Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

Pluralism is a nostalgic allegiance to the culture of the immigrant generation, or of the old country-a love for and a pride in a tradition that can be felt without having to be incorporated in everyday behaviour.

According to the textbook, what is responsible for the relative economic success of Jews and Koreans in Canada?

Racist beliefs are often challenged by research evidence.Based on the example of Peter Sandiford, who studied IQ and race in 1920s Canada, what would one predict for researchers who find themselves in this situation?

Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination.Give one example of each.

What has been the outcome of Canadian-U.S.differences on the retention of immigrant culture following immigration?

Which social processes were Dr.Samuel George Morton's research on brain size and race used to justify?

What determines whether a group will be defined as racial or ethnic?

Why were North American Aboriginals called "Indians"? How has that designation changed over time?

According to the textbook, who participates in the process of negotiation that leads to adoption and change of racial and ethnic labels?

Compare the concepts of race and ethnic group.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Are racial and ethnic groups in Canada blending over time? If yes, what accounts for this process? If not, why not? Support your position with examples.

According to the textbook, which of the following is the main process through which internal colonialism is accomplished?

Which of the following refers to a judgment about a person based on preconceived ideas about the group that person belongs to?

African Americans have, on average, the same IQ scores as European Americans.

Jews in Canada were once defined as a race and are now defined as an ethnic group.Which of the following characteristics of Canadian Jews best explains this change?

Workers at the ABC Auto manufacturing plant in Canada are on strike.The management at ABC has recruited and bussed in low-wage Mexican workers.What does this situation illustrate?

According to the textbook, do racial stereotypes have basis in reality?

Explain what the authors of the textbook mean by this statement: "Change your social context and your racial and ethnic self-conception eventually changes too."

In the nineteenth century, it was already known that brain size was unrelated to intelligence.

Which of the following is the sociological lesson of the documentary Searching for Sugarman?