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Catalogue details
- Call number
- E 305.8 HER
- Author
- Harry Vjekoslav Herman
- Publisher
- Peter Martin Associates Ltd
- Year published
- 2007
- ISBN
- 9870981013
- Format
- Paperback
- Subject
- Social Sciences
- Description
- 88 p. : ill.
- Notes
- ISBN of 2nd publishing of book is 9780981013908 This book was originally published as a part of Canadian Experience Series by Peter Martin Associates. The over-representation of members of a single ethnic group in a particular occupation is a phenomenon that has been noted by sociologists investigating complex industrial multi-ethnic societies like Canada. Macro-level studies of Canadian society, such as John Porter's, seem to show that ethnicity limits occupational choice and socio-economic mobility. Herman's documentation of the surprisingly high concentration of Macedonian immigrants in Toronto's restaurant industry appears at first to be a striking case in point. However, this micro-level study indicates instead that ethnicity does not have to be restrictive but can in fact be manipulated to secure both economic and social gains. The significance of Men in White Aprons lies not only in its revelations about ethnicity but also in the intimacy of its portrait of Toronto's Macedonian community. Including a brief history of the Macedonian people, a survey of the social and economic conditions in Canada at the time of their arrival, a description of family ties and responsibilities and a discussion of how the Macedonians adjusted to their new environment, the book is a valuable contribution to Macedonian ethno-history. Harry V. Herman was born in Zagreb, Croatia. He obtained his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Toronto. He is retired from teaching at various Colleges (Conestoga College, Centennial College, and DeVry College) and the Universities of Waterloo. For five years, he was a Member of the Immigration and Refugee Board.