¶ … Refugee?
The term 'refugee' as defined under the UN Convention for Refugees, 1951 is applied to determine permissibility for entering other nations (Jupp, 2003). According to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) (UNHCR, 2004), the word refugee refers to an individual, who, because of a justifiable fear of persecution on grounds of race, nationality, religion, political views, or membership in any specific social group, moves out of his/her country of origin, and cannot or (because of fear) is not poised to take advantage of home country protection.
Refugees in Canada
Historically, Canada is renowned all over the world for instituting a pluralistic structure, as well as officially passing policies endorsing multiculturalism; the country's population has risen in terms of both number and cultural diversity owing to an inflow of migrants, recently (Winston, n.d.). As per a census report for the year 2006, Canada's overall population comprises 19.8% residents of foreign origin, hailing from more than 200 nations (Fleras, 2012: 261). Citizens, overall, generally portray acceptance of immigrants, viewing immigration as being a positive aspect for the country (Winston, n.d.). The reason for this public opinion regarding immigration was discovered via a survey conducted in 2010; the survey revealed that immigrant labor market brought economic benefits. Further, several migrants were successful in fitting seamlessly into society in Canada (Fleras, 2012: 258). Recently, however there have been drastic modifications in immigration-related Canadian policies and discussions, generating intense political conflicts regarding immigration system efficacy and regulation; the segments of refugees and migrant workers are fiercely contested (Winston, n.d.)
Theoretical Terminology and Concepts
Conflict theory views society in the form of an unbalanced, multifaceted site wherein opposing...
Winston states that conflict theory comprises two streams, namely feminist and Marxist, with class being the major concept of the latter component (Winston, n.d.). Advocates of the Marxist school perceive society to be a place of regular exploitation, with the dominant class ruling over those with lower status (i.e., working class). A scrutiny and evaluation of economic forces characteristic to exploitation, as well as profit-flow management techniques, lie at the heart of conflict theory which, over time, has undergone trivial re-conceptualizations, making people appear as active, instead of passive, subjects striving against the societal power structure. While the feminist outlook to conflict theory also perceives societal inequity and power forces at work (Winston, n.d.), theoreticians belonging to the feminist school contend that male domination (patriarchy) is not a normal or natural thing (Fleras, 2012: 21). That is, the basis of the feminist branch of conflict theory is gender-roles wherein male privileges and interests are given precedence (Winston, n.d.).
Several other models apart from conflict theory, pertaining to race, will be described and applied in this analysis (Winston, n.d.):
1. Attitudes: discrimination, Islamophobia, Eurocentrism, and
1. Actions: racial profiling, hegemony, segregation.
Race denotes a biologically-grounded societal construct encompassing grouping of individuals into hierarchical classes based on genuine or illusory qualities (Fleras, 2012: 389). This definition is the key to understanding the concepts of racialization and racism (racial/race-in-action processes). The chief issue that must be realized is that both factual and imaginary racial characteristics affect society in a very "real" way (Winston, n.d.). Discrimination is the foremost example (and debatably,…
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