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The Migrant Presence - Australian Responses 1947-1977: Research Report for the National Population Inquiry (Hardcover)
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The Migrant Presence - Australian Responses 1947-1977: Research Report for the National Population Inquiry (Hardcover)
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This classic work in Australian sociology examines the way in which
Australian institutions have responded to the influx of migrants of
non-Anglo-Saxon origin. Until the end of the sixties, the typical
Australian reaction was that these migrants could be, and were
being, assimilated into the mainstream of British-Australian
society and culture. At the end of the sixties, both the
assimilationist philosophy and the claim of successful and
effortless absorption came into question, and migrants of
non-English speaking background began to be defined as problems.
Now, in a third phase, migrants themselves are rejecting the notion
that they are, above all, problems or people with problems. Instead
they are asserting their rights and dignity as legitimate
minorities in an ethnically plural society. The author goes on to
trace in detail the response of the institutions of education,
health, and the trade unions to 'the migrant presence'. 'Well
written, well presented, well documented and challenging.' - C. A.
Price, The National Times 'Well written, sympathetic to the point
of anger and should be included in any course on Australian society
or public policy. an invaluable contribution.' - James Jupp,
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