Immigrants that come to Canada are from a mixed variety of cultures. Importing these different cultures brings many different characteristics to not only their life but to our very own country. Not all counties work or run on the same systems as Canada, so bringing in these different cultures takes a big toll on each individual because its almost like starting a new life. ... This approach is not beneficial to Canada. ... This is a major decision that these immigrants have to decide on, as they are coming to a new country, they are leaving their culture, friends, and especially family. ...

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These relationships differ tremendously depending on culture and beliefs. Canadian marriages have been found to be longer and more stable than marriages in the Unites States (White 1947:646), despite more than 1/3 of Canadian marriages ending in divorce before the 30th wedding anniversary (Clark and Compton 2006:233). The study of popular culture and sociology contributes factors that influence these relationships, aiding in understanding how different relationships are formed and maintained. ... In exploring these findings, examples from popular culture are useful in understanding them. ...

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"What biology initiates, culture accentuates" (Myers 127). The gap between parent child relationships that evolves during adolescence is not only a product of our culture and society; this gap is an evolutionary tool that works itself on the body and mind to complete the process of the child gaining independence from his or her parents. ... Statistics Canada has shown that in nineteen-ninety eight and nineteen-ninety nine "The average Canadian still spends about twenty three hours a week watching television, and twenty hours a week listening to radio" (New Society 106). ... Statistics Canada ...

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The aim of the essay is to identify the oppression and power struggles depicted in both the first-generation mothers and the second-generation American born daughters, who were raised in traditional Chinese ways at home while being exposed to American cultures outside of homes. ... An-Mei faced social destruction and family's discrimination at an early age which also allowed her to conform to a male-dominating culture and choose not to voice her emotions or opinion of her own mother. ... One of the reasons why the mothers had greater hopes for their daughters as they would be born in Ame...

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In most cultures, children are raised to take on specific roles associated with their biological sex very early in life. ... An elaborate description of masculinity and fatherhood takes place in, "Fatherhood, Masculinity, and the Goodlife during Canada's baby boom, 1945-1965, Robert Rutherdale. ...

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