Question 1

Which group was considered undesirable during the early phase of Canadian immigration when there was a "racial pecking order"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russians 
B)  Polish 
C)  Irish 
D)  Japanese 
A)  Russians 
B)  Polish 
C)  Irish 
D)  Japanese

Question 2

Which term best describes white males in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  a majority 
B)  a minority 
C)  superior 
D)  dominant 
A)  a majority 
B)  a minority 
C)  superior 
D)  dominant

Question 3

What term do Augie Fleras and Jean Leonard Elliott use to capture the social significance of being white?

Accepted Answer

A)  white privilege 
B)  Caucasian power 
C)  white power 
D)  white supremacy 
A)  white privilege 
B)  Caucasian power 
C)  white power 
D)  white supremacy

Question 4

According to a feminist perspective,the jobs people hold are linked to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  race 
C)  class 
D)  gender,race,and class 
A)  gender 
B)  race 
C)  class 
D)  gender,race,and class

Question 5

The internal colonialism model is rooted in what assumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigrant groups from China are exploited. 
B)  Immigrant groups from Northern Europe are more widely accepted. 
C)  Colonized groups have more opportunities than voluntary immigrants. 
D)  Voluntary immigrants have more opportunities than colonized groups. 
A)  Immigrant groups from China are exploited. 
B)  Immigrant groups from Northern Europe are more widely accepted. 
C)  Colonized groups have more opportunities than voluntary immigrants. 
D)  Voluntary immigrants have more opportunities than colonized groups.

Question 6

More than 5 million Canadians identify themselves as members of a visible minority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to sociologists,which classification does the idea of "race" belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological characteristics 
B)  socially constructed reality 
C)  cultural categorizations 
D)  arbitrariness 
A)  biological characteristics 
B)  socially constructed reality 
C)  cultural categorizations 
D)  arbitrariness

Question 8

Which approach maintains that the best way to document racism and ongoing inequality in society is to listen to the lived experiences of people have experienced such discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  feminism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  critical race theory 
D)  functional race theory 
A)  feminism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  critical race theory 
D)  functional race theory

Question 9

Who was most likely to receive a callback in Oreopoulis' (2009)study of "mock" résumés in Toronto?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese-speaking applicants with Canadian education 
B)  English-speaking applicants with Canadian experience 
C)  Indian applicants with Canadian training 
D)  English-speaking applicants with overseas training 
A)  Chinese-speaking applicants with Canadian education 
B)  English-speaking applicants with Canadian experience 
C)  Indian applicants with Canadian training 
D)  English-speaking applicants with overseas training

Question 10

Equalitarian pluralism is a situation in which specific ethnic groups are set apart from the dominant group and have unequal access to power and privilege.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Racial and ethnic diversity is decreasing in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How does the text differentiate between race and ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information on ethnic origin is easier to collect than data on race. 
B)  People are more willing to classify themselves by race than by ethnicity. 
C)  Race refers to physical characteristics,while ethnicity refers to cultural features. 
D)  It is possible to have more than one ethnicity,but people can be a member of only one race. 
A)  Information on ethnic origin is easier to collect than data on race. 
B)  People are more willing to classify themselves by race than by ethnicity. 
C)  Race refers to physical characteristics,while ethnicity refers to cultural features. 
D)  It is possible to have more than one ethnicity,but people can be a member of only one race.

Question 13

Racism occurs only in times of economic decline and recession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Arora was placed in a residential boarding school at the age of eight.What process is Arora experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  assimilation 
A)  integration 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  amalgamation 
D)  assimilation

Question 15

Discuss two consequences of government assimilationist policies directed toward Canadian Indigenous people.

Accepted Answer

Indigenous people are the most disadvant

Question 16

According to which theory would you argue that gender and race or ethnicity are important in work exploitation because some jobs are race and/or gender-typed?

Accepted Answer

A)  critical race theory 
B)  postmodern theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist theory 
D)  functionalist theory 
A)  critical race theory 
B)  postmodern theory 
C)  symbolic interactionist theory 
D)  functionalist theory

Question 17

The privileges associated with whiteness are often taken for granted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After Confederation,it was assumed that future French- and English-speaking groups would co-exist.Why did the French struggle for cultural survival until World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  A series of epidemics,including smallpox,reduced the French population. 
B)  There was a drop in the French birth rate and a corresponding rise in the British birth rate. 
C)  There were several civil wars between the British and the French. 
D)  English-speaking Canadians controlled the major economic institutions throughout Canada,including Quebec. 
A)  A series of epidemics,including smallpox,reduced the French population. 
B)  There was a drop in the French birth rate and a corresponding rise in the British birth rate. 
C)  There were several civil wars between the British and the French. 
D)  English-speaking Canadians controlled the major economic institutions throughout Canada,including Quebec.

Question 19

Define institutionalized racism and provide an example.

Accepted Answer

Institutionalized racism occurs when the

Question 20

What process involves members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups becoming absorbed into the dominant culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  participation 
B)  pluralism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  amalgamation 
A)  participation 
B)  pluralism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  amalgamation

Exam 11: Sex and Gender

Which group was considered undesirable during the early phase of Canadian immigration when there was a "racial pecking order"?

Which term best describes white males in Canada?

What term do Augie Fleras and Jean Leonard Elliott use to capture the social significance of being white?

According to a feminist perspective,the jobs people hold are linked to which of the following?

The internal colonialism model is rooted in what assumption?

More than 5 million Canadians identify themselves as members of a visible minority.

According to sociologists,which classification does the idea of "race" belong to?

Which approach maintains that the best way to document racism and ongoing inequality in society is to listen to the lived experiences of people have experienced such discrimination?

Who was most likely to receive a callback in Oreopoulis' (2009)study of "mock" résumés in Toronto?

Equalitarian pluralism is a situation in which specific ethnic groups are set apart from the dominant group and have unequal access to power and privilege.

Racial and ethnic diversity is decreasing in Canada.

How does the text differentiate between race and ethnicity?

Racism occurs only in times of economic decline and recession.

Arora was placed in a residential boarding school at the age of eight.What process is Arora experiencing?

Discuss two consequences of government assimilationist policies directed toward Canadian Indigenous people.

According to which theory would you argue that gender and race or ethnicity are important in work exploitation because some jobs are race and/or gender-typed?

The privileges associated with whiteness are often taken for granted.

After Confederation,it was assumed that future French- and English-speaking groups would co-exist.Why did the French struggle for cultural survival until World War II?

Define institutionalized racism and provide an example.

What process involves members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups becoming absorbed into the dominant culture?

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