest and the fastest-growing visible minority ethnicity, they have not been stepping into public …
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Race relations in Sudbury : a focus on African-Canadians
… the perception of race relations among African‐Canadians in the city of Greater Sudbury. It assessed African‐Canadians’ perception of the treatments and equal opportunities afforded to them in the city. The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of race on the life experiences of …
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Perceptions and Understanding of Family Violence Among Japanese Canadians
… method, and data was collected from ten Japanese Canadians through individual and focus group formats. Findings indicate that participants appeared to have a bounded view toward family violence. A bounded understanding of family violence included actions that were direct, intense, visible, and …
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The Work-Related Roles and Identities of Older Canadians
Western society highly values work, and is structured in such a way that people have to be involved in the paid labour force to live. Forms of work that are unpaid are often not recognized as “real” or “meaningful”. Consequently, populations that are not involved in the paid labour force can often …
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The behavior of English and French Canadians towards the environment
… examining the behaviors of English and French Canadians towards the environment. In order to achieve this goal the two ethnic groups were compared on several variables, namely, attitudes, behaviors, environmental knowledge, differential values, individualism and collectivism, and demographics. …
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Second-Generation Euro-Canadians: Resisting or Embracing a White Settler Identity?
… interviews with 11 second-generation Canadians of European descent. Would acculturation reproduce White settler identities or would their culturally hybridized identities contest categorization as White settlers? A theoretical framework drawing from settler colonialism (Snelgrove et …
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Mental Illness Stigma Among Middle Eastern Canadians: A Mixed Methods Study
… relative to White, Black, and South Asian Canadians (n = 424). A hierarchical regression analysis was performed to determine whether the perception of MIS in ones ethno-racial community acts as a greater deterrent to help-seeking in Middle Eastern versus White participants, after …
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It gets better? Comparing the experiences of LGB and heterosexual Canadians
… the complex developmental trajectories of queer Canadians and the need for more comprehensive support services in early adulthood.
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Exploring experiences of mental health in second generation South Asian Canadians
… concerning second generation South Asian Canadians. Thus, this research explored their experiences of mental health using Interpretive Description to conduct seven individual in-depth interviews. Seven themes were identified during data analysis: mental health stigma; mental health …
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Multiculturalism and identity in Canada : a case-study of Ukrainian-Canadians
… that ostensibly represents over one million Canadians of Ukrainian heritage and a historically important player in the development of multiculturalism in Canada. The impetus for such an analysis is to explore whether there are alternative policy directions available to the UCC that could …
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The universe and my brain in a jar: Canadians, universities, and Indigenous Peoples
During the last decade, the University of Victoria (UVic) in British Columbia, Canada has developed several policies that aim to recruit and retain Indigenous students. UVic is a leader in a wider Canadian trend of encouraging Indigenous youth to complete high school and pursue post-secondary …
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Knowledge and behaviours of Indo-Canadians about cardiovascular disease risk factors and prevention
Indo-Canadians are a significant minority group residing in Canada. Several well designed comparative studies conducted in Europe have demonstrated that East Indians suffer higher rates of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality than the other white populations (Hughes, raval, and Raftery, …
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The « un-frenching » of French-Canadians: Histoires des Fransaskoises en situation linguistique minoritaire
Cette étude aborde le phénomène de la perte de la langue première chez cinq Fransaskoises. En examinant leur situation linguistique minoritaire ainsi que leurs expériences particulières dans les domaines communautaire, scolaire et enfin familial tout au long de leur vie, j’ai pu identifier certains …
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Culture change and the consumption of basic foods : the case of Lebanese-Canadians
… the consumer research literature: the Lebapese-Canadians. Hypotheses regarding the relative power of acculturation and ethnic identity as two separate yet correlated constructs that predict a variation in the consumption frequencies of various basic food items are drawn and a multidimensional …
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Canadians Redefining R&B: The Online Marketing of Drake, Justin Bieber, and Jessie Reyez
In a country that long failed to accept, include, and institutionalize R&B music as part of Canadian culture, musical artists Justin Bieber, Drake, and Jessie Reyez have successfully broken-down barriers by having successful careers as racially diverse Canadian R&B artists. This qualitative study …
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The German Canadians in Saskatchewan with Particular Reference to the Language Problem, 1900-1930
… This instilled a sense of fear into many German Canadians, aroused feelings of resentment and completely intimidated those Germans who had given leadership. As a result, for many years after the war the Germans were indeed "the quiet in the land." The German community began to reorganize and …
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The influence of culture on pro-environmental activities : comparing English, French and Italian Canadians
… the behaviors of English, French and Italian Canadians towards the environment. Given the bi-cultural environment of Montreal, Italian Canadians in our sample were divided into three groups: strong Italians, Italians acculturated toward the English culture, and Italians acculturated toward the …
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Political outcomes of digital conversations : case study of the Facebook group "Canadians against proroguing parliament"
Since the emergence of the Internet, scholars have had mixed opinions regarding its role in influencing levels of political participation. Two frameworks, the mobilization and the reinforcement theses, were created from these opposing views. The introduction of social networking websites (such as …
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Subjective cognitive decline and related worry: Examining biopsychosocial correlates in mid-age and older Canadians
Introduction: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD), a self-reported decline in cognition in otherwise cognitively healthy people, has been acknowledged as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a large national study with participants …
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