Question 1

This text makes it abundantly clear: Race, ethnic, and Aboriginal relations are fundamentallyrelations, thus putting the onus on understanding how these inequalities are constructed and maintained, as well as challenged and transformed.

Accepted Answer

unequal

Question 2

The Hutterites of Western Canada are an example of what model of governance________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Forced segregation
B)   Voluntary separation
C)   Integration
D)   Assimilation B

Question 3

Which sociological perspective approaches multiculturalism as a contested site in which different interests interact to impose their definition of the situation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Functionalism
B)   Conflict
C)   Interactionism
D)   Internal Colonialism C

Question 4

What sociological perspective portrays society as a negotiated site in which different groups interact to construct social reality?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What sociological perspective portrays society as a...

Question 5

According to a Marxist conflict theory perspective, what relationship underpins all patterns of exploitation and conflict?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to a Marxist conflict theory perspective,...

Question 6

What name is given to a society that claims to ignore differences not only in defining who gets what but also as a basis for living together?_________society

Accepted Answer

A)   Culture conscious Pluralism
B)   Integrative Multiculturalism
C)   Collective definition 
D)   Culture blind

Question 7

What variation of conflict theory is likely to endorse the view that some forms of multiculturalism are bad for women ?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What variation of conflict theory is likely...

Question 8

Which sociological perspective is most likely to see official Multiculturalism as an exercise in creating the 'illusion of inclusion'?

Accepted Answer

A)   Functionalism
B)   Conflict
C)   Interactionism
D)   Collective Definition

Question 9

A de facto segregation results when governments quietly condone a system of segregation by doing nothing to disturb the status quo. What term best describes segregation when the government actively and deliberately keeps groups apart?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A de facto segregation results when governments...

Question 10

The U.N. has included 5 classes of action that can be defined as genocide. Which of the following is NOT included in this list of genocidal actions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Members of a group are slaughtered to hasten their disappearance
B)   The male members of a group are singled out for slaughter on the grounds they are insurgents
C)   Children are transferred from one group to another to bring about the demise of the community
D)   Births are curbed through imposition of compulsory sterilization

Question 11

What variation of interactionism emphasizes the process by which intergroup relations are created by opposing dynamics both within and between dominant and subdominant groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   Internal colonialism
B)   Collective definition
C)   Symbolic interactionism
D)   Dualistic dynamics

Question 12

Which sociological perspective focuses on the idea that official multiculturalism is a social construction in which people define situations on the basis of their perception of multiculturalism and then respond accordingly?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which sociological perspective focuses on the idea...

Question 13

What concept describes a predominantly one way process of absorption of the subdominant group into the dominant sector?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assimilation
B)   Integration
C)   Collective definition
D)   Absorptive capacity

Question 14

According to the text, pluralism can be expressed in several ways. Which of the following is NOT regarded as part of a pluralist perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   Monoculturalism
B)   Multiculturalism
C)   Binationalism
D)   Multinationalism

Question 15

Canada received the Nansen Medal from the United Nations in 1986 for ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Its promotion of an official multiculturalism
B)   Its humanitarian response to the global refugee crisis
C)   Passage of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1985
D)   For being the first country to constitutionally recognized Aboriginal rights

Question 16

Which sociological perspective tends to see official multiculturalism as a device that perpetuates social inequality in Canadian society?

Accepted Answer

A)   Functionalism
B)   Conflict
C)   Interactionism
D)   Collective Definition

Question 17

What dimensions of society does a functionalist perspective tend to emphasize?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conflict
B)   Change
C)   Stability
D)   Social dynamics

Question 18

According to the 2006 Census data, approximately how many ethnic origins were reported in Canada's population?

Accepted Answer

A)   100
B)   150
C)   200
D)   250

Question 19

The system of apartheid in South Africa prior to 1994 is best described as an example of_____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Integration
B)   Cultural Pluralism
C)   Segregation
D)   Assimilation

Question 20

According to a collective definition approach, what is the name given to the competing factions that exist within both the dominant and subdominant groups?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to a collective definition approach, what...

Exam 1: Race, Ethnic, and Aboriginal Relations: Patterns, Paradoxes, Perspectives

This text makes it abundantly clear: Race, ethnic, and Aboriginal relations are fundamentallyrelations, thus putting the onus on understanding how these inequalities are constructed and maintained, as well as challenged and transformed.

The Hutterites of Western Canada are an example of what model of governance________.

Which sociological perspective approaches multiculturalism as a contested site in which different interests interact to impose their definition of the situation?

What sociological perspective portrays society as a negotiated site in which different groups interact to construct social reality?

According to a Marxist conflict theory perspective, what relationship underpins all patterns of exploitation and conflict?

What name is given to a society that claims to ignore differences not only in defining who gets what but also as a basis for living together?_________society

What variation of conflict theory is likely to endorse the view that some forms of multiculturalism are bad for women ?

Which sociological perspective is most likely to see official Multiculturalism as an exercise in creating the 'illusion of inclusion'?

A de facto segregation results when governments quietly condone a system of segregation by doing nothing to disturb the status quo. What term best describes segregation when the government actively and deliberately keeps groups apart?

The U.N. has included 5 classes of action that can be defined as genocide. Which of the following is NOT included in this list of genocidal actions?

What variation of interactionism emphasizes the process by which intergroup relations are created by opposing dynamics both within and between dominant and subdominant groups?

Which sociological perspective focuses on the idea that official multiculturalism is a social construction in which people define situations on the basis of their perception of multiculturalism and then respond accordingly?

What concept describes a predominantly one way process of absorption of the subdominant group into the dominant sector?

According to the text, pluralism can be expressed in several ways. Which of the following is NOT regarded as part of a pluralist perspective?

Canada received the Nansen Medal from the United Nations in 1986 for ?

Which sociological perspective tends to see official multiculturalism as a device that perpetuates social inequality in Canadian society?

What dimensions of society does a functionalist perspective tend to emphasize?

According to the 2006 Census data, approximately how many ethnic origins were reported in Canada's population?

The system of apartheid in South Africa prior to 1994 is best described as an example of_____.

According to a collective definition approach, what is the name given to the competing factions that exist within both the dominant and subdominant groups?