Question 1

Compare the concepts of assimilation and pluralism in the context of immigration experiences.Use examples to support your comparison.

Accepted Answer

Assimilation and pluralism are two contr

Question 2

According to the text,what is racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is mostly a biological category. 
B)  It is largely a thing of the past. 
C)  It is primarily a form of prejudice 
D)  It is primarily associated with radical countercultures looking for change. 
A)  It is mostly a biological category. 
B)  It is largely a thing of the past. 
C)  It is primarily a form of prejudice 
D)  It is primarily associated with radical countercultures looking for change.

Question 3

Which statement best describes residential schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  The program of residential schools began in the 1950s. 
B)  Residential schools were operated by local school boards. 
C)  Students were allowed to not take part in the residential school program if they had strong religious objections. 
D)  Under the policy,education beyond Grade 8 was prohibited for Indigenous youth. 
A)  The program of residential schools began in the 1950s. 
B)  Residential schools were operated by local school boards. 
C)  Students were allowed to not take part in the residential school program if they had strong religious objections. 
D)  Under the policy,education beyond Grade 8 was prohibited for Indigenous youth.

Question 4

Children raised in immigrant families who also participate in the national culture where they live are considered polycultural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The formative period of multiculturalism focused on implementation of programs and procedures to ensure equal participation by minorities within institutional structures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to the text,which term describes a child who is exposed to characteristics of the family heritage when at home and participates in the national culture of the country where he or she lives when outside the home?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural liaison 
B)  bicultural 
C)  ethnic-national 
D)  ethnically balanced 
A)  cultural liaison 
B)  bicultural 
C)  ethnic-national 
D)  ethnically balanced

Question 7

What label is given to the pattern of adaptation used by immigrant youth who identify with both their heritage cultures and their new,national cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic pattern 
B)  national pattern 
C)  diffuse pattern 
D)  integration pattern 
A)  ethnic pattern 
B)  national pattern 
C)  diffuse pattern 
D)  integration pattern

Question 8

Discuss the proposition that "racism has all but disappeared in Canada"

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,bu

Question 9

Immigrant families are six times as likely as Indigenous families to live in extended-family situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The effect of ethnicity on the likelihood of young people co-residing with parents declines the longer a family is in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

An Indigenous child at a residential school was likely physically and/or emotionally abused.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There is no specific gene associated with "race";rather there are small genetic differences that can be attributed to geographic mobility of early humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As of 2015,what amends have been made for the residential schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  None of the religious orders involved in the residential school system have offered an apology. 
B)  The federal government apologized for the residential school system in 2008. 
C)  Despite promises,former students have yet to be offered a restitution package. 
D)  Despite promises,a "Truth and Reconciliation Commission" was never created. 
A)  None of the religious orders involved in the residential school system have offered an apology. 
B)  The federal government apologized for the residential school system in 2008. 
C)  Despite promises,former students have yet to be offered a restitution package. 
D)  Despite promises,a "Truth and Reconciliation Commission" was never created.

Question 14

Which term refers to how you personally identify your ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  objective ethnicity 
B)  subjective ethnicity 
C)  cultural ethnicity 
D)  personal ethnicity 
A)  objective ethnicity 
B)  subjective ethnicity 
C)  cultural ethnicity 
D)  personal ethnicity

Question 15

Using Goffman's concept of "framing," discuss the notion of "framing ethnicity."

Accepted Answer

Goffman's concept of "framing" refers to

Question 16

What process puts prejudice into practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  alienation 
D)  stereotyping 
A)  discrimination 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  alienation 
D)  stereotyping

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice 
B)  racism 
C)  discrimination 
D)  bigotry 
A)  prejudice 
B)  racism 
C)  discrimination 
D)  bigotry

Question 18

According to the text,what are objective definitions of ethnicity based upon?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sense of belonging,or a shared "we feeling" 
B)  language,customs,national origin,and ancestry 
C)  labels and definitions applied by out-groups 
D)  definitions of the in-group that defines itself 
A)  a sense of belonging,or a shared "we feeling" 
B)  language,customs,national origin,and ancestry 
C)  labels and definitions applied by out-groups 
D)  definitions of the in-group that defines itself

Question 19

Which statement best describes the Canadian Multiculturalism Policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the incipient stage (prior to 1971)Canadian political and social institutions were employed a "made in Canada" model of multiculturalism. 
B)  A movement away from assimilation was prompted by the large scale immigration that occurred after World War I. 
C)  Canada was the first nation in the world to establish a national multiculturalism law. 
D)  In the 1990s Canadian multiculturalism developed a folkloric orientation. 
A)  During the incipient stage (prior to 1971)Canadian political and social institutions were employed a "made in Canada" model of multiculturalism. 
B)  A movement away from assimilation was prompted by the large scale immigration that occurred after World War I. 
C)  Canada was the first nation in the world to establish a national multiculturalism law. 
D)  In the 1990s Canadian multiculturalism developed a folkloric orientation.

Question 20

Hate crimes are criminal offences against members of minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Compare the concepts of assimilation and pluralism in the context of immigration experiences.Use examples to support your comparison.

According to the text,what is racism?

Which statement best describes residential schools?

Children raised in immigrant families who also participate in the national culture where they live are considered polycultural.

The formative period of multiculturalism focused on implementation of programs and procedures to ensure equal participation by minorities within institutional structures.

According to the text,which term describes a child who is exposed to characteristics of the family heritage when at home and participates in the national culture of the country where he or she lives when outside the home?

What label is given to the pattern of adaptation used by immigrant youth who identify with both their heritage cultures and their new,national cultures?

Discuss the proposition that "racism has all but disappeared in Canada"

Immigrant families are six times as likely as Indigenous families to live in extended-family situations.

The effect of ethnicity on the likelihood of young people co-residing with parents declines the longer a family is in Canada.

An Indigenous child at a residential school was likely physically and/or emotionally abused.

There is no specific gene associated with "race";rather there are small genetic differences that can be attributed to geographic mobility of early humans.

As of 2015,what amends have been made for the residential schools?

Which term refers to how you personally identify your ethnicity?

Using Goffman's concept of "framing," discuss the notion of "framing ethnicity."

What process puts prejudice into practice?

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?

According to the text,what are objective definitions of ethnicity based upon?

Which statement best describes the Canadian Multiculturalism Policy?

Hate crimes are criminal offences against members of minority groups.

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Learning What Is True: Religion,science,and Education

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Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

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Exam 8: Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Compare the concepts of assimilation and pluralism in the context of immigration experiences.Use examples to support your comparison.

According to the text,what is racism?

Which statement best describes residential schools?

Children raised in immigrant families who also participate in the national culture where they live are considered polycultural.

The formative period of multiculturalism focused on implementation of programs and procedures to ensure equal participation by minorities within institutional structures.

According to the text,which term describes a child who is exposed to characteristics of the family heritage when at home and participates in the national culture of the country where he or she lives when outside the home?

What label is given to the pattern of adaptation used by immigrant youth who identify with both their heritage cultures and their new,national cultures?

Discuss the proposition that "racism has all but disappeared in Canada"

Immigrant families are six times as likely as Indigenous families to live in extended-family situations.

The effect of ethnicity on the likelihood of young people co-residing with parents declines the longer a family is in Canada.

An Indigenous child at a residential school was likely physically and/or emotionally abused.

There is no specific gene associated with "race";rather there are small genetic differences that can be attributed to geographic mobility of early humans.

As of 2015,what amends have been made for the residential schools?

Which term refers to how you personally identify your ethnicity?

Using Goffman's concept of "framing," discuss the notion of "framing ethnicity."

What process puts prejudice into practice?

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?

According to the text,what are objective definitions of ethnicity based upon?

Which statement best describes the Canadian Multiculturalism Policy?

Hate crimes are criminal offences against members of minority groups.

Seeing and Acting Through the Lens of Sociology

Applying Sociological Research Methods

I Am Canadian: What Is Canadian Culture

Socialization: the Self and Social Identity

Social Inequality in Canadian Society

Mass Media: Living in the Electronic Age

Sex, gender, and Sexualities: Deconstructing Dualisms

Canadian Families: Past, present, and Future

Learning What Is True: Religion,science,and Education

Social Control, deviance, and Crime

Health and Illness: Is It Lifestyle or Something More

Social Change: Collective Behaviour and Social Movements

Going Green: Environmental Sociology

Globalization: the Interconnected World

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