Question 1

Outline several positive and several negative consequences of allowing people in Canada to declare "Canadian/Canadien" as their ethnic origin on the Census.

Accepted Answer

Positive consequences of allowing people

Question 2

The existence of Africville in Halifax is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  segregation. 
C)  pluralism. 
D)  miscegenation. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  segregation. 
C)  pluralism. 
D)  miscegenation.

Question 3

How are race and ethnicity dimensions of social stratification in Canada? Provide evidence that many racial and ethnic categories of people are minorities-both visible and socially disadvantaged. Consider ways in which race and ethnicity combine with gender and class.

Accepted Answer

Race and ethnicity are significant dimen

Question 4

Sociologically speaking, a minority is any category that is numerically less than half of a society's population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Minority" populations can sometimes constitute a numerical majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In which of the following ten-year periods was immigration to Canada highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  1895-1904 
B)  1905-1914 
C)  1945-1954 
D)  1985-1994 
A)  1895-1904 
B)  1905-1914 
C)  1945-1954 
D)  1985-1994

Question 7

In 2001, _____% of Canada's population claimed Canadian ethnicity as a single-origin response.

Accepted Answer

A)  9 
B)  18 
C)  39 
D)  85 
A)  9 
B)  18 
C)  39 
D)  85

Question 8

The removal of Aboriginal children from reserves so they could attend boarding schools

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A)  was accompanied by a system of regular visits with their parents. 
B)  was accompanied by programs of economic development on the reserves, in preparation for the return of these children. 
C)  resulted in a lack of preparation to live effectively in either Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal worlds. 
D)  was not accompanied by attempts at conversion to Christianity. 
A)  was accompanied by a system of regular visits with their parents. 
B)  was accompanied by programs of economic development on the reserves, in preparation for the return of these children. 
C)  resulted in a lack of preparation to live effectively in either Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal worlds. 
D)  was not accompanied by attempts at conversion to Christianity.

Question 9

Your text refers to Canada as an experiment in

Accepted Answer

A)  mosaical assimilation. 
B)  new age melting pot theory. 
C)  miscegenation. 
D)  multi-layered pluralism. 
A)  mosaical assimilation. 
B)  new age melting pot theory. 
C)  miscegenation. 
D)  multi-layered pluralism.

Question 10

Which of the following is the province with the lowest visible minority population, according to Figure 14-2?

Accepted Answer

A)  British Columbia 
B)  Alberta 
C)  Nova Scotia 
D)  Newfoundland 
A)  British Columbia 
B)  Alberta 
C)  Nova Scotia 
D)  Newfoundland

Question 11

Define race and ethnicity. How do they differ?

Accepted Answer

Race and ethnicity are both social const

Question 12

_____________ is the diversity capital of Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  Toronto 
B)  Vancouver 
C)  Montreal 
D)  Winnipeg 
A)  Toronto 
B)  Vancouver 
C)  Montreal 
D)  Winnipeg

Question 13

What is the scapegoat theory of prejudice? What is the conflict theory of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

The scapegoat theory of prejudice sugges

Question 14

Which of the following statements about Aboriginals is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have lower levels of educational attainment. 
B)  Because of federal transfers, they have higher incomes than Asian Canadians. 
C)  They have high levels of labour force participation. 
D)  They have half the unemployment rate of Black Canadians. 
A)  They have lower levels of educational attainment. 
B)  Because of federal transfers, they have higher incomes than Asian Canadians. 
C)  They have high levels of labour force participation. 
D)  They have half the unemployment rate of Black Canadians.

Question 15

Human beings are all

Accepted Answer

A)  members of a single biological species. 
B)  members of various species, depending on colour. 
C)  members of various species, depending on cultural background. 
D)  members of various species, depending on where in the world they live. 
A)  members of a single biological species. 
B)  members of various species, depending on colour. 
C)  members of various species, depending on cultural background. 
D)  members of various species, depending on where in the world they live.

Question 16

The adoption of the English language by Iranian immigrants to Canada is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide. 
B)  segregation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  pluralism. 
A)  genocide. 
B)  segregation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  pluralism.

Question 17

The Inuit of Canada's far north have experienced gradual erosion of traditional patterns of life because of

Accepted Answer

A)  a degraded environment due to exploratory and drilling activities. 
B)  their desire to abandon tradition. 
C)  the addition of other cultures into their families, changing their ways of life. 
D)  weak cultural ties eventually degrading and disappearing. 
A)  a degraded environment due to exploratory and drilling activities. 
B)  their desire to abandon tradition. 
C)  the addition of other cultures into their families, changing their ways of life. 
D)  weak cultural ties eventually degrading and disappearing.

Question 18

Discuss the diversity of Canada's Aboriginal peoples.

Accepted Answer

Canada's Aboriginal peoples are incredib

Question 19

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Accepted Answer

A)  social distance research. 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
C)  the Thomas theorem. 
D)  authoritarian personality theory. 
A)  social distance research. 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
C)  the Thomas theorem. 
D)  authoritarian personality theory.

Question 20

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian Canadians 
B)  European Canadians 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Aboriginal people 
A)  Italian Canadians 
B)  European Canadians 
C)  African Americans 
D)  Aboriginal people

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Outline several positive and several negative consequences of allowing people in Canada to declare "Canadian/Canadien" as their ethnic origin on the Census.

The existence of Africville in Halifax is an example of

How are race and ethnicity dimensions of social stratification in Canada? Provide evidence that many racial and ethnic categories of people are minorities-both visible and socially disadvantaged. Consider ways in which race and ethnicity combine with gender and class.

Sociologically speaking, a minority is any category that is numerically less than half of a society's population.

"Minority" populations can sometimes constitute a numerical majority.

In which of the following ten-year periods was immigration to Canada highest?

In 2001, _____% of Canada's population claimed Canadian ethnicity as a single-origin response.

The removal of Aboriginal children from reserves so they could attend boarding schools

Your text refers to Canada as an experiment in

Which of the following is the province with the lowest visible minority population, according to Figure 14-2?

Define race and ethnicity. How do they differ?

_____________ is the diversity capital of Canada.

What is the scapegoat theory of prejudice? What is the conflict theory of prejudice?

Which of the following statements about Aboriginals is TRUE?

Human beings are all

The adoption of the English language by Iranian immigrants to Canada is an example of

The Inuit of Canada's far north have experienced gradual erosion of traditional patterns of life because of

Discuss the diversity of Canada's Aboriginal peoples.

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

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