Question 1

When was the Immigration Restriction Act, a measure that marks the official beginning of the White Australia policy, introduced?

Accepted Answer

A)  1801 
B)  1901 
C)  1946 
D)  1973 
A)  1801 
B)  1901 
C)  1946 
D)  1973 B

Question 2

What is the term for a religiously and/or ethnically defined group of people dispersed from their country of origin (often due to political violence)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hybridity 
B)  Migration 
C)  Transnationalism 
D)  Diaspora 
A)  Hybridity 
B)  Migration 
C)  Transnationalism 
D)  Diaspora D

Question 3

Which of the following statements represents an instrumentalist/constructivist view of ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnicity is the result of ancestry, a common language, and shared traditions 
B)  Ethnicity is subjective and subject to change and selective appropriation 
C)  Ethnicity is substantially related to the geographic place of birth 
D)  Ethnicity is fundamentally about ancestral background 
A)  Ethnicity is the result of ancestry, a common language, and shared traditions 
B)  Ethnicity is subjective and subject to change and selective appropriation 
C)  Ethnicity is substantially related to the geographic place of birth 
D)  Ethnicity is fundamentally about ancestral background B

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ethnic identity is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic identity is fixed and unchanging 
B)  Ethnic identity is dependent on how long someone has lived in Australia 
C)  Ethnic identity is fluid 
D)  Ethnic identity is an invention used to further the interests of various groups 
A)  Ethnic identity is fixed and unchanging 
B)  Ethnic identity is dependent on how long someone has lived in Australia 
C)  Ethnic identity is fluid 
D)  Ethnic identity is an invention used to further the interests of various groups

Question 5

What is ethnicity primarily derived from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Country of birth 
B)  Ancestry 
C)  Religion 
D)  Time spent in Australia 
A)  Country of birth 
B)  Ancestry 
C)  Religion 
D)  Time spent in Australia

Question 6

According to one view of ethnicity, what do primordial attachments arise from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood, speech, and custom 
B)  Religious affiliation 
C)  Place of birth 
D)  Familial bonds 
A)  Blood, speech, and custom 
B)  Religious affiliation 
C)  Place of birth 
D)  Familial bonds

Question 7

When were the final vestiges of the White Australia policy removed?

Accepted Answer

A)  1901 
B)  1950 
C)  1973 
D)  It is still in place 
A)  1901 
B)  1950 
C)  1973 
D)  It is still in place

Question 8

What is the work of Herbert Gans most closely associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  The importance of ethnic boundaries 
B)  Symbolic ethnicity 
C)  The links between biology and behaviour 
D)  Moral panics 
A)  The importance of ethnic boundaries 
B)  Symbolic ethnicity 
C)  The links between biology and behaviour 
D)  Moral panics

Question 9

Which of the following statements provides the best definition of second-generation migrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Those with two parents born overseas 
B)  Those with one or more parents born overseas 
C)  Those born in Australia with one or more parents born overseas 
D)  Two generations of families who have migrated to Australia 
A)  Those with two parents born overseas 
B)  Those with one or more parents born overseas 
C)  Those born in Australia with one or more parents born overseas 
D)  Two generations of families who have migrated to Australia

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes the intention of assimilation policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea of respecting cultural diversity as a central aspect of a common culture 
B)  The idea that cultural differences are inevitable and thus naturally co-exist with the dominant culture 
C)  The idea that diverse cultures can be combined in a social 'melting pot' to produce a new common culture 
D)  The idea that diverse cultural groups adapt to the dominant culture and discard their distinct cultural heritage 
A)  The idea of respecting cultural diversity as a central aspect of a common culture 
B)  The idea that cultural differences are inevitable and thus naturally co-exist with the dominant culture 
C)  The idea that diverse cultures can be combined in a social 'melting pot' to produce a new common culture 
D)  The idea that diverse cultural groups adapt to the dominant culture and discard their distinct cultural heritage

When was the Immigration Restriction Act, a measure that marks the official beginning of the White Australia policy, introduced?

What is the term for a religiously and/or ethnically defined group of people dispersed from their country of origin (often due to political violence)?

Which of the following statements represents an instrumentalist/constructivist view of ethnicity?

Which of the following statements about ethnic identity is correct?

What is ethnicity primarily derived from?

According to one view of ethnicity, what do primordial attachments arise from?

When were the final vestiges of the White Australia policy removed?

What is the work of Herbert Gans most closely associated with?

Which of the following statements provides the best definition of second-generation migrants?

Which of the following statements best describes the intention of assimilation policy?

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Exam 13: Ethnicity and Belonging

When was the Immigration Restriction Act, a measure that marks the official beginning of the White Australia policy, introduced?

What is the term for a religiously and/or ethnically defined group of people dispersed from their country of origin (often due to political violence)?

Which of the following statements represents an instrumentalist/constructivist view of ethnicity?

Which of the following statements about ethnic identity is correct?

What is ethnicity primarily derived from?

According to one view of ethnicity, what do primordial attachments arise from?

When were the final vestiges of the White Australia policy removed?

What is the work of Herbert Gans most closely associated with?

Which of the following statements provides the best definition of second-generation migrants?

Which of the following statements best describes the intention of assimilation policy?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

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