Indo-Canadian Families Historical Constraints and Contemporary Contradictions

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ID3039628
AuthorsGurcharn S Basran (University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume24
Issue3
Pages339-352
Publication date1993-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.24.3.339
OpenAlexW2979569378
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited2

Immigrants from India arrived in Canada circa 1900. About 95 percent of early immigrants came from the Punjab State of India and were of the Sikh religion. Their entry into Canada, as well as their stay in Canada, were controlled by various immigration policies and social, economic, and political constraints. This paper examines historical conditions, structural constraints, and the Canadian immigration policies which shaped the Indo-Canadian families in Canada. The main role of the family is to produce and reproduce labour for the capitalist system. The family is also the place where individuals are socialized, protected, and supported as they adapt to external constraints. The main focus of the paper is to understand the structure, function, and contradictions in the institution of the family in regard to historical conditions and contemporary social, political, and economic forces

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Immigration · Immigration policy · Institution · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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