Exam 8: Race and Ethnic Relations

"My mother always celebrated her ethnic heritage, but people from outside our community thought less of her because of the stereotypes that exist about our culture. She was seen as always wanting to party and celebrate, but never being too serious about work. She was never very successful in her job, in part because of these attitudes." What does John Porter call this situation?

Some educators are challenging the tokenistic practice of having a "multicultural" week in their classroom. They maintain that exploring the dress, dance, dialect and diet of various cultures has little value and tends to just reinforce existing stereotypes of different ethnic groups, which in turn leads to the promotion of racism. Utilizing the information from this chapter and personal experiences, how would you respond to their argument?

Subjective definitions of ethnicity assume that ethnic groups exist because of people's social attachments.

Describe and explain the difference between objective and subjective definitions of ethnicity.

Which of the following is a critique of the primordialist/sociobiologist thesis?

Which of the following was a notorious example of devalued immigrant certification?

Which of the following groups tends to be the most economically disadvantaged in Canada?

Which of the following terms translated from French reflects one "Québécois" notion of ethnicity?

With respect to race and ethnicity, what are socialization theories about?

In a heated debate on immigration policies, Amanda's father asserted that all immigrants come to Canada and then enjoy the Canadian lifestyle at the taxpayers' expense. Amanda retorted that there are immigrants who are wealthy, and help to create jobs for Canadians. What was Amanda referring to?

According to the text, how do sociologists view race and ethnicity?

Carrie lost her job to an immigrant from Country X. Carrie is upset because she knows that the immigrant is working for $5 less per hour, so the company is making more profit. However, Carrie's hostility is focused on the immigrant, not the company. What theory would best be used to describe Carrie's reaction?

Define the Quiet Revolution and explain its significance in present-day Canadian society.

Nicholas was skyping with his friend Raul from Argentina. When asked how his immigration to Canada application was going, Raul responded, "I passed." What was Raul referring to?

Which of the following are "charter groups," as identified by John Porter?

Statistical evidence shows that Aboriginal peoples are the most socially and economically disadvantaged groups in Canada.

What did the Catholic Church do in Quebec during the 19th century?

According to the power-conflict perspective, what is racism?

According to the text, what actions did the Canadian government take to Europeanize Aboriginal people and culture in the first half of the twentieth century?

Many schools have implemented a multicultural week into their curriculum and activities focus on the presentation of the objective elements of ethnicity. Which of the following would be addressed during this week?