The effect of language of ethnic identity in Canada
dc.contributor.advisor | Kalbach, Madeline | |
dc.contributor.author | Pigott, Brooke Shapley | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2005-08-08T20:07:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2005-08-08T20:07:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.description | Bibliography: p. 56-60 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Language is known to have an effect on ethnic identity in that language retention of a mother tongue or home language acts as a stronger connector to the ethnic community for such persons as compared to those who do not retain the language. This analysis uses data from a specially designed survey of Canadian university students carried out in 2000-2001. It looks at the effects of language on the emergence of a Canadian identity. The results show that respondents with higher levels of linguistic assimilation tend to exhibit lower levels of ethnic-connectedness and are therefore more likely to identify themselves as Canadian, compared to others who are less assimilated in terms of language. This research will assist the current debate on the need for new census questions regarding identity and the importance of retaining the ethnic ancestry question and the language questions on Canada's national census. | |
dc.format.extent | viii, 63 leaves ; 30 cm. | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Pigott, B. S. (2003). The effect of language of ethnic identity in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/18516 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/18516 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 0612873978 | en |
dc.identifier.lcc | AC1 .T484 2003 P54 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1880/40118 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Calgary | en |
dc.publisher.place | Calgary | en |
dc.rights | University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. | |
dc.title | The effect of language of ethnic identity in Canada | |
dc.type | master thesis | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Sociology | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Calgary | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (MA) | |
ucalgary.item.requestcopy | true | |
ucalgary.thesis.accession | Theses Collection 58.002:Box 1465 520708900 | |
ucalgary.thesis.notes | UARC | en |
ucalgary.thesis.uarcrelease | y | en |
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