Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Geography & Environmental Studies
Faculty/School
Faculty of Arts
First Advisor
Alfred Hecht
Advisor Role
Thesis Supervisor
Abstract
This thesis performs a spatial analysis of Ontario’s structure of ethnic stratification. It examines several spatial manifestations of the contrasts in socio-economic well-being—income, education, and occupation—between Ontario’s British majority and seven ethnic minority categories. The major data source for this analysis includes published Canadian Census data and special tabulations of the 1971 Census. Regional patterns of spatial distribution shown by the various ethnic categories are described and compared using location quotients and the centrographic statistical technique. Applying a core-periphery model of regional structure and development, a tendency was found for ethnic categories of subordinate socio-economic status to be disproportionately concentrated in Ontario’s geographic periphery of northern Ontario. On the other hand, ethnic minorities with a socio-economic status similar to that of the British majority were shown to be more spatially integrated within the Toronto-centred core of southern Ontario.
Recommended Citation
Sharpe, Robert George, "Regional variations among ethnic groups in Ontario a core-periphery model" (1983). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 292.
https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/292
Convocation Year
1983
Convocation Season
Spring