Exam 8: Race and Ethnicity: Defining Ourselves and Others

Which statement best describes Canadian hate crime laws?

White workers may use racial discrimination against non-whites to protect their position,particularly when upper-tier workers feel threatened by lower-tier workers.What theory is this sort of explanation of prejudice based on?

Who would most likely be classified as a member of a minority group in Canada?

The reserve system forced Indigenous communities to give up most of their traditional sociocultural,spiritual,and political systems.According to the text,what was the goal of the Gradual Civilization Act of 1857 and the Gradual Civilization Act of 1869?

Currently,what are the top three source countries for immigrants who move to Canada?

Ethnicity is fixed,inflexible,and impermeable.

Why would a study of galvanic skin responses be a useful way to study prejudice?

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

Which pattern of group interactions is reflected in the Canadian policy of multiculturalism?

According to split labour market theory,which category is most likely to discriminate?

Describe the various ways in which Canada's early immigration laws were racist.Support your answer using references to the treatment of specific groups of immigrants.

In Canada,nation of origin is still an important aspect of policy decisions regarding immigration.

Which term refers to a group of people who can be distinguished by themselves and others on the basis of cultural or nationality characteristics?

Jose,a Mexican immigrant,and his other Mexican friends work at a meat-packing plant doing the worst and most dangerous jobs while the clean,safe administration jobs are all filled by white non-immigrants such as Pete.Which theory does this situation exemplify?

You know of four people who are seeking to relocate to Canada.Reza wishes to come to Canada because he lost his family in a natural disaster some years ago and wishes to start over.Sange had a factory in his country making buggy whips and he is considered a master buggy whip maker.Megha feels that if she returns to her home she may be prosecuted because of her role in the democracy movement.Finally,Brett wants to come to Canada because he has inherited wealth and wants to go on an endless ski vacation.Who would you say most closely matches the objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Act of 2001?

Which term is defined as "a socially constructed category used to classify humankind according to such physical characteristics as skin colour,hair texture,and facial features"?

Define and distinguish between the terms "minority group" and "dominant group."

Immigrants who are confused about how they should be adapting to their bicultural experiences are said to be following a diffuse pattern.

Which statement best describes the assimilation experiences of Indigenous people in Canada?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a factor that influences the age when youth move out of the family home in Canada?