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Attachment, Learning, Interfaith Relations and Prejudice in Canada Presentation for

Attachment, Learning, Interfaith Relations and Prejudice in Canada Presentation for Canadian Race Relations Foundation JACK JEDWAB ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES October 17, 2012. Methodology.

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  1. Attachment, Learning, Interfaith Relations and Prejudice in Canada Presentation for Canadian Race Relations Foundation JACK JEDWAB ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES October 17, 2012

  2. Methodology Conducted by the firm Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, was done via web panel with 1522 respondents between March 17 and March 19, 2012. Across the country an equivalent phone survey would have a margin of error of 2.9 points 19 times out of 20)

  3. Attachment to religion lowest across identities-increases amongst 65 plus

  4. Strong Attachment to Religion does not imply weaker attachment to Canada

  5. Nor does strong attachment to ethnicity imply weaker attachment to Canada

  6. Canadians can practice freely but rights of women may be affected

  7. Yes to Religious Pluralism, But…

  8. Those who want to learn more about religions other than their own go in with far less negativity

  9. Supporters of MC Policy exhibit more positive views of communities

  10. Those who want to learn more about other religions more likely to agree that religion unifies

  11. Those who want to learn more about other religions more trusting of Muslims

  12. Those who want to learn more about other religions more trusting of Jews

  13. As observed below, some 43% of Canadians strongly agree that they have heard negative comments about Muslims over the past year compared with 31% in the case of Aboriginals and 25% in the case of Jews.

  14. People least likely to agree that discrimination towards black people not their fault

  15. Most Canadians possess negative view of relations between Muslims and non-Muslims

  16. Young people more optimistic around relations between Muslims and non-Muslims

  17. Those who were the most likely to have heard negative comments about Muslims were the most likely to hold negative opinions about them. But those with moderate exposure to such comments held negative views to the same degree as those who heard very little negative remarks about Muslims.

  18. Negative comments about Muslims have been heard to roughly equal degrees across the age spectrum

  19. Quebecers most negative about relations between Jews and non-Jews

  20. Young Canadians somewhat less likely to be positive about relations between Jews and non-Jews

  21. In the case of Jews, those who were more exposed to negative comments were more likely to hold negative opinions about the group

  22. Of the following, rank in order where you think racism and prejudice is most present

  23. Of the following, rank in order where you think racism and prejudice is most present

  24. Exposure to prejudice does not always result in acceptance of it

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