Language:
English
Year of publication:
1991
Titel der Quelle:
Canadian Journal of Sociology
Angaben zur Quelle:
16,4 (1991) 411-418
Keywords:
Antisemitism History 1945-
;
Antisemitism History 20th century
;
Jews History 1945-
;
Public opinion polls History
Abstract:
Analyzes levels of antisemitism in the Canadian population, based on data from the 1984 National Election Study. While 14% of the nation held negative attitudes toward Jews, the provinces of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Quebec had a much higher average (21-29%). French-speaking Catholics tend to be more antisemitic, as well as persons from lower social classes and the less educated. The prognosis is good for a tolerant Canadian attitude toward Jews, except for Quebec. See criticism of this article by Simon Langlois ["Canadian Journal of Sociology" 17 (1992) 175-178] in which he accuses the authors of hasty generalizations, inadequate measurement of antisemitic opinion, as well as unreliable statistical analysis (e.g. the sample on Quebec was too small; other reliable studies show that antisemitism is not higher in Quebec than elsewhere in Canada). The authors refute these criticisms on pp. 179-183.
Description / Table of Contents:
Langlois, Simon. The distribution of anti-Semitism in Canada; a hasty and erroneous generalization by Brym and Lenton. "Canadian Journal of Sociology" 17,2 (1992) 175-178.
Description / Table of Contents:
Brym, Robert J.; Lenton, Rhonda L.. Anti-Semitism in Quebec; reply to Langlois. Ibid. 179-183.
Note:
Appeared also in "The Jews in Canada" (1993) and in its many subsequent editions up to 2010.
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