The Netherlandic presence in Ontario : pillars, class and Dutch ethnicity / / Frans J. Schryer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825234203321
• Autore: Schryer Frans J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c1998
• ISBN: 0-585-28144-0; 1-299-31337-X; 0-88920-617-1
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 458 p. : ill. ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 305.83/9310713
• Soggetti: Dutch - Ontario; Immigrants - Ontario; Dutch Canadians - Ontario
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 422-432) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Shifting Ethnicity -- Dutch Ethnicity: Genesis and Transformation -- Dutch Society and the Pillar System -- Postwar Migration: From Holland to Canada -- Transported Pillars (with Fieldnote Interludes) -- Adapting to Ontario -- The Spatial Distribution of Dutch-Canadians -- Dutch-Canadian Pluralism -- The Fate of the Catholic Pillar -- The Reformed Pillars -- Regional and Inter-National Networks -- Language Retention -- Negotiating Class Standing -- Gender and Dutch-Canadian Ethnicity -- Dutch Business -- The Dutch Credit Union Movement -- Dutch-Canadian Social and Cultural Associations -- The Elderly -- From Immigrants to Dutch-Canadians -- Dutch-Canadian Dispositions: Identity and Culture -- The Invisible Minority in the Vertical Mosaic -- A Reinterpretation of Immigration and Ethnicity -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Dutch Words and Acronyms (English) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Schryer’s central argument is that ethnic groups are as much modern “myths” as they are integral components of a socially constructed reality. Focusing on the large cohort of immigrants from the Netherlands and the former Dutch East Indies who arrived in Canada ; between 1947 and 1960, Schryer shows how the Dutch, despite a loss of ethnic identity and a high level of linguistic assimilation, replicated many aspects of their homeland. While illustrating and illuminating the diversity among immigrants sharing a common national origin, Schryer keeps sight of what is common among them. In doing so, he shows how deeply ingrained habits were modified in a Canadian context, resulting in both continuities and discontinuities. The result is a variegated image reflecting a multidimensional reality.