Religion and Ethnicity in Canada

Religion and Ethnicity in Canada
Author: Paul Bramadat
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2009-10-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1442697024

As the leading book in its field, Religion and Ethnicity in Canada has been embraced by scholars, teachers, students, and policy makers as a breakthrough study of Canadian religio-ethnic diversity and its impact on multiculturalism. A team of established scholars looks at the relationships between religious and ethnic identity in Canada's six largest minority religious communities: Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, Muslims and practitioners of Chinese religion. The chapters also highlight the ethnic diversity extant within these traditions in order to offer a more nuanced appreciation of the variety of lived experiences of members of these communities. Together, the contributors develop consistent themes throughout the volume, among them the changing nature of religious practice and ideas, current demographics, racism, and the role of women. Chapters related to the public policy issues of healthcare, education and multiculturalism show how new ethnic and religious diversity are challenging and changing Canadian institutions and society. Comprehensive and insightful, Religion and Ethnicity in Canada makes a unique contribution to the study of world religions in Canada.

Religion and Diversity in Canada

Religion and Diversity in Canada
Author: Lori Gail Beaman
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2008
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9004170154

Canada officially prides itself on being a multicultural nation, welcoming people from all around the world, and enshrining that status in its Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as in an array of laws and policies that aim to protect citizens from discrimination on various grounds, including race, cultural origin, sexual orientation, and religion. This volume explores the intersection of these diversities, foregrounding religion as the primary focus of analysis. Taking as their point of departure the contested meaning and implications of the term diversity, the various contributions address issues such as the power relations that diversity implies, the cultural context that limits the understanding and practical acceptance of religious diversity, and how Canada compares in these matters to other countries. Taken together the essays therefore elucidate the Canadian case while also having relevance for understanding this critical issue globally.

Remote Sensing Image Fusion

Remote Sensing Image Fusion
Author: Christine Pohl
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2016-10-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1498730035

Remote Sensing Image Fusion: A Practical Guide gives an introduction to remote sensing image fusion providing an overview on the sensors and applications. It describes data selection, application requirements and the choice of a suitable image fusion technique. It comprises a diverse selection of successful image fusion cases that are relevant to other users and other areas of interest around the world. The book helps newcomers to obtain a quick start into the practical value and benefits of multi-sensor image fusion. Experts will find this book useful to obtain an overview on the state of the art and understand current constraints that need to be solved in future research efforts. For industry professionals the book can be a great introduction and basis to understand multisensor remote sensing image exploitation and the development of commercialized image fusion software from a practical perspective. The book concludes with a chapter on current trends and future developments in remote sensing image fusion. Along with the book, RSIF website provides additional up-to-date information in the field.

PROFESSION 2006

PROFESSION 2006
Author: Rosemary G. Feal
Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Language and languages
ISBN: 9780873522991

Health Workforce Policies in OECD Countries

Health Workforce Policies in OECD Countries
Author: OECD
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Medical personnel
ISBN: 9789264239500

Foreword and Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- Key findings -- Analytical framework of health labour markets -- Trends in health labour markets and policy priorities to address workforce issues -- Education and training for doctors and nurses: What's happening with numerus clausus policies? -- Trends and policies affecting the international migration of doctors and nurses to OECD countries -- Geographic imbalances in the distribution of doctors and health care services in OECD countries -- Skills use and skills mismatch in the health sector: What do we know and what can be done

Rethinking Church, State, and Modernity

Rethinking Church, State, and Modernity
Author: David Lyon
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802082138

The contributors consider how Canada's religious experience is distinctive in the modern world, somewhere between the largely secularized Europe and the relatively religious United States.

Making a New Deal

Making a New Deal
Author: Lizabeth Cohen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2014-11-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1107431794

Examines how ordinary factory workers became unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s.

On Becoming a Rock Musician

On Becoming a Rock Musician
Author: H. Stith Bennett
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0231544405

In the 1960s and 1970s, becoming a rock musician was fundamentally different than playing other kinds of music. It was a learned rather than a taught skill. In On Becoming a Rock Musician, sociologist H. Stith Bennett observes what makes someone a rock musician and what persuades others to take him seriously in this role. The book explores how bands form; the backstage and onstage reality of playing in a band; how bands promote themselves and interact with audiences and music professionals like DJs; and the role of performance.