Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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eng
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The Experience o Being Jewish in a Small Jewish Community: A Qualitative Analysis

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): McIntyre, Keith, Thesis advisor (ths): Rahman, Momin, Degree committee member (dgc): Baban, Feyzi, Degree committee member (dgc): Handlarski, Denise, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis explores the experience of Jewish individuals living in a small Jewish community in an urban centre of less than 100,000 in Ontario, Canada. The central question I explore is the ways in which Jewish individuals in a small community enact and perform their identity. What are some of the challenges and obstacles faced by Jews in a small community and what kinds of compromises… more

Reconceptualizing Immigration in Canada: Toward a new Understanding of the Transnational through a focus on Chinese Canadians

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Chen, Junyi, Thesis advisor (ths): Rahman, Momin, Degree committee member (dgc): Stoyles, Byron, Degree committee member (dgc): Balfour, Gillian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis challenges the contemporary framework of immigration in Canada. Despite Canada's effort to promote cultural diversity and multicultural citizenship, immigration policy in the last decade has moved towards a model of cultural assimilation. The recent Bill—Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act—devalues non-European cultures and hinders the successful integration for new… more