Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

Robert does not want to take part in the math competition at school, because many Asian students participate and he believes that they are innately better at math.What does Robert's attitude illustrate?

When low-wage workers of one race and high-wage workers of another race compete for the same jobs, high-wage workers are likely to resent the presence of low-wage competitors and conflict is bound to result.This situation is called a "split labour market."

When was Canada's immigration policy liberalized to favour the economic situation of immigrants rather than their racial characteristics?

What are the defining features of an ethnic group?

During World War II the Canadian government relocated, interned, and confiscated the assets of all the Japanese Canadians who lived anywhere near the British Columbia coast, blaming them for attacks on Pearl Harbor.What were the Japanese Canadians in this situation?

Which of the following was an outcome of immigration in Canada in the middle of the twentieth century?

Which of the following refers to the co-existence of a variety of ethnic groups, each of whom retains its own cultural heritage within a society, where all groups have equitable access to resources?

What do recent Canadian surveys about racism demonstrate?

Naveen's law school application has just been rejected.His friend George, an Aboriginal Canadian, has been accepted.Naveen blames his failure on a supposed "Aboriginal quota" that made it easier for George to be accepted.What is Naveen engaging in?

In what ways can the internal colonialism model be applied to Aboriginal people in Canada? In what ways might this model not fit reality?

Ole looks forward to the Norske Dager festival every year.He can spend the weekend catching up with family and friends, practising his few remembered words of Norwegian, and observing reactions as he walks around in his Viking outfit.What is Ole engaging in?

What are the economic advantages of ethnicity?

Which of the following refers to members of subordinate groups who are blamed for societal problems?

Which of the following is the current focus of Canadian multicultural policy?

Which of the following can be concluded about genetic differences between races?

Gino owns a grocery store in Little Italy.His store is always busy because he imports specialty foods, newspapers, books, and DVDs from the homeland.In this situation, what is Gino?

Racist organizations like the Heritage Front in Canada recruit new members among those hit hardest by economic downturns, explaining to people that their economic problems are due to Jewish greed and a Zionist plot to take over the world.What are Jews in this example?

According to the textbook, what kind of ethnic group advantages are groups who have experienced high prejudice and discrimination particularly likely to rely on?

A higher percentage of Canadians than of people from any other country have positive view of immigrants.

As an exercise in his sociology class, Andrew records the ethnic backgrounds of his five closest friends and then asks his parents and grandparents to do the same.He discovers that all are of the same ethnicity as he is.How would the textbook explain this finding?