Practice Quiz Chapter 8

Which of the following best reflects the percentage of immigrants that live in Canada's three largest cities (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal)?

63%

Nina speaks Spanish when she is visiting with her grandparents but speaks English when she is a school with her friends. Which of the following best describes Nina's actions?

Code-switch

Which of the following elements of tolerance refers to the process of reflecting upon and recognizing processes of discrimination?

Cognitive

Which of the following theoretical perspectives emphasizes racialization as a performance as opposed to a biological quality?

Critical race theory

Which of the following refers to the dispersal of any group of people?

Diaspora

Which of the following refers to a sense of looking at oneself through the eyes of others?

Double-consciousness

Which of the following Acts states that racialized minorities need to be given equal opportunity on the job market in Canada?

Employment Equity Act

Which of the following statements is most consistent with a symbolic interactionist perspective?

Ethnic differentiation is constructed by a labelling process.

Vancouver's Chinatown best exemplifies which of the following?

Ethnic enclave

Which of the following refers to a process in which members of self-conscious communities interact with each other to achieve common purposes?

Ethnic solidarity

Which of the following refers to a group of people who share a common homeland, language, and culture?

Ethnicity

Expressed racism refers to the conscious or unconscious acceptance of racist attitudes.

False

Prejudice and discrimination are synonymous terms.

False

Symbolic interactionists argue that ambition for power and economic advantage drives unequal racialized relations.

False

Which of the following theoretical perspectives examines the intersectionality of racialization with class, sexual orientation, and gender?

Feminism

Which of the following groups experience the highest lifetime prevalence of suicidal thoughts?

First Nations women living off reserve

Which of the following theoretical perspectives suggests that ethnic identity provides connectedness in an individualistic society?

Functionalism

Which of the following terms refers to a relationship joining actors who have the same or similar attributes or statuses?

Homophily

Which of the following are critiques of the term "visible minority"?

It reinforces the idea that whiteness is the "norm"

The Chinese Head Tax in Canada best exemplifies which of the following harmful practices?

Orientalism

Which of the following refers to the way that others categorize people by their visible characteristics?

Racialization

Which of the following terms refers to racialized and ethnic differences that separate us socially, culturally, and economically?

Social distance

Which of the following groups are among the top three visible minority groups in Canada?

South Asian, Black, Chinese

Which of the following refers to children who have been socialized in a culture different than the one their parents were socialized into?

Third culture kids

Oreopoulos (2009) conducted a study in which fictitious resumes were sent via email to potential employers. The study showed that compared to foreign-named applicants, English-named applicants received a call back at a rate that was _______. Which of the following best completes this statement?

Three times higher

Which of the following is best exemplified by the use of Indigenous symbolism at the 2010 Olympic Games?

Tokenism

Asking a Hispanic person where they are "really" from exemplifies microaggression.

True

Discriminatory practices based on fear of racialized groups is called expressed racism.

True

Dispersion, homeland orientation, and boundary maintenance are key dimensions that constitute diaspora.

True

Institutional racism refers to forms of discrimination that rely on formal institutional rules and practices.

True

Police-reported hate crimes against Muslims in Canada have more than doubled in the last three years.

True

Technology plays a role in people's willingness to relocate and has transformed how diaspora operates.

True

The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement of 2007 resulted in the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee.

True

Which of the following scholars coined the term "double-consciousness"?

W.E.B. Du Bois

A widely held, overly simplistic belief about a social group is called ________ whereas preferential treatment based on an arbitrary trait is called ________. Which of the following best completes this statement?

a stereotype; discrimination