Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

By what percent did the Indigenous population in Canada decrease as a direct result of contact with white settlers?

Which of the following theories best explains slavery?

What is the definition of "race" and why do many academics not use it?

In the nineteenth century, it was already known that brain size was unrelated to intelligence.

Career options popularly held as appropriate for black American youth offer very little security.

Which of the following does the title Two Solitudes refer to?

Which of the following is NOT a form of internal colonialism in Canada?

Assimilation is the intentional extermination of an entire population defined as a "race" or "people."

Race is a useful biological concept, but it is useless in sociology.

According to the textbook, why should initiatives such as employment equity or an efficient system for upgrading foreign credentials be put in place?

The Canadian government has hired you as a consultant to improve the economic and social integration of Aboriginal Canadians. What are your proposals?

Summarize the arguments of advocates and opponents of multiculturalism. What is your position in this debate and why?

Race is to biology as ethnicity is to which of the following?

Jyoti has recently immigrated to Canada from Mumbai, India. She has settled into a primarily South Asian neighbourhood, keeps in regular contact with her friends and relatives in Mumbai by telephone and email, and blogs about the latest Bollywood films. According to the textbook, what is Jyoti a part of?

According to the textbook, which of the following is the main effect of internal colonialism?

Which of the following characterized Canada in the nineteenth century?

Explain what the authors of the textbook mean by this statement: "Change your social context and your racial and ethnic self-conception eventually changes too."

Which of the following would critical race theory best be able to explain?

Based on the textbook's discussion of race, why might some experts refer to it as "our most dangerous myth"?

Chinese men were brought in to Canada particularly to work on the most difficult and dangerous section of the Canadian Pacific Railway line. According to the textbook, how many Chinese workers died per every kilometre of railway track?