Question 1

What is Herbert Gans's term for the nostalgia and pride one can feel about one's ethnic roots without being constrained by them in one's daily life?

Accepted Answer

A) false ethnicity 
B) ephemeral ethnicity 
C) transitory ethnicity 
D) symbolic ethnicity 
A) false ethnicity 
B) ephemeral ethnicity 
C) transitory ethnicity 
D) symbolic ethnicity

Question 2

According to the textbook, racial identity is based on objective physical markers, and ethnic identity on objective cultural markers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following critiques of the research on IQ tests and race is NOT discussed in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) IQ scores increased as people were able to afford better education. 
B) IQ scores increased as enriched educational facilities were provided to the poor. 
C) There is no evidence to suggest that group IQ differences are biologically based. 
D) IQ tests are culturally biased and based on knowledge more familiar to some groups in society. 
A) IQ scores increased as people were able to afford better education. 
B) IQ scores increased as enriched educational facilities were provided to the poor. 
C) There is no evidence to suggest that group IQ differences are biologically based. 
D) IQ tests are culturally biased and based on knowledge more familiar to some groups in society.

Question 4

Farzad lives in a nation where almost 50 percent of people indicated on a survey that they have trouble with the idea of having someone from a different race as a neighbour.Where is he most likely living?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Germany 
C) Great Britain 
D) Canada 
A) India 
B) Germany 
C) Great Britain 
D) Canada

Question 5

According to the textbook, which of the following explains a higher likelihood of extremism among French than among Canadian Muslims?

Accepted Answer

A) higher rates of conversion to Christianity 
B) higher level of prejudice and discrimination 
C) higher level of religiosity 
D) higher level of self-segregation 
A) higher rates of conversion to Christianity 
B) higher level of prejudice and discrimination 
C) higher level of religiosity 
D) higher level of self-segregation

Question 6

Which of the following theories best explains slavery?

Accepted Answer

A) conflict theory 
B) functionalist theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) post-modernism 
A) conflict theory 
B) functionalist theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) post-modernism

Question 7

What is a scapegoat? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

A scapegoat is an individual, group, or

Question 8

Which of the following refers to the distinctly Canadian pattern of ethnic and racial stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic hierarchy 
B) melting pot 
C) vertical mosaic 
D) multiculturalism 
A) ethnic hierarchy 
B) melting pot 
C) vertical mosaic 
D) multiculturalism

Question 9

Suppose that Italians are overrepresented among professional athletes in Germany, but not in the U.S.Which of the following would explain the difference?

Accepted Answer

A) different levels of discrimination 
B) different levels of intelligence 
C) different levels of physical ability 
D) different levels of state funding for sports 
A) different levels of discrimination 
B) different levels of intelligence 
C) different levels of physical ability 
D) different levels of state funding for sports

Question 10

Alisha is studying the process of identity formation among second-generation immigrants.Which of the following sociological theories would best help her analyze the way people negotiate identity?

Accepted Answer

A) theory of internal colonialism 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) split labour market theory 
A) theory of internal colonialism 
B) conflict theory 
C) symbolic interactionism 
D) split labour market theory

Question 11

Define internal colonialism and its main forms.

Accepted Answer

Internal colonialism refers to the unequ

Question 12

Discuss the feasibility of a number of policy measures in reducing the verticality of the Canadian mosaic.

Accepted Answer

The verticality of the Canadian mosaic r

Question 13

According to the textbook, which of the following is the main effect of internal colonialism?

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation 
B) integration 
C) lack of integration 
D) lack of assimilation 
A) assimilation 
B) integration 
C) lack of integration 
D) lack of assimilation

Question 14

Suppose a police station requires all officers to wear the same uniform and prohibits Sikh officers from wearing turbans.Which of the following is the station engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A) institutional racism 
B) racial profiling 
C) systemic racism 
D) systemic profiling 
A) institutional racism 
B) racial profiling 
C) systemic racism 
D) systemic profiling

Question 15

According to the textbook, why should initiatives such as employment equity or an efficient system for upgrading foreign credentials be put in place?

Accepted Answer

A) to increase the verticality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
B) to decrease the verticality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
C) to increase the cyclicality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
D) to decrease the cyclicality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
A) to increase the verticality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
B) to decrease the verticality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
C) to increase the cyclicality of Canada's ethnic mosaic 
D) to decrease the cyclicality of Canada's ethnic mosaic

Question 16

Expulsion, conquest, and slavery are forms of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) internal colonialism 
B) segregation 
C) genocide 
D) revolution 
A) internal colonialism 
B) segregation 
C) genocide 
D) revolution

Question 17

Why did Dr.Samuel George Morton's research on brain size and race have such long-lasting and far-reaching effects?

Accepted Answer

A) because it reinforced and perpetuated dominant ideas about inferiority and superiority 
B) because he was one of a handful of educated people conducting scientific research 
C) because his findings replicated, and finally demonstrated conclusively, the results of earlier studies 
D) because his findings were replicated, and finally demonstrated conclusively, by later studies 
A) because it reinforced and perpetuated dominant ideas about inferiority and superiority 
B) because he was one of a handful of educated people conducting scientific research 
C) because his findings replicated, and finally demonstrated conclusively, the results of earlier studies 
D) because his findings were replicated, and finally demonstrated conclusively, by later studies

Question 18

Approximately what percentage of Canadians reported having more than one ethnic identity in the 2011 National Household Survey?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 40 percent 
A) 10 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 40 percent

Question 19

Although slavery was technically legal in Canada for a short time, no Canadians actually owned slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the textbook, how were Aboriginal people depicted in Canadian school textbooks until the mid-twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) as "noble savages" 
B) as primitive, yet exotic, "others" 
C) as evil, manipulative, and villainous 
D) as gentle, peaceful hunter-gatherers 
A) as "noble savages" 
B) as primitive, yet exotic, "others" 
C) as evil, manipulative, and villainous 
D) as gentle, peaceful hunter-gatherers

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

What is Herbert Gans's term for the nostalgia and pride one can feel about one's ethnic roots without being constrained by them in one's daily life?

According to the textbook, racial identity is based on objective physical markers, and ethnic identity on objective cultural markers.

Which of the following critiques of the research on IQ tests and race is NOT discussed in the textbook?

Farzad lives in a nation where almost 50 percent of people indicated on a survey that they have trouble with the idea of having someone from a different race as a neighbour.Where is he most likely living?

According to the textbook, which of the following explains a higher likelihood of extremism among French than among Canadian Muslims?

Which of the following theories best explains slavery?

What is a scapegoat? Give an example.

Which of the following refers to the distinctly Canadian pattern of ethnic and racial stratification?

Suppose that Italians are overrepresented among professional athletes in Germany, but not in the U.S.Which of the following would explain the difference?

Alisha is studying the process of identity formation among second-generation immigrants.Which of the following sociological theories would best help her analyze the way people negotiate identity?

Define internal colonialism and its main forms.

Discuss the feasibility of a number of policy measures in reducing the verticality of the Canadian mosaic.

According to the textbook, which of the following is the main effect of internal colonialism?

Suppose a police station requires all officers to wear the same uniform and prohibits Sikh officers from wearing turbans.Which of the following is the station engaging in?

According to the textbook, why should initiatives such as employment equity or an efficient system for upgrading foreign credentials be put in place?

Expulsion, conquest, and slavery are forms of which of the following?

Why did Dr.Samuel George Morton's research on brain size and race have such long-lasting and far-reaching effects?

Approximately what percentage of Canadians reported having more than one ethnic identity in the 2011 National Household Survey?

Although slavery was technically legal in Canada for a short time, no Canadians actually owned slaves.

According to the textbook, how were Aboriginal people depicted in Canadian school textbooks until the mid-twentieth century?

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