1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The objective is to determine whether sense of belonging to Canada and feelings of discomfort living in the host society differs across generational cohorts of immigrants.» (p. 382)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The study uses cross-sectional data from the 2002 Ethnic Diversity Survey (EDS) and the 2001 Canadian Census.» (p. 389)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«This study examined differences in social integration between generational cohorts of immigrants, focusing on two outcomes: sense of belonging to Canada and feeling uncomfortable or out of place in Canada because of differences (e.g., racial status, culture, skin colour) from the core/majority group. The empirical analysis unpacked this relationship in terms of the context of the settlement experience, looking at ethno-racial differences and neighbourhood effects. The main conclusion is that the relationship between immigrant generation and social integration is not straightforward, but depends on a combination of factors, including intersections between generational status, racial status, and neighbourhood characteristics.» (p. 402) Note that «[…] perceptions of discrimination are more common among the Canadian-born children of racial minority immigrants than among their parents […]. This suggests that there is a growing gap in the social exclusion of immigrants, especially those from non-European sending countries.» (p. 404) Note: plusieurs statistiques présentent la situation montréalaise.