Growing Up Canadian: Volume 232 Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists (McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History)
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Peter Beyer (Author) Rubina Ramji (Author)
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A significant number of Canadian-raised children from post-1970s immigrant families have reached adulthood over the past decade. As a result, the demographics of religious affiliation are changing across Canada. Growing Up Canadian is the first comparative study of religion among young adults of Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist immigrant families. Contributors consider how relating to religion varies significantly depending on which faith is in question, how men and women have different views on the role of religion in their lives, and how the possibilities of being religiously different are greater in larger urban centres than in surrounding rural communities. Interviews with over two hundred individuals, aged 18 to 26, reveal that few are drawn to militant, politicized religious extremes, how almost all second generation young adults take personal responsibility for their religion, and want to understand the reasons for their beliefs and practices. The first major study of religion among this generation in Canada, Growing Up Canadian is an important contribution to understanding religious diversity and multiculturalism in the twenty-first century.
Contributors include Peter Beyer, Kathryn Carriere, Wendy Martin, and Lori Beaman (University of Ottawa), Rubina Ramji (Cape Breton University), Nancy Nason-Clark and Cathy Holtmann (University of New Brunswick), Shandip Saha (Athabasca University), John H. Simpson (University of Toronto), and Marie-Paule Martel-Reny (Concordia University) 17 tables
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Peter Beyer is professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa. Rubina Ramji is associate professor of religious studies at Cape Breton University.
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- Contributor: Peter Beyer
- Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
- ISBN13: 9780773541382
- Number of Pages: 360
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x229mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
- Release Date: 2013-08-07
- Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Peter Beyer is professor of religious studies at the University of Ottawa. Rubina Ramji is associate professor of religious studies at Cape Breton University.
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