Laperrière A, Compère L, D'Khissy M, Dolce R, Fleurant N, Vendette M
Sante Ment Que. 1992 Autumn;17(2):133-55.
Since the beginning of the 80s, Montréal's population of non French--and non English-speaking inhabitants has increased rapidly, especially in schools (estimates show that by the year 2000, this segment will represent about 50% of students). In addition, this population of diverse origins is composed of only a minority of Europeans; Caribbeans and Orientals make up the vast majority of immigrants that have settled in Montréal over the last decade. How does this unique mix of cultural backgrounds impact on the perception that these youth from multiethnic neighbourhoods have of their own culture and social relations? This is the basic issue that the authors have attempted to solve in the course of their research. The authors focused particularly on the identity-based tensions that stem from interaction between youth and the strategies they develop to overcome these tensions.
自20世纪80年代初以来，蒙特利尔不讲法语和英语的居民数量迅速增加，尤其是在学校里（据估计，到2000年，这部分人群将占学生总数的50%左右）。此外，这些来自不同背景的人群中只有少数是欧洲人；加勒比人和东方人构成了过去十年中定居在蒙特利尔的移民的绝大多数。这种独特的文化背景混合是如何影响这些来自多民族社区的年轻人对他们自己的文化和社会关系的认知的呢？这是作者们在研究过程中试图解决的基本问题。作者们特别关注源于年轻人之间互动的基于身份认同的紧张关系，以及他们为克服这些紧张关系而制定的策略。
