Postulations on the Fragmentary Effects of Multiculturalism in Canada
@article{Garcea2009PostulationsOT, title={Postulations on the Fragmentary Effects of Multiculturalism in Canada}, author={Joe Garcea}, journal={Canadian Ethnic Studies}, year={2009}, volume={40}, pages={141 - 160} }
This article has two central objectives: first, to provide an overview and analysis of ten postulations regarding the fragmentary effects of multiculturalism philosophy and policy articulated during the past forty years in books and academic journals within the Canadian literature written in English; second, to provide some suggestions regarding the importance policy makers should attach to these postulations and the type and degree of attention that they should devote to them. The ten…
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