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Interculturalism and physical cultural diversity in the greater Toronto area
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Abstract The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of the most multicultural communities in the world. Frequently, this description is based on ethnic, linguistic, and culinary diversity. Physical cultural diversity, such as different sports, martial arts, forms of dance, exercise systems, and other physical gam... view more
The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is one of the most multicultural communities in the world. Frequently, this description is based on ethnic, linguistic, and culinary diversity. Physical cultural diversity, such as different sports, martial arts, forms of dance, exercise systems, and other physical games and activities, remains ignored and understudied. Based on a living database of the GTA's physical cultural diversity, this study identifies the trajectories of the lifecycle of activities that have been introduced into the GTA's physical culture by immigrants. These pathways differ based on whether the activity is offered in a separate setting, where individuals may be participating with other immigrants of the same ethnocultural group, or mixed settings, where people are participating with people from outside of their ethnocultural group. We argue that the diversity and the lifecycle trajectories of physical cultural forms in the GTA serve as evidence of interculturalism and the contribution by immigrants to the social and cultural life of Canada.... view less
Keywords
Canada; immigration; multicultural society; sports; cultural diversity; ethnic group
Classification
Leisure Research
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 111-119
Journal
Social Inclusion, 5 (2017) 2
Issue topic
Sport for social inclusion: questioning policy, practice and research
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed