Deck 8: Race and Ethnic Relations

Question 1

The 2006 Census found the about of the visible minority population was born in Canada.

Answer 1

one-third

Question 2

A social system of co-existing ethnic groups is called a/an ________ society.

Answer 2

pluralistic

Question 3

Intergroup relationships in Canada in this century have been shaped by the historical process of ________.

Answer 3

colonialism

Question 4

Ethnicity is a/an ________ status.

Question 5

The prevalence of across ethnic and racial boundaries is increasing, and over 41 percent of Canadians today report multiple ethnic ancestries.

Question 6

________ or institutionalized discrimination consists of institutional practices that perpetuate majority-group privilege and create disadvantage for minorities simply by conducting "business as usual".

Question 7

The term "race" refers to arbitrary categories that reflect a social process of labeling and classification that has been called ________.

Question 8

Canada has a larger percentage of immigrants in its population than any other country except for ________.

A) the United States
B) Britain
C) France
D) Australia
E) Italy

Question 9

A sequential movement of persons from a common place of origin to a common destination, with the assistance of relative or compatriots already settled in the new location, is known as:

A) sponsored immigration
B) chain migration
C) quota migration
D) family class entry
E) institutional completeness

Question 10

A/an ________ group is a highly variable and complex social entity that has assumed various forms in different societies and historical eras.

Question 11

In referring to Canada as a vertical mosaic, Porter called attention to the fact that ________ is a major source of inequality.

Question 12

In referring to Canadian society as a ________, Porter called attention to the fact that ethnicity is a major source of inequality in Canada.

A) melting pot
B) pluralistic democracy
C) vertical mosaic
D) former colony of Britain
E) horizontal mosaic

Question 13

Racism is a/an ________ that regards racial or ethnic categories as natural genetic groupings, and that attributes behavioural and psychological differences to the genetic nature of these groupings.

Question 14

A/an ________ group is a social category that occupies a subordinate rank in a social hierarchy.

Question 15

Many ________ theorists are more concerned with understanding what lies behind dominant assumptions and social conventions than with developing theories to explain and predict behaviour, solving social problems or prompting social change.

Question 16

The only officially bilingual province in Canada is ________.

Question 17

In the 1990s, immigrants from ________ contributed 58 percent of total immigration to Canada.

Question 18

Since Confederation, the affairs of status Indians have been managed by various branches and departments of the ________.

Question 19

The degree to which an ethnic population develops a self-sufficient range of ethnic institutions paralleling those of the larger society is known as ________.

Question 20

Assimilationism is the view that ethnic diversity gradually and inevitably ________.

Question 21

In 2001, about ________ percent of immigrants admitted were refugees.

A) 5
B) 11
C) 16
D) 27
E) 61

Question 22

The term "Racialization" refers to the idea that race:

A) reflects a real social grouping
B) is a socially constructed category
C) represents group membership that can be specified objectively
D) has remained constant throughout human history
E) doesn't matter

Question 23

Gordon maintained that in ________ assimilation individuals may learn the language, values and customs of the dominant group but it does not mean they will be necessarily assimilated into the social structure.

A) ethnic
B) structural
C) systemic
D) institutional
E) cultural

Question 24

A critical factor in the acquisition of ethnic identity is:

A) race
B) socialization
C) gender
D) homeland
E) education

Question 25

The form of social control whereby physical distance is maintained in order to ensure social distance from groups with whom contact is not wanted is known as:

A) integration
B) assimilation
C) segregation
D) pluralism
E) dualism

Question 26

Stereotypes about racialized minorities in the mass media:

A) have greatly improved
B) continue to be reinforced and perpetuated
C) are altogether absent
D) always single out members of minority groups as a social problem
E) are irrelevant because media do not have an influence on social attitudes

Question 27

A race:

A) is a social group
B) is a group of people who share ascribed characteristics
C) is mutually exclusive
D) is a minority group
E) cannot be defined

Question 28

The development of a wide array of formal organizations within an ethnic community, such as separate schools, social and sports clubs, churches, businesses and political groups may be termed:

A) segregation
B) institutional completeness
C) separatism
D) pluralism
E) colonialism

Question 29

Marriage within an ethnic group is referred to as ethnic ________.

A) diversity
B) exogamy
C) subculture
D) identity
E) endogamy

Question 30

Someone who attributes a group's behaviour and psychological differences to that group's genetic differences is a/an:

A) ethnogenesist
B) a racist
C) sociobiologist
D) ideologist
E) biological psychologist

Question 31

The Canadian city with the largest proportion of visible minorities is:

A) Halifax
B) Montreal
C) Winnipeg
D) Vancouver
E) Toronto.

Question 32

The contacts between Aboriginal peoples and Canadian society reflect a system of intergroup relations that grew out of ________.

A) assimilation
B) annihilation
C) colonialism
D) frontierism
E) reserves

Question 33

________ specialization may be the result of immigrants seeking specific employment goals or discrimination and limited opportunities in the local economy.

A) marginal
B) occupational
C) culturally deprived
D) minority group
E) pluralist

Question 34

The four stages of the race relations cycle are:________,________,________, and ________.

A) structural, racist, assimilation, and theoretical
B) contact, exploration, assimilation and accommodation
C) contact, competition, accommodation, and assimilation
D) contact, competition, acculturation, and assimilation
E) contact, competition, accommodation and annihilation

Question 35

________ was the view that ethnic diversity will gradually decline as ethnic group members are integrated into the general population.

A) Pluralism
B) Systemic discrimination
C) Colonialism
D) Confederation
E) Assimilationism

Question 36

The Indian Act withheld the vote from Indigenous Peoples in Canada until ________.

A) 1920
B) 1940
C) 1960
D) 1980
E) 1982

Question 37

A minority group:

A) is smaller than other groups in society
B) is inevitably present in pluralistic societies
C) occupies a subordinate rank in a social hierarchy
D) always has a higher birth rate compared to the majority group
E) always has immigrated from a different country as opposed to the majority group

Question 38

The Inuit of the Canadian north:

A) legally surrendered their land to the Canadian government during military installations in the North during World War II
B) have signed many land treaties with the Canadian government
C) like First Nations Peoples, are controlled by the Indian Act
D) do not receive any entitlements under the provisions of the Indian Act
E) receive many benefits as a result of the Indian Act

Question 39

After the passage of ________ in Quebec, the use of French rapidly increased within business organizations.

A) the Charter of Rights
B) the Red Book
C) the Meech Lake Accord
D) Bill 101
E) Bill 171

Question 40

If a restaurant were to refuse to serve an Indigenous person, it would be practicing:

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

Question 41

Prejudicial attitudes are frequently based on stereotypes.

Question 42

Institutionalized discrimination consists of institutional practices that perpetuate majority-group privilege and create disadvantage for minorities simply by conducting "business as usual".

Question 43

Racialization refers to assigning people to socially constructed racial categories and behaving toward them as though these categories were real.

Question 44

The sequential movement of persons from a common place of origin to a common destination is referred to as "the vertical mosaic."

Question 45

What are the main differences between assimilation and pluralism?

Question 46

A social system of co-existing ethnic groups is called a pluralistic society.

Question 47

Most immigrants coming to Canada:

A) are not well educated compared to the Canadian population
B) are easily employed in this country because they are highly educated
C) are highly educated and underemployed in this country
D) can begin practicing their professions upon arrival in Canada
E) cannot find employment simply because they lack English or French language skills

Question 48

In the modern world, what extreme forms of social control have been applied to subordinate minorities?

Question 49

In referring to Canada as a vertical mosaic, Porter called attention to the fact that region is a major source of inequality.

Question 50

Canada's 45 000 Inuit are exempt from the provisions of the Indian Act, and no historic treaties were ever made between the Inuit and the Government of Canada.

Question 51

The degree to which an ethnic population develops a self-sufficient range of ethnic institutions paralleling those of the larger society is known as chain migration.

Question 52

The only official bilingual province in Canada is Ontario.

Question 53

What are the origins of discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in Canada? In more recent years, how have Indigenous Peoples worked to retain their rights?

Question 54

Describe how racialized minorities are portrayed in the mass media.

Question 55

Explain the term "racialization."

Question 56

What factors explain the erosion of French language and culture outside Quebec since Confederation?

Question 57

An ethnic group is a highly variable and complex social entity that has assumed various forms in different societies and historical eras.

Question 58

Racism is an ideology that regards racial or ethnic categories as natural genetic groupings, and that attributes behavioral and psychological differences to the genetic nature of these groupings.

Question 59

Since Confederation, the affairs of status Indians have been managed by various branches and departments of the federal government.

Question 60

The model which explains the successive stages in the relationships between dominant and minority groups in any society is known as the:

A) race relations cycle
B) human ecology approach
C) assimilationist approach
D) two-category perspective
E) assimilation

Question 61

In Canada, many immigrants who are highly educated cannot work in their professions, and often work as taxi drivers or cleaners instead.

Question 62

Prime Minister Pearson announced a policy of "multiculturalism within a bilingual framework".

Question 63

Structural assimilation refers to the degree to which individuals are accepted into intimate or primary social relationships with the dominant group.