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ERIC Number: EJ213745
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Myths and Multiculturalism.
Burnet, Jean
Canadian Journal of Education, v4 n4 p43-58 1979
This article describes the development of Canada's federal policy on bilingualism and multiculturalism and discusses some of the ethnic myths prevalent in Canadian society concerning the order in which the groups immigrated to Canada, the size and cohesiveness of each group, and the oppressiveness of British predominance. (SJL)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Status, Ethnicity, Federal Programs, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Social Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada