MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Population
and migration
R J Birrell
Synopsis This option examines (a) the factors shaping Australian
immigration policy since World War II and the outcome as regards country of
origin, skill and other social characteristics of migrants, and (b) the migrant
impact on Australian society, including inter ethnic relations, the
`multicultural' challenge and class relationships.
Assessment Essay based on a class presentation (2000 words): 40% + Essay
(4000 words): 60%
Recommended texts
- Betts K Ideology and immigration MUP, 1988
- Birrell R and Birrell T An issue of people rev. edn, Longman
Cheshire, 1987
- Castles F and others Mistaken identity, multiculturalism and the demise
of nationalism in Australia 2nd edn, Pluto, 1990
- Day L and Rowlands D (eds) How many more Australians? Longman
Cheshire, 1988
- Lack J and Templeton J Bold experiment: A documentary history of
Australian immigration since 1945 OUP, 1995
- National Population Council Final report, population issues and
Australia's future AGPS, 1992
- Wayne Smith J (ed.) Immigration, population and sustainable
environments: The limits to Australia's growth Flinders Press, 1991
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