New modes of becoming in transcultural glocal spaces: second-generation youth in Calgary, Winnipeg, and Toronto

Can Ethn Stud. 2008;40(2):61-87. doi: 10.1353/ces.2010.0020.

Abstract

Second generation youth are currently the focus of much research and policy attention with respect to their integration, which is not yet well understood. Based on graphic and narrative data recently collected in three cities, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Toronto, we analyse second generation youth's patterns in glocal spaces where transcultural modes of belonging are created and lived. Our analysis focuses on attachments to locality and a continuum of mobilities of mind, body, and boundaries. The findings are interpreted in terms of the complexities of their integration processes as well as their relevance to social policy development.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Acculturation
  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior* / ethnology
  • Adolescent Behavior* / physiology
  • Adolescent Behavior* / psychology
  • Canada / ethnology
  • Cross-Cultural Comparison*
  • Family Characteristics* / ethnology
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Psychology, Adolescent / education
  • Psychology, Adolescent / history
  • Residence Characteristics*
  • Social Change / history
  • Social Conditions / economics
  • Social Conditions / history
  • Social Conditions / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Young Adult