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12/95/
ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED129942 AUTHOR: Berry, John W.; And Others
TITLE: Multiculturalism and Ethnic Attitudes in Canada: A
Summary of a National Survey.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1976
NOTE: 14 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
Canadian Psychological Association (Toronto, Ontario, June
11, 1976)
ABSTRACT: The attitudes of Canadians toward
multiculturalism were investigated in this study. Four
attitude domains were examined. The first dealt with the
attitudes held by Canadians toward a variety of ethnic
groups in the country. The second involved general beliefs
regarding cultural diversity. The third consisted of
attitudes toward immigration. The fourth domain included
the psychological phenomenon of prejudice and
discrimination. Two questions constituted the core of the
present study: whether Canadians view cultural diversity as
a valuable resource, and whether confidence in one's own
identity is a preprequisite for accepting others. The
results for each of the four attitude domains in the total
sample are presented first, and the major trends that
emerge across the four domains are described. Respondents
in the study showed a reasonably high level of
overtolerance for ethnic diversity and a general acceptance
for multiculturalism as a social fact. The study also
revealed a considerable lack of knowledge concerning
multiculturalism as government policy. (Author/AM)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Bias-; Cultural-Context; Cultural
Influences; Ethnic-Discrimination; Ethnic-Groups; Ethnic
Relations; Ethnic-Status; Government-Role; Immigrants-;
Policy-Formation; Racial-Discrimination; Social
Discrimination
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Pluralism; *Identification
Psychology; *National-Surveys; *Racial-Attitudes; *Social
Attitudes; *Social-Bias
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