Question 1

According to Porter, which of the following was important for maintaining the vertical mosaic?

Accepted Answer

A) retention of ethnic cultures 
B) conservative political values 
C) institutional racism 
D) selective immigration 
A) retention of ethnic cultures 
B) conservative political values 
C) institutional racism 
D) selective immigration

Question 2

Summarize the theory of split labour market.Give an example.

Accepted Answer

The theory of split labor market, propos

Question 3

Which of the following abilities has been demonstrated as biologically based?

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence 
B) athletic ability 
C) singing and dancing abilities 
D) childbearing 
A) intelligence 
B) athletic ability 
C) singing and dancing abilities 
D) childbearing

Question 4

Which of the following refers to people who share ancestry, language, customs, religion, and a geographic region?

Accepted Answer

A) an ethnic group 
B) a racial group 
C) an immigrant group 
D) a majority group 
A) an ethnic group 
B) a racial group 
C) an immigrant group 
D) a majority group

Question 5

Which of the following terms refers to the intentional murder of a whole population?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Farzad lives in a nation where almost 100 percent of people indicated on a survey that they have no 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) South Korea 
C) France 
D) Canada 
A) India 
B) South Korea 
C) France 
D) Canada

Question 7

Which of the following refers to the belief that one social group is superior to another on the basis of some visible characteristic and that inferiority of a group justifies unequal treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating 
B) racism 
C) discrimination 
D) race relations 
A) scapegoating 
B) racism 
C) discrimination 
D) race relations

Question 8

According to the textbook, which of the following is likely to be the most important basis for stratification in Canada in the near future?

Accepted Answer

A) gender 
B) education 
C) race 
D) ethnicity 
A) gender 
B) education 
C) race 
D) ethnicity

Question 9

Define "vertical mosaic" and describe how it has changed over time.

Accepted Answer

Vertical mosaic refers to the social str

Question 10

Segregation is the process by which a minority group blends into the majority population and eventually disappears as a distinct group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Race is to biology as ethnicity is to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) cohesion 
B) dissent 
C) structure 
D) culture 
A) cohesion 
B) dissent 
C) structure 
D) culture

Question 12

To what extent are Canadians free to choose their racial and ethnic identity?

Accepted Answer

In Canada, as in many other countries, t

Question 13

Nation X has an ideology that supports an official policy of "live and let live," whereby immigrants are encouraged to maintain their cultural heritage and to integrate it with elements of Nation X.What is this type of ideology called?

Accepted Answer

A) universal diversity 
B) multiculturalism 
C) cultural merge 
D) melting pot 
A) universal diversity 
B) multiculturalism 
C) cultural merge 
D) melting pot

Question 14

Which of the following Canadians would be able to choose his race and ethnicity most easily and successfully?

Accepted Answer

A) Robert, a 35-year-old Jamaican lawyer 
B) Jung-Hwa, a 25-year-old Korean student 
C) Conan, a 20-year-old Scottish hair stylist 
D) Peter, a 30-year-old Métis construction worker 
A) Robert, a 35-year-old Jamaican lawyer 
B) Jung-Hwa, a 25-year-old Korean student 
C) Conan, a 20-year-old Scottish hair stylist 
D) Peter, a 30-year-old Métis construction worker

Question 15

What conclusion does the textbook reach regarding the concept of race?

Accepted Answer

A) Race does not matter. 
B) Race is meaningless because there are no racial differences in thought and behaviour. 
C) Race is significant because people believe that it is and act on the basis of their beliefs. 
D) Race is the most important factor of people's position in the stratification system. 
A) Race does not matter. 
B) Race is meaningless because there are no racial differences in thought and behaviour. 
C) Race is significant because people believe that it is and act on the basis of their beliefs. 
D) Race is the most important factor of people's position in the stratification system.

Question 16

Discuss how the federal policy of multiculturalism came about and what its impact has been.

Accepted Answer

The federal policy of multiculturalism i

Question 17

The book title Two Solitudes refers to relations between the British and the French in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In which of the following roles are black Canadians least likely to interact with European Canadians?

Accepted Answer

A) members of political parties 
B) school mates 
C) work mates 
D) marital partners 
A) members of political parties 
B) school mates 
C) work mates 
D) marital partners

Question 19

Which of the following is meant by Jean-Paul Sartre's statement "the anti-Semite creates the Jew"?

Accepted Answer

A) The identity of Jews in particular is socially constructed and based on angst. 
B) Jewish identities are mainly shaped by anti-Semitism. 
C) People's ethnic identification is shaped partly by the way others perceive and act toward them. 
D) Any ethnic identity based on hatred is unstable and changeable. 
A) The identity of Jews in particular is socially constructed and based on angst. 
B) Jewish identities are mainly shaped by anti-Semitism. 
C) People's ethnic identification is shaped partly by the way others perceive and act toward them. 
D) Any ethnic identity based on hatred is unstable and changeable.

Question 20

According to the textbook, which of the following original principles of multiculturalism was neglected in its early practical application?

Accepted Answer

A) forging of unique Canadian identity 
B) non-selective immigration policy 
C) equity and inclusion 
D) cultural diversity 
A) forging of unique Canadian identity 
B) non-selective immigration policy 
C) equity and inclusion 
D) cultural diversity

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

According to Porter, which of the following was important for maintaining the vertical mosaic?

Summarize the theory of split labour market.Give an example.

Which of the following abilities has been demonstrated as biologically based?

Which of the following refers to people who share ancestry, language, customs, religion, and a geographic region?

Which of the following terms refers to the intentional murder of a whole population?

Farzad lives in a nation where almost 100 percent of people indicated on a survey that they have no trouble with the idea of having someone from a different race as a neighbour.Where is he most likely living?

Which of the following refers to the belief that one social group is superior to another on the basis of some visible characteristic and that inferiority of a group justifies unequal treatment.

According to the textbook, which of the following is likely to be the most important basis for stratification in Canada in the near future?

Define "vertical mosaic" and describe how it has changed over time.

Segregation is the process by which a minority group blends into the majority population and eventually disappears as a distinct group.

Race is to biology as ethnicity is to which of the following?

To what extent are Canadians free to choose their racial and ethnic identity?

Nation X has an ideology that supports an official policy of "live and let live," whereby immigrants are encouraged to maintain their cultural heritage and to integrate it with elements of Nation X.What is this type of ideology called?

Which of the following Canadians would be able to choose his race and ethnicity most easily and successfully?

What conclusion does the textbook reach regarding the concept of race?

Discuss how the federal policy of multiculturalism came about and what its impact has been.

The book title Two Solitudes refers to relations between the British and the French in Canada.

In which of the following roles are black Canadians least likely to interact with European Canadians?

Which of the following is meant by Jean-Paul Sartre's statement "the anti-Semite creates the Jew"?

According to the textbook, which of the following original principles of multiculturalism was neglected in its early practical application?

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