Deck 14: B: Race and Ethnicity

Question 1

What is a stereotype?

Answer 1

A stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Stereotypes are often based on assumptions, generalizations, and oversimplifications about a group's characteristics, and they can be related to a person's race, gender, age, nationality, religion, occupation, social class, or other attributes.

Stereotypes can be both positive and negative, but even positive stereotypes can have harmful effects because they can create unrealistic expectations and prevent individuals from being seen as unique and multifaceted. Stereotypes are perpetuated through various means, including media representation, cultural traditions, and social interactions, and they can lead to prejudice and discrimination when people treat others differently based on these preconceived notions.

It's important to challenge stereotypes by seeking out accurate information, engaging with individuals from diverse backgrounds, and considering people as individuals rather than representatives of a group. This helps to foster understanding and respect for the complexity and diversity of human experiences.

Question 2

What is the scapegoat theory of prejudice? What is the conflict theory of prejudice?

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Should Quebec be sovereign? Support your answer.

Answer 3

no answer

Question 4

According to the text,what factors define a minority?

Question 5

From which areas of the world are most of today's immigrants arriving? How is this different from the pattern a century ago?

Question 6

Describe Canada's history of slavery,including reasons for its eventual abolition.

Question 7

Discuss the diversity of Canada's Aboriginal people.

Question 8

What evidence is there that race is a socially constructed concept?

Question 9

What is the Bogardus social distance scale? What does research using the scale tell us about changing attitudes towards racial and ethnic minorities?

Question 10

What are "special status societies"?

Question 11

List and define four patterns of minority and majority interaction.

Question 12

Discuss the impact of the existence of APTN on the lives of Aboriginal people.

Question 13

What is racism? Provide examples of racism in history.

Question 14

Define race and ethnicity.How do they differ?

Question 15

Discuss the social standing of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Question 16

What does it mean to call Quebec "a distinct society"?