Question 1

Should Quebec be sovereign? Support your answer.

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As an AI language model, I do not have p

Question 2

In most cases, race and ethnicity refer to the same thing.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The relationship between Aboriginals and Ottawa can be described as

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A)  respectful. 
B)  reciprocal. 
C)  non-bureaucratic. 
D)  paternalistic and bureaucratic. 
A)  respectful. 
B)  reciprocal. 
C)  non-bureaucratic. 
D)  paternalistic and bureaucratic.

Question 4

You would be expressing a "stereotype" if you

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A)  made any generalization about people. 
B)  stated an exaggerated description and applied it to everyone in some category. 
C)  held an opinion about someone based on personal experience. 
D)  treated everybody in an unkind way. 
A)  made any generalization about people. 
B)  stated an exaggerated description and applied it to everyone in some category. 
C)  held an opinion about someone based on personal experience. 
D)  treated everybody in an unkind way.

Question 5

The complexity of community organizations that meet the needs of ethnic minorities is called

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A)  institutional comprehensiveness. 
B)  institutional inclusiveness. 
C)  institutional thoroughness. 
D)  institutional completeness. 
A)  institutional comprehensiveness. 
B)  institutional inclusiveness. 
C)  institutional thoroughness. 
D)  institutional completeness.

Question 6

The existence of Africville in Halifax is an example of

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

Question 7

The APTN headquarters are in

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A)  Toronto. 
B)  Iqaluit. 
C)  Winnipeg. 
D)  Regina. 
A)  Toronto. 
B)  Iqaluit. 
C)  Winnipeg. 
D)  Regina.

Question 8

The Quiet Revolution in Quebec in the 1960s

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A)  greatly diminished the political power and social influence of the Catholic Church. 
B)  expanded the role of the federal government in economic affairs of the province. 
C)  privatized Hydro-Quebec. 
D)  established a department of education that encouraged a liberal arts education. 
A)  greatly diminished the political power and social influence of the Catholic Church. 
B)  expanded the role of the federal government in economic affairs of the province. 
C)  privatized Hydro-Quebec. 
D)  established a department of education that encouraged a liberal arts education.

Question 9

What is the Bogardus social distance scale? What does research using the scale tell us about changing attitudes towards racial and ethnic minorities?

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The Bogardus social distance scale is a

Question 10

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Questions
-Discuss slavery in Canada and note when and why it was abolished.

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Slavery in Canada has a history that dat

Question 11

In the 2006-2011 period, the largest group of immigrants to Canada was from India.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

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A)  built into culture itself. 
B)  a trait of certain individuals. 
C)  found among poor and disadvantaged people. 
D)  found among most people in all societies. 
A)  built into culture itself. 
B)  a trait of certain individuals. 
C)  found among poor and disadvantaged people. 
D)  found among most people in all societies.

Question 14

From which areas of the world are most of today's immigrants arriving? How is this different from the pattern a century ago?

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Today, most immigrants are arriving from

Question 15

The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious cycle means that

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A)  prejudice is more common than actual discrimination. 
B)  it is easy to prove that most stereotypes are wrong. 
C)  most people will act on their prejudices. 
D)  bias is easily continued over time. 
A)  prejudice is more common than actual discrimination. 
B)  it is easy to prove that most stereotypes are wrong. 
C)  most people will act on their prejudices. 
D)  bias is easily continued over time.

Question 16

Describe Canada's history of slavery, including reasons for its eventual abolition.

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Canada has a complex history of slavery,

Question 17

The major source of immigrants to Canada for the period 2006-2011 was

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A)  Europe. 
B)  the Philippines. 
C)  China. 
D)  South America. 
A)  Europe. 
B)  the Philippines. 
C)  China. 
D)  South America.

Question 18

Canada is a land of immigrants. According to some analysts, communities gather strength and people gain social confidence through emphasizing racial and ethnic identity. From another point of view, however, these processes heighten divisions within our society and fuel social conflict. Discuss these divergent points of view, with Canadian examples.

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The issue of emphasizing racial and ethn

Question 19

To what degree is your city/town racially or ethnically segregated? What groups are there and in roughly what proportion? Where does each live (i.e., explain how, exactly, the groups of people are organized)? Describe differences and similarities between the communities. How might we encourage greater dispersion of racial and ethnic groups?

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The degree of racial and ethnic segregat

Question 20

Most of the immigrants who have come to Canada in recent decades have gone to

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A)  Alberta and Ontario. 
B)  Ontario and British Columbia. 
C)  Alberta, B.C., and Manitoba. 
D)  Ontario and Quebec. 
A)  Alberta and Ontario. 
B)  Ontario and British Columbia. 
C)  Alberta, B.C., and Manitoba. 
D)  Ontario and Quebec.

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Should Quebec be sovereign? Support your answer.

In most cases, race and ethnicity refer to the same thing.

The relationship between Aboriginals and Ottawa can be described as

You would be expressing a "stereotype" if you

The complexity of community organizations that meet the needs of ethnic minorities is called

The existence of Africville in Halifax is an example of

The APTN headquarters are in

The Quiet Revolution in Quebec in the 1960s

What is the Bogardus social distance scale? What does research using the scale tell us about changing attitudes towards racial and ethnic minorities?

Quick Quiz: Short Answer Questions -Discuss slavery in Canada and note when and why it was abolished.

In the 2006-2011 period, the largest group of immigrants to Canada was from India.

Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people.

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

From which areas of the world are most of today's immigrants arriving? How is this different from the pattern a century ago?

The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious cycle means that

Describe Canada's history of slavery, including reasons for its eventual abolition.

The major source of immigrants to Canada for the period 2006-2011 was

Most of the immigrants who have come to Canada in recent decades have gone to

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