Exam 9: Race and Ethnic Relations

Through much of the dinner conversation,Jayden grew increasingly angry with her father who insisted that the people living north of the tree line were Eskimos.She finally left the table,exclaiming that "You don't know what you're talking about." Why would Jayden say this to her father?

A little boy uses a racist term when describing a neighbour,and rather than telling him how inappropriate that label is,his parents laugh.From this experience,the boy learns that his parents think he is funny when he uses racist language and he repeats the practice.What explanation would be used to explain this construction of racism?

Which term describes those who define the Québécois as possessing a particular history,culture,ancestry,and language?

John van den Hoeven worked and saved for many years in order to emigrate from Holland to Canada with his two sons,buy land,and live his dream life as a farmer.According to Canadian immigration policy,what category would John fit into?

In a heated debate on immigration policies,Amanda's father asserted that all immigrants come to Canada and then enjoy the Canadian lifestyle at the taxpayers' expense.Amanda retorted that there are immigrants who are wealthy and help to create jobs for Canadians.What was Amanda referring to?

Justine attends a high school that has two predominant cliques-keeners who are very academically inclined,and the jocks-students who are very involved in sports.Both groups have very negative and stereotypical notions of the other.Which term best describes these negative beliefs?

What is the central thesis of the internal colonial model of Aboriginal development?

Which theory suggests that ethnic and racial attachments reflect an innate tendency for people to seek out,and associate with,others who are similar in terms of language,culture,beliefs,ancestry,and appearance?

Gaston,who was born and raised in Quebec,was asked by his friend Amy to define what it meant to be Québécois.Gaston then proceeded to explain the history and culture of the province to Amy.What type of nationalist is Gaston?

What are the specific subjective approaches to ethnicity based upon?

Immigrants from Country X gathered in front of city hall.They were celebrating their nationality of origin as well as demanding rights for their community.What was this event a sign of?

Which term best identifies race by a typological categorization?

Nicholas was skyping with his friend Raul from Argentina.When asked how his immigration to Canada application was going,Raul responded,"I passed." What was Raul referring to?

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s,one of the biggest changes in Quebec was the increasing number of francophones in the upper echelons of the corporate world.

After the terrorist bombings in the United States in 2001,some airline passengers overheard a group of other passengers speaking Arabic and demanded that the foreigners be taken off the plane.The airline employees had the foreign-born passengers disembark.What term best describes this incident?

Indian was a label externally imposed on Canada's indigenous peoples.What factors have contributed to the renaming of Canada's indigenous population?

What did John Porter conclude about "entrance status" groups in Canadian society?

What was the main goal of the federal government's early policy on Aboriginal people?

A man speaking about his hiring practices explains that he doesn't hire people from visible minorities because his clients prefer working with Caucasians.He goes on to say: "I'm not racist.I'm a business man meeting my client's needs." Which statement best explains why this is an example of new racism?

Steven argues that the reason Aboriginal people are destitute is a direct result of their poor work ethic and the fact that they don't strive for economic success and achievement.What can Steven's position be related to?