Exam 9: Race and Ethnic Relations

Which statement was a major critique,levied by Human Rights Watch,of the 2014 RCMP report Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women?

According to the power-conflict perspective,what is racism?

According to the text,what is the main difference between race and ethnicity?

Subjective definitions of ethnicity assume that ethnic groups exist because of people's social attachments.

Two young people are discussing the pros and cons of national citizenship versus global citizenship.In the end they agree that nations bounded by set geographic boundaries are best.Which term best describes the citizenship they have endorsed?

What conclusion does Steinberg reach when he critiques a "culture of poverty" explanation?

According to the text,what kind of prerogative do the English and French charter groups have in Canada?

According to power-conflict theories,what is a consequence of racism in capitalist society?

According to Marxists,race is an ideology used to justify exploitation of minorities and immigrants.

Historically,there have been occasions where social or economic tensions have resulted in members of the dominant group relieving their tensions by taking them out on a minority group.Which theory was used to explain this?

With respect to race and ethnicity,what are socialization theories about?

Because of political pressure and survey wording,"Canadians" are now the largest ethnic group in Canada.

In May 2014,the RCMP released their report Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women which was met with critique by some.What criticisms were levied against this report?

Describe and explain the difference between objective and subjective definitions of ethnicity.

Which group tends to be the most economically disadvantaged in Canada?

Ana Celia Zentella's research in the United States identified that Puerto Ricans are sometimes accused of "acting white." For example,this can happen when they learn to speak English without a Spanish accent or when they dress to fit into "corporate America." What aspect of ethnic identity do these Puerto Ricans demonstrate?

Over the last 30 years,Canada's "original" settlers have fought to rebrand themselves,renaming their communities,and renaming the overarching label of Indian to Native,Aboriginal,and First Nations.What,essentially,is this process about?

The school board abolished an old regulation that no students from Country X would be admitted.The regulation had been put in place because the board had believed (at the time)that people from Country X were less intelligent and unable to achieve appropriate academic standards.What is the reasoning for this old regulation an example of?

What was the basis of the dominance that the Anglophone elite exercised in Quebec,beginning in the eighteenth century?

Damian is a member of a visible minority and has worked on the factory line for 10 years.He feels he deserves a chance as a manager.The last new manager hired was a man who had worked for the factory for only five years,but was Caucasian.Damian believes that he was passed over because of his skin colour.What does Damian believe he has experienced?