https://hdl.handle.net/10680/46 2022-12-23T08:23:48Z 2022-12-23T08:23:48Z Chekki, Dan A. https://hdl.handle.net/10680/1213 2019 - 06 -27T02:51:17Z 1982 - 08 - 01 - t00:00:00z

Urban housing cooperatives: experiments in participation Chekki, Dan A. The problem of housing in urban industrial societies has become a matter of great concern for planners and urban dwellers. The land values, cost of construction, mortgage rates, home ownership and rental costs have been, in recent years, skyrocketing - making it extremely difficult for low and middle income families to own or rent a decent dwelling. The dreams of buying a house are being shattered by the recent housing crisis. One of the attractive alternatives to home ownership is that of housing cooperatives. Cooperative housing, or "the third sector," an innovation in housing based on the Scandinavian model seems to have gained some momentum in Europe, North America and elsewhere. Is the housing cooperative a viable alternative or a solution to the current problem of housing in urban industrial societies? Has it been successful as an economic venture? What are the intended and unintended consequences of housing coops? What is the extent of member participation in decision-making? What is their role in community development? Can they be instruments of community change? A paper presented at the 10th World Congress of Sociology, International Sociological Association, RC03 Community Research, Session 5 : Citizen Values, Participation and Collective Decisions, Mexico City, Mexico, August 16-21, 1982.

1982 - 08 - 01 - t00:00:00z Chekki, Dan A. https://hdl.handle.net/10680/1125 2019 - 06 -27T03:29:51Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond Assimilation: The Immigrant Family and Community in a Canadian Metropolis Chekki, Dan A. This paper draws on an empirical research focusing on immigrant families in Winnipeg, Canada, which is based on a sample of 440 south Asian, Filipino, Middle Eastern, and Eastern European respondents. When immigrants are under pressure to assimilate, the immigrant family and community can make a difference if they are able to mobilise resources and provide social capital. The author raises a few pertinent questions: In the process of immigrant adjustment, what roles do immigrant family and community play in the integration into Canadian urban milieu? Will immigrant families and ethnic communities persist in affecting the lives of children of immigrants? What is the role of the policy of multiculturalism in the process of immigrant family adaptation?

2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Chekki, Dan A. https://hdl.handle.net/10680/843 2019 - 06 -27T05:46:54Z 2006 - 01 - 01 - t00:00:00z

Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations in a Canadian City: An Exploratory Study Chekki, Dan A. Government-initiated immigrant and refugee-related programs seem to have encountered problems that are, at least in part, due to a lack of research on the critical functions of immigrant and refugee serving non-governmental organizations in Canadian cities. Ethnic organizations not only provide culturally sensitive services but also, along with the mainstream non-governmental organizations, play key roles in facilitating the integration of immigrants. This study, based on a sample of 41 ethnic and mainstream non-governmental organizations, and government organizations, serving immigrants and refugees in Winnipeg, Manitoba, attempts to delineate the features, roles, issues and concerns of these organizations. After presenting relevant theoretical frameworks and the research methodology, this paper provides a descriptive analysis of these organizations involved in providing services to immigrants and refugees. Furthermore, this study looks at some policy implications and emphasizes the need to include ethnic and mainstream non-governmental organizations as partners in the immigration policy review process.

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