Interracial Couples On The Rise In Canada
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Interracial marriages are on the rise in Canada.
According to Statistics Canada, interracial couples made up 3%, or 452,000, of Canada's married or common-law couples in 2001 -- that's up 35% since 1991.
"People in mixed unions tend to be younger, live in urban areas, and tend to be highly educated," said Anne Milan, senior analyst at StatsCan and author of the 2004 report titled Mixed Unions. Experts attribute the rise to Canada's growing diversity.
And some sociologists, like University of Toronto professor Monica Boyd, describe the growing trend as a barometer of social tolerance since marriage is such a binding union between two separate identities.
"Intermarrying is the last frontier in social integration," she said. "It's an intimate act that produces the next generation. It's one of the most important indicators of acceptance and integration into an ongoing social world."
It seems Japanese are most likely to marry outside their race. This can be traced back to the presence of Japanese Canadians in Canada for longer period of time than other ethnic groups. Also the Japanese have much smaller number of potential partners to chose from.
You can read the rest of the article here or check out the video for race relations in Canada that accompanies the article here.
According to Statistics Canada, interracial couples made up 3%, or 452,000, of Canada's married or common-law couples in 2001 -- that's up 35% since 1991.
"People in mixed unions tend to be younger, live in urban areas, and tend to be highly educated," said Anne Milan, senior analyst at StatsCan and author of the 2004 report titled Mixed Unions. Experts attribute the rise to Canada's growing diversity.
And some sociologists, like University of Toronto professor Monica Boyd, describe the growing trend as a barometer of social tolerance since marriage is such a binding union between two separate identities.
"Intermarrying is the last frontier in social integration," she said. "It's an intimate act that produces the next generation. It's one of the most important indicators of acceptance and integration into an ongoing social world."
It seems Japanese are most likely to marry outside their race. This can be traced back to the presence of Japanese Canadians in Canada for longer period of time than other ethnic groups. Also the Japanese have much smaller number of potential partners to chose from.
You can read the rest of the article here or check out the video for race relations in Canada that accompanies the article here.
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