The Challenge Of Diversity

Drawing on his experience as a social scientist Walter Johnson outlines someof the challenges posed by the increasing ethnocultural diversity of NorthAmerican s... » 

Drawing on his experience as a social scientist Walter Johnson outlines someof the challenges posed by the increasing ethnocultural diversity of NorthAmerican society through an examination of immigration history immigrationpolicy and the hotbutton issues of multiculturalism racism employmentequity legislation and racial profiling. Also examined are the effects ofgovernment policy on aboriginal populations data from Corrections Canada andthe United States Department of Justice to illustrate how social and ethnicinequality affects the likelihood of being incarcerated the tension betweenreligious tradition and the secular nature the rise of street gangs andcontroversies over the changing role of women.Walter Johnson has written numerous articles and radio documentaries on workurban politics and technological change. «