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    TO DIE A 'CANADIAN': How Nineteenth-Century European Immigrants Influenced the Culture of Death in Canada

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    2016

    Author

    Shirley, Kimberly Donna

    Degree

    Master of Arts

    Discipline

    History

    Subject

    Death - Social aspects
    Immigration to Canada

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    Abstract

    To understand the mystery of why modern attitudes toward death assumed their current forms, it is necessary to explore their socio-historical roots. This thesis focuses specifically on the cultural interpretations of death shared by the Finns, the Ukrainians, and the Greeks, for each group represents a region in Europe affected by the developments of the Canadian immigration policy, and in turn influenced the cultural landscape of present-day Thunder Bay.

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