The world in a city
By: edited by Paul Anisef and Michael Lanphier.
Contributors: Anisef, Paul.; Lanphier, C. Michael.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 543
Subjects: Immigrants -- Ontario -- Toronto Region -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Multiculturalism -- Ontario -- Toronto Region -- History -- 20th century; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- Ontario -- Toronto Region -- History -- 20th century; Immigrants -- Ontario -- Toronto, Région de -- Conditions sociales; Multiculturalisme -- Ontario -- Toronto, Région de; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Toronto Region (Ont.) -- Ethnic relations; Toronto, Région de (Ont.) -- Émigration et immigration -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Description: "The World in a City explores Toronto's ability to sustain a civic society in the face of profound demographic change. The essays in this collection highlight the need to pay more attention to certain at-risk groups and stress the importance of adapting policy to fit the changing settlement and clustering patterns of newcomers. Throughout the volume the concepts of social exclusion and integration are examined and employed to analyse the various challenges facing newcomers. The authors' research findings demonstrate that there are many obstacles to providing opportunity for immigrants, such as low resource bases and inadequate service delivery. Together the authors make a convincing case that by providing a level 'playing field' for its newly arrived inhabitants, and recognizing the particular needs of new communities, the city of Toronto can encourage social and economic growth that would be of immense benefit to the community as a whole."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-521) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: Immigration and the accommodation of diversity -- Paul Anisef, -- Michael Lanphier; title: Becoming an immigrant city: a history of immigration into Toronto since the Second World War -- Harold Troper; title: Immigrants in the Greater Toronto area: a sociodemographic overview -- Clifford Jansen, -- Lawrence Lam; title: Towards a comfortable neighbourhood and appropriate housing: immigrant experiences in Toronto -- Robert A. Murdie, -- Carlos Teixeira; title: Immigrants' economic status in Toronto: stories of triumph and disappointment -- Valerie Preston, -- Lucia Lo, -- Shuguang Wang; title: Immigrant students and schooling in Toronto, 1960s to 1990s -- Carl E. James, -- Barbara Burnaby; title: Diversity and immigrant health -- Samuel Noh, -- Violent Kaspar; title: Images of integrating diversity: a photographic essay -- Gabrielle Scardellato; title: Integrating community diversity in Toronto: on whose terms? -- Myer Siemiatycki, -- Tim Rees, -- Roxana Ng, -- Kahn Rahi; title: World in a city: a view from policy -- Meyer Burstein, -- Howard Duncan -- Epilogue:; title: Blockages to opportunity -- Michael Lanphier, -- Paul Anisef.