Question 1

Chinese Canadians are the largest visible minority group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following is true about race?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial traits have a great deal to do with being human. 
B)  Race and geography are interrelated. 
C)  Some societies have no genetics mixtures. 
D)  Sociologists accept the categories "Caucasian," "Negroid," and "Mongoloid." 
E)  All individuals can be classified into racially distinct categories. 
A)  Racial traits have a great deal to do with being human. 
B)  Race and geography are interrelated. 
C)  Some societies have no genetics mixtures. 
D)  Sociologists accept the categories "Caucasian," "Negroid," and "Mongoloid." 
E)  All individuals can be classified into racially distinct categories. B

Question 3

From where do most contemporary Canadian immigrants come?

Accepted Answer

A)  high- and low-income countries 
B)  high- and middle-income countries 
C)  middle- and low-income countries 
D)  high-income countries 
E)  Europe 
A)  high- and low-income countries 
B)  high- and middle-income countries 
C)  middle- and low-income countries 
D)  high-income countries 
E)  Europe C

Question 4

The vicious circle of prejudice and discrimination:

Accepted Answer

A)  produces social inferiority. 
B)  forces minority persons to occupy a low position in society. 
C)  is interpreted as evidence that minorities are innately inferior. 
D)  is unrelated to beliefs about innate inferiorities. 
E)  perpetuates itself. 
A)  produces social inferiority. 
B)  forces minority persons to occupy a low position in society. 
C)  is interpreted as evidence that minorities are innately inferior. 
D)  is unrelated to beliefs about innate inferiorities. 
E)  perpetuates itself.

Question 5

The average income of Aboriginal Canadian families is the same as that earned by non-Aboriginal Canadian families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  concentration 
A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  concentration

Question 7

In the 2011 census, approximately ________ people stated "Canadian"as their only, or one of their, ethnic origins.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 million 
B)  5 million 
C)  10 million 
D)  15 million 
E)  30 million 
A)  2 million 
B)  5 million 
C)  10 million 
D)  15 million 
E)  30 million

Question 8

Both de jure and de facto segregation have disappeared in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

British Canadians were not subject to the prejudice and discrimination experienced by other categories of immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the two major characteristics of minorities?

Accepted Answer

Minorities (1) share

Question 11

Early in the twentieth century, many southern states legally defined as "coloured"anyone who had 1/32 African ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Racism refers to the belief that one racial category is superior or inferior to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In Canada, people typically "see"fewer racial categories than do people in Brazil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What do members of an ethnic group share?

Accepted Answer

They share common an

Question 15

According to the conflict theory of prejudice, frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged results in prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which theory of prejudice most likely will indict parental upbringing for a person's prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian personality theory 
B)  cultural theory 
C)  scapegoat theory 
D)  conflict theory 
E)  symbiotic theory 
A)  authoritarian personality theory 
B)  cultural theory 
C)  scapegoat theory 
D)  conflict theory 
E)  symbiotic theory

Question 17

Identify the geographical location of most immigrants in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Immigrants are conce

Question 18

The term for an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category is:

Accepted Answer

A)  scapegoating. 
B)  prejudice. 
C)  racism. 
D)  discrimination. 
E)  stereotype. 
A)  scapegoating. 
B)  prejudice. 
C)  racism. 
D)  discrimination. 
E)  stereotype.

Question 19

Since 1990, fewer than 100 000 people have immigrated to Canada each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Aboriginal Canadians were not entitled to vote until 1940.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Chinese Canadians are the largest visible minority group.

Which of the following is true about race?

From where do most contemporary Canadian immigrants come?

The vicious circle of prejudice and discrimination:

The average income of Aboriginal Canadian families is the same as that earned by non-Aboriginal Canadian families.

What is the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture?

In the 2011 census, approximately ________ people stated "Canadian"as their only, or one of their, ethnic origins.

Both de jure and de facto segregation have disappeared in Canada.

British Canadians were not subject to the prejudice and discrimination experienced by other categories of immigrants.

What are the two major characteristics of minorities?

Early in the twentieth century, many southern states legally defined as "coloured"anyone who had 1/32 African ancestry.

Racism refers to the belief that one racial category is superior or inferior to another.

In Canada, people typically "see"fewer racial categories than do people in Brazil.

What do members of an ethnic group share?

According to the conflict theory of prejudice, frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged results in prejudice.

Which theory of prejudice most likely will indict parental upbringing for a person's prejudice?

Identify the geographical location of most immigrants in Canada.

The term for an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category is:

Since 1990, fewer than 100 000 people have immigrated to Canada each year.

Aboriginal Canadians were not entitled to vote until 1940.

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Exam 11: Race and Ethnicity

Chinese Canadians are the largest visible minority group.

Which of the following is true about race?

From where do most contemporary Canadian immigrants come?

The vicious circle of prejudice and discrimination:

The average income of Aboriginal Canadian families is the same as that earned by non-Aboriginal Canadian families.

What is the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture?

In the 2011 census, approximately ________ people stated "Canadian"as their only, or one of their, ethnic origins.

Both de jure and de facto segregation have disappeared in Canada.

British Canadians were not subject to the prejudice and discrimination experienced by other categories of immigrants.

What are the two major characteristics of minorities?

Early in the twentieth century, many southern states legally defined as "coloured"anyone who had 1/32 African ancestry.

Racism refers to the belief that one racial category is superior or inferior to another.

In Canada, people typically "see"fewer racial categories than do people in Brazil.

What do members of an ethnic group share?

According to the conflict theory of prejudice, frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged results in prejudice.

Which theory of prejudice most likely will indict parental upbringing for a person's prejudice?

Identify the geographical location of most immigrants in Canada.

The term for an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category is:

Since 1990, fewer than 100 000 people have immigrated to Canada each year.

Aboriginal Canadians were not entitled to vote until 1940.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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