عنوان

Legislated Multiculturalism & Second-Generation Hybrid Identities: A Phenomenological Study of Canadian Ismaili Muslim Men in Montreal, Quebec

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TL48617

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Legislated Multiculturalism & Second-Generation Hybrid Identities: A Phenomenological Study of Canadian Ismaili Muslim Men in Montreal, Quebec

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Rahim Karmali

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Shtern, Jeremy

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Ottawa (Canada)

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2014

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

136

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-43525-1

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

M.A.

Body granting the degree

University of Ottawa (Canada)

Text preceding or following the note

2014

Text of Note

The recent controversy over the 2014 proposed Quebec Charter of Values suggests the integration of minorities is, at present, a fundamental social and political debate in such a multicultural nation as Canada. Yet, minimal consideration has been given to secondgeneration citizens who find themselves living between various dimensions of culture. This study examines the impact of legislated multiculturalism and how it has evolved to influence second-generation Canadians in this country. This qualitative research explores the contemporary challenges of multiculturalism by examining the phenomenological analysis of second-generation Canadian Ismaili Muslim men in Montreal, Quebec. In-depth interviews were conducted to expand their perspective of identity negotiation in Canada. Research findings suggest that a symbolic sense of identity is created by simultaneously being part of the cultures found in Quebec, Canada and the global Ismaili Muslim diaspora community. This study argues that research participants challenge fixed conceptions of cultural identity markers; that their sense of diaspora community is indispensable to their perception of home and belonging in Canada; and that the legislation of multiculturalism is a practical and positive influence for second-generation Canadians. This discussion of the second-generation identity, along with the literature review and findings, provides further insight into the Canadian approach of multiculturalism.

Canadian studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Ethnic studies

Subject Term

Social sciences

Nanji, Afroza M.

Shtern, Jeremy

University of Ottawa (Canada)

Call Number

1760989902; 10005452

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[Thesis]

276903

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