Violence is a worldwide issue and many cultures face tremendous problems because of the effects it can cause. Violence is a term used to explain a type of harm done onto someone or a group of people and can be in many forms such as sexual, emotional, physical, etc. When looking at violence in a cultural perspective and narrowing in on Canada it is known that the Aboriginals face a great deal of violence, both in the past as well as today. Treatment of Aboriginal peoples in Canada has never been completely
and Murdered Aboriginal Women Introduction Racial discrimination exists in Canada and is deeply entrenched in our history since contact. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) report, “Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview” (2014), does not provide justifiable reasons and/or contributing factors for the deplorably high number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, because it does not address the underlying causality of this violence: colonialism and racism.
minority, to have equal rights and status. There are a few majority/minority issues around the world, and in Canada, such as minority language rights with the French Canadians, and women in society. Firstly, the issue of language rights in Canada have been around for a long time. French Canadians were not able to express themselves and practice their culture because of the oppression from English Canada. Their culture and language were slowly fading because the population of the English Canadians were much
the 1975 National Family Violence Survey, Murray Straus and Richard Gelles of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hamsphire discovered that women were just as likely as men to report hitting a spouse and men were just as likely as women to report getting hit (worthy of note is that this period coincides with the social movement of feminist in the 1970’s) (Young, 2014). The researcher assumed that the women were
There is a subtle cultural war in Canada. In short, a cultural war has a simple definition: it is a strong conflict of opinions in areas that are sensitive in a society. That is between two or more sides with marked differences. The First Nations of Canada and its relationship the government as well with it turbulent history. Through the history our civilization, there has always been some kind of conflict. Be it land or riches, by which we seem to be in a constant conflict. History has taught us
Prostitution is considered to be one of the oldest professions in the world and still exists in contemporary society (Kelly, 2015). Within Canada, sexual service work is not considered a criminal offence, however, there are numerous laws which do not condone certain activities related to this profession. Therefore, the manner in which the system is designed makes it difficult for prostitutes to operate without being penalized (M12, La). Moreover, as a result of the limited rights pertaining to the
domestic dispute card, wanting an officer to negotiate an argument between her an her husband. When Purdie arrived at her door, he began repeteadly beating her husband in the face. This was not the first time Purdie got carried away with violence. His violent behaviour against innocent citizens and trafficking of anabolic steroids continued for many years before he was finally
Canadian women have been progressively fighting for equal rights in areas such as employment and education. With all the substantial progress that has been made, Canadian women are being provided with the same rights as their male counterpart. Although, it is important to realize that there are still numerous issues existing, such as the gender wage gap. Regardless, even though women are still not on equal standings with men, it is not hard to ignore the fact that they have made significant developments
How is the rate of violence against Aboriginal women affected by the social aspects of the victim’s life? Introduction Violence against Aboriginal women has been an issue for decades. The prevalence of this problem is a growing concern in today’s society. Aboriginal women have a 306% greater chance of experiencing any form of violence than non-Aboriginals (Brownridge 2003, 77). Aboriginal is in reference to “original or earliest known; native; indigenous” (Aboriginal). Violence can be defined as
To what extent was WWI a catalyst for social change in Canada? Introduction World War I was undoubtedly a significant event in Canadian History. July 28 of 1914 was the day that Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, marking the beginning of World War I. At that time, this war was known to be the “war to end all wars” (Wilson). The root causes of this war have been debated heavily, but ultimately was a global conflict involving thirty-two nations worldwide. There were twenty-eight nations who