Exam 8: Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

The cognitive and affective components of prejudice always correspond with the behavioural component of prejudice.

A woman tells her husband: "I am going to hire Julie to clean the house because she is from Country X and immigrants from there are very hard workers." Which prejudicial component is this woman highlighting?

According to the text,which of the following is an example of systemic discrimination?

What is the preferred location for most immigrants to Canada?

How long have Indigenous people called the land known as North America home?

According to your text,to whom does the term "les femmes du pays" apply?

Stan is a third-generation descendant of Chinese immigrants.He works as a volunteer at a local food bank in a mid-sized Western Canadian city.The city has a large Indigenous population who,due to the legacy of colonization,poverty,and social barriers,are frequent clients of the food bank.Due to his physical features of non-Caucasian skin colour and black hair,he is often asked about his "Indigenous" ancestry and is commended for helping his "people." According to the text,what two categorizations are being incorrectly integrated?

Immigrants and people who have been granted refugee status are referred to as permanent residents until they are able to apply for and achieve Canadian citizenship.

Which statement best describes the average income of immigrants and the average income of Canadians?

Which statement best describes the assimilation of immigrants?

Define and distinguish between race and ethnicity.Provide examples to illustrate both.

The affective component of prejudice includes the emotions we attach to stereotypes associated with certain individuals.

Which term refers to cultural characteristics such as language,religion,taste in food,shared descent,cultural traditions,and shared geographical locations?

Explain the three components of prejudice,offering an example of each.

Which statement best describes the education students received in residential schools?

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

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 type of theorist would best explain this construction of racism?

Immigration policies that barred entry into Canada for certain groups were allowed until the application policies were reworded in the 1960s.According to the text,what was exclusionary phrase that was removed from immigration forms?

How can competition create racist attitudes? Use both theory and examples to support your answer.

What process involves members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups becoming absorbed into the dominant culture?