Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

In June 1939, the St. Louis ocean liner arrived off the east coast of Canada carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees fleeing Germany. The Canadian government refused to allow them to enter Canada, since immigration policies restricted the entrance of people who were not WASPs (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) or from the United Kingdom. What term describes this denial of entrance?

Which of the following refers to members of subordinate groups who are blamed for societal problems?

Which of the following abilities has been demonstrated as biologically based?

To what extent are Canadians free to choose their racial and ethnic identity?

Which of the following refers to a judgment about a person based on preconceived ideas about the group that person belongs to?

Science has developed much over the last century, so that it is now relatively easy to distinguish races based on genetic differences.

Pluralism is a nostalgic allegiance to the culture of the immigrant generation, or of the old country-a love for and a pride in a tradition that can be felt without having to be incorporated in everyday behaviour.

According to the textbook, which of the following were NOT subjected to internal colonialism in Canada?

What is the social function of the belief in high athletic ability of black Americans?

Which of the following refers to the distinctly Canadian pattern of ethnic and racial stratification?

Why were the Indigenous peoples of North America called "Indians"? How has that designation changed over time?

Learning from the history of relations between the British and the French in Canada, which of the following areas of public life is the best to control if a group wishes to hold power over another?

Canada grants visas for foreigners to enter the country at various times and for various reasons. For example, visas are granted to let female Jamaicans work as nannies, to let Mexicans harvest crops, and to let female Russians work as exotic dancers. When these visas expire, the people have to go home. Which theory of ethnic relations best accounts for this kind of practice?

Summarize the most important aspects of the position of the Québécois in Canada. What theory of racial and ethnic relations explains them best?

What are the advantages of claiming an ethnicity in Canada? How might these advantages shape a person's experiences?

Emotional support is NOT a significant advantage of ethnic group identification.

Multiculturalism offers no political advantages to ethnic groups.

When did slavery become illegal in Canada?

Which of the following critiques of the research on IQ tests and race is NOT discussed in the textbook?

Explain what happened to the Beothuk of Newfoundland and Labrador, and why.