ETHNICITY AND PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION IN TORONTO - ANOTHER LOOK AT THE PERSONAL GROUP DISCRIMINATION DISCREPANCY/

Perceptions of personal and group discrimination in five domains (jobs , pay, loans, promotions, and clubs) were investigated using the 1992 Minority Survey, which consisted of telephone interviews with 902 resp ondents from different ethnic groups in Toronto. The reported analyses concern six ethnic groups, representing ''visible,'' racial minoritie s (Blacks, Chinese, and South Asians) as well as white minorities (Ita lians, Jews, and Portuguese). The personal/group discrimination discre pancy (PGDD) - i.e., perceiving greater discrimination toward one's gr oup than oneself personally - was observed to varying extent across al l domains and ethnic groups, though with some exceptions. Visible mino rities perceived greater discrimination toward their group than did wh ite minorities, especially in the economic domains of jobs, pay, and p romotions. Among visible minorities, Black respondents perceived highe r levels of group and personal discrimination than most other ethnic g roups across domains, followed in turn by Chinese and South Asian resp ondents. By contrast, white minority group members perceived considera bly less group or personal discrimination than members of visible mino rities, except for Jewish respondents who reported greater group discr imination in joining clubs than any other ethnic group. Implications f or Toronto and Canadian society, along with a critical analysis of the FGDD phenomenon, are discussed.