Exam 7: Race and Ethnicity

Race is to biology as ethnicity is to ___________.

Mouna has recently immigrated to Canada from Turkey. She graduated from medical school and worked as a doctor for three years before emigrating, yet she has not been able to find work in Canada as a doctor. What is the likeliest reason for this?

Because of such factors as intermarriage and immigration, the growth of tolerance in Canada is taking place in a context of increasing ethnic and racial diversity. But given current trends, what will happen to Canada's racial and ethnic mosaic?

Which of the following theoretical approaches to race and ethnicity in Canada argues that Canadian society has low mobility due to a value system that encourages the retention of ethnic culture?

Since the time of the "underground railroad," Canada has welcomed and embraced black immigrants.

What do sociologists today think about the vertical mosaic hypothesis? Research the latest views on Porter's influential thesis. How are class, ethnicity, and gender related to each other in Canada?

What is the name of the well-known Afro-Canadian community located in Halifax that is an example of residential and social segregation?

Why does Tiger Woods refer to himself as "Cablinasian"?

What sort of group is composed of people whose perceived cultural markers are deemed socially significant?

Explain why social-structural factors, more so than ethnic differences, are determinants of immigrant success.

Alisha is studying the process of identity formation among second-generation "immigrants" and is trying to determine which theory will allow her to analyze how people negotiate identity. Which sociological theory would work best for her analysis?

Give examples of expulsion or genocide of North American First Nations people resulting from the European invasion.

"Jewish and Korean immigrants were successful because they were hardworking and educated, while West Indians were less successful economically because they lacked these values." What does this opinion overlook?

Research the history of the attempts to define race as a biological concept. What does this history tell us about the social component of race?

What was the primary process of internal colonialism used by the Europeans against Canada's Aboriginal peoples?

Racial and ethnic inequality is more deeply rooted in biology than any other characteristic.

Ethnicity is perceived physical markers, like skin colour and ancestry, which are deemed socially significant.

Robert hates competing in the math competition at school when there are a lot of Asian competitors because he believes they are innately much better at math. What does Robert's attitude illustrate?

The success of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec has meant that, for the most part, the ethnic stratification that once characterize Quebec society has all but disappeared.

Institutional racism is a bias inherent in social institutions and is often not noticed by members of the majority group.