Question 1

Explain that racial and ethnic identity, although socially constructed, are not always freely chosen.

Accepted Answer

Racial and ethnic identity are socially

Question 2

Canada is one of the most successfully diverse nations in the world. However, the racial and ethnic mosaic will continue to be stratified. Explain this assertion.

Accepted Answer

Canada's success as a diverse nation is

Question 3

What is the significance of the starting line-up of the New York Knicks first home game?

Accepted Answer

The significance of the starting line-up

Question 4

Define racism and contrast it with institutional racism.

Accepted Answer

Racism is the belief that one race is su

Question 5

Until the liberalization of immigration policies in the 1960s, which of the following best described the situation of Afro-Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Afro-Canadians were slaves in Canada's lumbering and farming industries. 
B)  Afro-Canadians were often residentially and socially segregated. 
C)  There were very few Afro-Canadians. 
D)  Afro-Canadians were the employees of the CN Rail passenger trains. 
A)  Afro-Canadians were slaves in Canada's lumbering and farming industries. 
B)  Afro-Canadians were often residentially and socially segregated. 
C)  There were very few Afro-Canadians. 
D)  Afro-Canadians were the employees of the CN Rail passenger trains.

Question 6

Describe how the liberalization of Canada's immigration policy established the beginning of Canada's diversification.

Accepted Answer

The liberalization of Canada's immigrati

Question 7

Internal colonialism is a theory of ethnic and racial relations that focuses on subcultural differences that sustain racial and ethnic differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain how racial stereotypes and myths support mechanisms of internal colonialism. For example, explain what is meant by expulsion, describe what actions are included to accomplish expulsion, and then explain how racist attitudes, beliefs, and stigmas support expulsion.

Accepted Answer

Racial stereotypes and myths play a sign

Question 9

The rigid system of ethnic stratification in Quebec is an example of the legacy of internal colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the ethnic identity of present-day Irish Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  ethnic pluralism 
D)  temporary ethnicity 
A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  class consciousness 
C)  ethnic pluralism 
D)  temporary ethnicity

Question 11

What is the effect of promoting athletes predominantly as suitable role models for black youth?

Accepted Answer

A)  It gives true hope to the underprivileged. 
B)  It removes the stigma from successful people of colour. 
C)  It deflects black youths' efforts away from academic endeavours. 
D)  It deflects attention from public issues, like poverty and racism. 
A)  It gives true hope to the underprivileged. 
B)  It removes the stigma from successful people of colour. 
C)  It deflects black youths' efforts away from academic endeavours. 
D)  It deflects attention from public issues, like poverty and racism.

Question 12

During World War II, the Canadian government relocated, interned, and confiscated the assets of all Japanese Canadians who lived anywhere near the British Columbia coast, blaming them for attacks on Pearl Harbor to the south. What were the Japanese Canadians in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  traitors 
B)  scapegoats 
C)  immigrants 
D)  racialized exemplars 
A)  traitors 
B)  scapegoats 
C)  immigrants 
D)  racialized exemplars

Question 13

Which kind of internal colonialism did Afro-Canadians experience before 1833?

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation 
B)  expulsion 
C)  slavery 
D)  genocide 
A)  accommodation 
B)  expulsion 
C)  slavery 
D)  genocide

Question 14

As Canada's racial and ethnic diversity has increased, race relations have evolved from expulsion, conquest, slavery, and segregation to a society based on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  globalized politics and religion 
B)  segregation, pluralism, and assimilation 
C)  social, political, and economic equality 
D)  urbanization and consumerism 
A)  globalized politics and religion 
B)  segregation, pluralism, and assimilation 
C)  social, political, and economic equality 
D)  urbanization and consumerism

Question 15

Explain the distinction between racism and institutional racism. Interpret Malcolm X's claim that where racism exists, identities are compulsory and at the forefront of self-identity.

Accepted Answer

Racism refers to the belief that one rac

Question 16

What is the broad notion contained in the quote by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, "the anti-Semite creates the Jew"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The identity of "Jew" in particular is a socially constructed identity based on angst. 
B)  Jewish identities are shaped mainly by anti-Semitism. 
C)  People's identification with a particular ethnic identity is shaped in part by how others perceive and act towards them. 
D)  Identity based on hatred is unstable and changeable. 
A)  The identity of "Jew" in particular is a socially constructed identity based on angst. 
B)  Jewish identities are shaped mainly by anti-Semitism. 
C)  People's identification with a particular ethnic identity is shaped in part by how others perceive and act towards them. 
D)  Identity based on hatred is unstable and changeable.

Question 17

Steven is a store owner downtown and is convinced that Aboriginal people are thieves. Every time an Aboriginal person comes into his store, he follows them around, finding any excuse he can to kick them out of the store. What is Steven practising?

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  pluralism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  expulsion 
A)  racism 
B)  pluralism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  expulsion

Question 18

Canada's indigenous peoples were first mistakenly called "Indians" by Christopher Columbus. What happened to this label?

Accepted Answer

A)  The indigenous maintained their tribal identities and ignored this imposed "Indian" identity. 
B)  It became a signal of their submission to the colonizers' cultural prerogatives. 
C)  It has fallen out of use entirely within First Nations communities. 
D)  It was accepted by the indigenous as their identity as a collective opposition to the European settlers and occupiers. 
A)  The indigenous maintained their tribal identities and ignored this imposed "Indian" identity. 
B)  It became a signal of their submission to the colonizers' cultural prerogatives. 
C)  It has fallen out of use entirely within First Nations communities. 
D)  It was accepted by the indigenous as their identity as a collective opposition to the European settlers and occupiers.

Question 19

Explain why it is a mistake to believe that IQ and athletic ability are defined by race.

Accepted Answer

It is a mistake to believe that IQ and a

Question 20

What did Hitler's systematic plan to exterminate people of Jewish extraction during World War II exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A)  expulsion 
B)  conquest 
C)  colonization 
D)  genocide 
A)  expulsion 
B)  conquest 
C)  colonization 
D)  genocide

Explain that racial and ethnic identity, although socially constructed, are not always freely chosen.

Canada is one of the most successfully diverse nations in the world. However, the racial and ethnic mosaic will continue to be stratified. Explain this assertion.

What is the significance of the starting line-up of the New York Knicks first home game?

Define racism and contrast it with institutional racism.

Until the liberalization of immigration policies in the 1960s, which of the following best described the situation of Afro-Canadians?

Describe how the liberalization of Canada's immigration policy established the beginning of Canada's diversification.

Internal colonialism is a theory of ethnic and racial relations that focuses on subcultural differences that sustain racial and ethnic differences.

Explain how racial stereotypes and myths support mechanisms of internal colonialism. For example, explain what is meant by expulsion, describe what actions are included to accomplish expulsion, and then explain how racist attitudes, beliefs, and stigmas support expulsion.

The rigid system of ethnic stratification in Quebec is an example of the legacy of internal colonialism.

Which of the following best describes the ethnic identity of present-day Irish Canadians?

What is the effect of promoting athletes predominantly as suitable role models for black youth?

During World War II, the Canadian government relocated, interned, and confiscated the assets of all Japanese Canadians who lived anywhere near the British Columbia coast, blaming them for attacks on Pearl Harbor to the south. What were the Japanese Canadians in this situation?

Which kind of internal colonialism did Afro-Canadians experience before 1833?

As Canada's racial and ethnic diversity has increased, race relations have evolved from expulsion, conquest, slavery, and segregation to a society based on which of the following?

Explain the distinction between racism and institutional racism. Interpret Malcolm X's claim that where racism exists, identities are compulsory and at the forefront of self-identity.

What is the broad notion contained in the quote by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, "the anti-Semite creates the Jew"?

Steven is a store owner downtown and is convinced that Aboriginal people are thieves. Every time an Aboriginal person comes into his store, he follows them around, finding any excuse he can to kick them out of the store. What is Steven practising?

Canada's indigenous peoples were first mistakenly called "Indians" by Christopher Columbus. What happened to this label?

Explain why it is a mistake to believe that IQ and athletic ability are defined by race.

What did Hitler's systematic plan to exterminate people of Jewish extraction during World War II exemplify?

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Exam 7: Race and Ethnicity

Explain that racial and ethnic identity, although socially constructed, are not always freely chosen.

Canada is one of the most successfully diverse nations in the world. However, the racial and ethnic mosaic will continue to be stratified. Explain this assertion.

What is the significance of the starting line-up of the New York Knicks first home game?

Define racism and contrast it with institutional racism.

Until the liberalization of immigration policies in the 1960s, which of the following best described the situation of Afro-Canadians?

Describe how the liberalization of Canada's immigration policy established the beginning of Canada's diversification.

Internal colonialism is a theory of ethnic and racial relations that focuses on subcultural differences that sustain racial and ethnic differences.

Explain how racial stereotypes and myths support mechanisms of internal colonialism. For example, explain what is meant by expulsion, describe what actions are included to accomplish expulsion, and then explain how racist attitudes, beliefs, and stigmas support expulsion.

The rigid system of ethnic stratification in Quebec is an example of the legacy of internal colonialism.

Which of the following best describes the ethnic identity of present-day Irish Canadians?

What is the effect of promoting athletes predominantly as suitable role models for black youth?

During World War II, the Canadian government relocated, interned, and confiscated the assets of all Japanese Canadians who lived anywhere near the British Columbia coast, blaming them for attacks on Pearl Harbor to the south. What were the Japanese Canadians in this situation?

Which kind of internal colonialism did Afro-Canadians experience before 1833?

As Canada's racial and ethnic diversity has increased, race relations have evolved from expulsion, conquest, slavery, and segregation to a society based on which of the following?

Explain the distinction between racism and institutional racism. Interpret Malcolm X's claim that where racism exists, identities are compulsory and at the forefront of self-identity.

What is the broad notion contained in the quote by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, "the anti-Semite creates the Jew"?

Steven is a store owner downtown and is convinced that Aboriginal people are thieves. Every time an Aboriginal person comes into his store, he follows them around, finding any excuse he can to kick them out of the store. What is Steven practising?

Canada's indigenous peoples were first mistakenly called "Indians" by Christopher Columbus. What happened to this label?

Explain why it is a mistake to believe that IQ and athletic ability are defined by race.

What did Hitler's systematic plan to exterminate people of Jewish extraction during World War II exemplify?

Introducing Sociology

Culture

Socialization

From Social Interaction to Social Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Stratification-Canadian and Global Perspectives

Sexuality and Gender

Families

Religion and Education

Health and Medicine

The Mass Media

Technology, the Environment, and Social Movements

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