Exam 9: Race and Ethnic Relations

According to the text,which statement is a conclusion of the scientific community concerning racial differences?

Which thesis is based on the idea that people have an innate tendency to seek out others of similar ethnic and racial attachments?

In the 1950s,how were Italian immigrant men seen by immigration bureaucrats?

In class,Haruto was asked to give an example of systemic discrimination.Which of the following would he propose?

Which of the following was a notorious example of devalued immigrant certification?

While discussing their current semester's classes,Tristan asked Jill to explain what her sociology of race and ethnicity course was about.Which answer would Jill give?

Provincial governments are allowed to fast-track immigration applicants to address labour shortages within their province.

Tarik's parents encouraged him to participate in activities in their Bosnian community in Canada,but he refused,telling his parents that he was "Canadian." Five years later,however,he became active in the community,volunteered at a Bosnian cultural centre,and called himself "Bosnian." What does this case study demonstrate?

A correctional service had a physical abilities screening test that included lifting heavy bags and carrying them,and operating push-pull machines with minimum weight requirements.Virtually all of the females failed the test because they could not handle the weights.Consequently,few females were hired as correctional officers.What sociological term best identifies this practice?

Overtly racist ideas concerning the perceived superiority and inferiority of specific groups are less common now than in the past.Describe and explain three forms of racism that occur more frequently in Canada in the twenty-first century.

Canada grants visas for foreigners to enter the country at various times and for various reasons.For example,visas are granted to let female Jamaicans work as nannies,to let Mexicans harvest crops,and to let female Russians work as exotic dancers.When these visas expire,the people have to go home.Which theory of ethnic relations best accounts for this kind of practice?

According to the text,how do sociologists view race and ethnicity?

Who first developed the concept of a culture of poverty?

Genetic differences between races are prescribed,statistically significant,and have behavioural consequences.

After graduating from university,Natalia Hernandez sent out 100 résumés and did not receive a single reply.She sent out the next 10 as "Natalia Smith" and got three calls.What continuing characteristic in the job market does this example,based on the outcome of a Canadian study,demonstrate?

Which term translates from French to reflect one "Québécois" notion of ethnicity?

Which statement best characterizes the Quiet Revolution in Quebec?

Which of the following is an example of institutional racism?

Within Canada,there is a single and clear-cut pattern of ethnic and racial economic disadvantage.

Although Alex has not yet met Justin,his future dorm roommate,Alex was told that Justin was attending university on a football scholarship.He is anxious and unhappy about sharing his room with a football player because he expects Justin will be a "party animal" who will make studying difficult.How can Alex's attitude be classified?