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- Title
Proximity or regional cultures? A re-examination of patterns of Francophone-Anglophone liking of each other.
- Authors
Curtis, James E.; White, Philip G.
- Abstract
This article shows that language region is a stronger predictor of Anglophone attitudes toward Francophone than was the language makeup of the local constituency. Attitude of Anglophones toward Francophone are more favorable in bilingual regions than in monolingual regions. Language region is not a statistically significant predictor of attitudes of Francophone toward Anglophones, although Francophones living in English Canada showed more favorable attitudes. People living in different regions appear to acquire, at a different rate, positive attitudes toward the outgroup. The greater liking in regions with greater outgroup presence may also occur because the minority group has greater institutional completeness in these areas of the country. This may help lessen conflict between the majority and minority group over scarce resources - e.g., in opportunities for education and commerce in the minority language.
- Subjects
AREAL linguistics; LANGUAGE contact; FRENCH-speaking countries; ENGLISH-speaking countries; LINGUISTIC minorities; BILINGUALISM
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1993, Vol 18, Issue 3, p303
- ISSN
0318-6431
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/3340880