Deck 4: Race and Ethnicity: the Obvious Diversity

Question 1

Which component of group identity is considered to be essential?

A) Language
B) Dress
C) Hairstyle
D) Music

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Multiculturalism is based on what ideology?

A) pluralism
B) biculturalism
C) democracy
D) bilingualism

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Stereotypes are accurate generalizations about a group of people.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The term "race" has which two separate meanings?

A) biological and psychological
B) sociological and psychological
C) biological and sociopsychological
D) sociological and biological

Question 5

The dominant feature of immigration to Canada since 1975 has been the number of people arriving from the developed world.

Question 6

Language is essential to the identity of any ethnic group.

Question 7

Which of the following terms best describes the act of prejudging people on the basis of statements and beliefs that do not hold up to rational/critical scrutiny?

A) racism
B) discrimination
C) systemic discrimination
D) prejudice

Question 8

By 2017 the percentage of immigrants born in regions other than Europe will be? (new question)

A) 80.5
15
B) 82.5
16
C) 85.5
20
D) 88.5
21

Question 9

How many variations are there to ethnocentrism?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

Question 10

In what year did Parliament officially enact the Multiculturalism Act?

A) 1985
B) 1987
C) 1988
D) 1990

Question 11

Black people comprised what percentage of United Empire Loyalists who came to Canada after the American Revolution?

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

Question 12

Race is not a major component of identity.

Question 13

What was the largest number of immigrants to arrive in Canada in any one year?

A) 150 000 in 1911
B) 200 000 in 1912
C) 250 000 in 1914
D) 400 000 in 1913

Question 14

The dominant feature of immigration to Canada since 1975 has been the number of people arriving from which region?

A) Antarctica
B) Western Europe
C) The United States
D) The developing world

Question 15

According to the textbook,what are the two specific types of discrimination?

A) group and institutional
B) group and individual
C) institutional and individual
D) institutional and structural

Question 16

Which phase of Canadian immigration coincided with the mightiest movement of people in modern history?

A) stage 1
B) stage 2
C) stage 3
D) stage 4

Question 17

Which element do conflict theorists assert is the key to understanding interaction in society?

A) Education
B) Multiculturalism
C) Power
D) Pluralism

Question 18

Which federal government Act pledges assistance "in bringing about equal access and participation for all Canadians in the economic,social,cultural,and political life of the nation"?

A) Charter of Rights and Freedoms
B) Multiculturalism Act 1988
C) Canada Act 1982
D) BNA Act 1867

Question 19

Slavery did not exist in Canada.

Question 20

Multiculturalism is commonly associated with which concept?

A) a melting pot
B) a mosaic
C) Assimilation
D) symbolic interaction

Question 21

There are probably no pure races.

Question 22

Why is the "brain gain "so important to Canada's economic development and so detrimental to Third World development? Be specific.Provide examples.

Question 23

Describe the difference between the biological and sociological meanings of race.Do you believe such a distinction is necessary for a more complete understanding of race and ethnic relations in Canada? Why? Be specific.

Question 24

Outline the different theoretical approaches to race and ethnic relations in Canada.

Question 25

Pluralism is the belief that ethnic diversity and conflict remain a central feature of modern societies.

Question 26

Is the administrative fee for newly arrived immigrants another form of the racist head tax? Why? Why not?

Question 27

Prejudice and discrimination cannot be held separately.

Question 28

What are meant by the phrases "Yellow Peril "and "direct passage"?

Question 29

Racism can be reflected in cultural symbols.

Question 30

What are the implications of accepting the ideology of pluralism? Provide an example of each.

Question 31

Outline the three (3)general goals of Canada's Multiculturalism Act.

Question 32

How do the textbooks that you use relate to the ideas of the 1971 report entitled Teaching Prejudice? What are the similarities,if any? What are the differences,if any? Are you satisfied with your present texts? Be specific.

Question 33

Outline the many problems associated with using the term "race." Be specific.

Question 34

Explain what is meant by "multicultural tyranny" and the "tyranny of multiculturalism." Be specific.Provide examples for each.

Question 35

There is a difference between multiculturalism as government policy and multiculturalism as reality.