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
