Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

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Identifikator:: 1794974814

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-182133

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Acland

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 224 S.; Diagramme

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VI. Origins and intermarriage in the registration area in Canada

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130 ORIGINS AND INTERMARRIAGE IN THE REGISTRATION AREA the figure for the average group. One finds also that the combined positive influence of length of residence and surplus of males was a little over twice as great as was the negative influence of large numbers. By substituting values for Xe, Xs and X4 in the above equation for each of the specified stocks (using data given in Columns 3, 4 and 5 of Table 70) the expected value of Xj was computed for each group. These are plotted in Chart 28 and the several points are con- nected by straight lines. The actual values of Xi, as given in Column 1, Table 70, are also ‘ndicated on the chart and attention is directed to their distribution and its significance. In the light of length of residence (as shown by percentage North American born), percentage surplus males and the size of the group in Canada, the expected percentage of intermarriage for the men of Swedish origin was 25 p.c.; the actual amount which had occurred was 45 p.c., a proportion four-fifths greater than expectation. On the other hand, the expected percentage of intermarriage for the men of Ukrainian origin was 20 p.c.; the actual only 9 p.c. or less than half the expected. Of the 20 stocks, 19 are listed below, with the actual amount of intermarriage expressed as a percentage of the computed expectation in each case. The twentieth is the Hebrew stock, and as the expected rate in this case worked out to practically zero, to express the 4 p.c. which actually occurred as a percentage of expectation would be meaningless. Rank Origin Actual intermarriage a8 percentage of expected {for males) O.6c. Belg uuen sunirnen nwwniwnin vo —_— wadivh... o: cvsmieeeniaves coves PTRO—— YEN 5 0 0 des a BERES BF RISER DEERE £8 SEARED § WHIRL inde fn dorian ARSE FRBRIENS SARS DER GY B35 7 PRN 2echoSloVak. ...u..iein iii TOTWERIAN Lover itive initia iaa reins PHAR cy wrsann vn vussmass wwe [EETE———. BUBB viv ve rans an RS ———— ricinus snumnns rvs we wea ww. ga WOR. os ivnes sien vr vere - LoUMAanIBN.. iia aes 4 serbo-Croatian..........o.covvnnn Ep POlSR. aaa [R111 SF: SAPP NEB cocscmmsisnmininss ws wasn wis wine se WAN TUNGORIOI. vos pamsimnss wwwvmns como pRR Rr Siw celandie............ouvun. ‘krainian..... .. .... 538 176 ‘73 “27 iT The reason the coefficient of correlation was not higher than + -76 is made evident by the above table. For many of the peoples the actual amount of intermarriage was con- siderably in excess of the expected; for others, the actual rate fell far short of expectation. Thus length of residence, sex distribution and numerical strength combined, are not adequate to account for the behaviour of the different stocks in respect of intermarriage. The per- formance of many of the groups differs very considerably from what was anticipated. The question naturally arises as to why this should be so, and in seeking an answer one finds it necessary to pass from the realm of extraneous and more or less accidental causes to a consideration: of influences more intimately associated with hereditary and cultural characteristics of the various stocks. Indeed there could be no more conclusive proof that peculiarities of the different origin groups are of major importance in the matter of assimilation than the fact that these external factors are not adequate to account for the pehaviour of the data. What then are the differences in terms of which an explanation must be found? There are many types and only a few of the principal ones will be mentioned. (1) Physiological This, coupled with associated psychological implications, occurs first to the mind of the biologist when the term “stock” iz mentioned. Indeed the connota- tion of the word is often confined to such characteristics. We have seen that between stocks of different colour such barriers are of maior importance. How important phvsical differences

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