Practice Quiz: Chapter 03

. On average, what is the average national level of unemployment in Canada over the last 30 years?

a) 30 to 33 per cent

b) 7 to 9 per cent

c) 6 to 10 per cent

d) 9 to 12 per cent

e) 40 to 50 per cent

. Which industry contains more than three-quarters of Canadian workers?

a) Primary industry

b) Farming

c) Service industry

d) Secondary industry

e) Forestry

. The term "McJobs" describes which of the following type of jobs?

a) Skilled, high-paying jobs

b) Skilled, low-paying jobs

c) Unskilled, high-paying jobs

d) Unskilled, low-paying jobs

e) None of the above

. Which of the following jobs, characteristic of the factory economy of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, have been lost in the new economy?

a) Low-skill/high-paying construction jobs

b) High-skill/high-paying manufacturing jobs

c) Low-skill/high-paying manufacturing jobs

d) High-skill/high-paying construction jobs

e) Both A and B

. Which of the following statements about outsourcing is true?

a) Outsourcing involves the loss of high-skill/high-paying jobs.

b) Outsourcing involves the loss of low-skill/high-paying jobs.

c) Outsourcing redistributes economic activity from rich countries to those that aspire to a higher standard of living.

d) Both A and C

e) All of the above

. Which of the following has contributed to a sharpened awareness of inequality?

a) An increasing number of human rights officers

b) The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

c) Provincial human rights codes

d) Both B and C

e) All of the above

. Which of the following statements regarding Canada's distribution of income is correct?

a) The distribution of income in Canada has remained relatively unchanged for decades.

b) The richest one-fifth of the population receives 74 per cent of all income.

c) The poorest one-fifth of the population receives 47 per cent of all income.

d) The distribution of income in Canada is fairly atypical compared to other capitalist societies.

e) Wealth is evenly divided among populations.

. Which of the following is not a limitation of poverty lines?

a) They are relative.

b) The measure the income of groups of people.

c) They are arbitrary.

d) Both A and C

e) All of the above are limitations.

. Which two groups of Canadians have a higher susceptibility to poverty?

a) Aboriginal Canadians and the corporate elite

b) Immigrants and women

c) Aboriginal Canadians and immigrants

d) Women and the corporate elite

e) Immigrants and the corporate elite

. Which of the following contributes to the susceptibility of Aboriginal Canadians to poverty?

a) Discrimination

b) Lack of educational opportunities

c) Lower level of education

d) Residence far from main economic centres

e) All of the above

. Which of the following statements regarding education is true?

a) A father's income has greater effects on a daughter's earnings than on a son's earning.

b) Educational attainment is related to the educational achievements of one's parents and the occupation of one's father.

c) Frequent changes of residence for children are associated with a higher income in adults.

d) A child's education attainment is associated with the status of his or her mother's occupation

e) Sons and daughters of fathers with asset income have considerably lower incomes than those whose fathers had none.

. Which of the following factors contributes to inequality?

a) Choice and politics

b) Deliberate and systemic inequality

c) Systemic and deliberate discrimination

d) Both A and C

e) All of the above

. Which of the statements about deliberate discrimination is false?

a) Deliberate discrimination is the intent to treat members of a group in an unequal manner.

b) It is more important in explaining inequality than choice, politics, and systemic discrimination.

c) The intent that underlies deliberate discrimination is hard to prove.

d) Deliberate discrimination is prejudice towards a group that is acted upon.

e) None of the above is false.

. The belief that child-rearing is primary a female function is an example of what?

a) Choice

b) Deliberate inequality

c) Systemic inequality

d) Both A and C

e) Bone of the above

. Which term refers to the discrimination inherent in traditions, customary practices, rules, and institutions that have the effect of favouring the members of one group over another?

a) Preferential treatment

b) Prejudice

c) Systemic discrimination

d) Deliberate discrimination

e) Racism

. With respect to the quality of life, there is a clear correlation between which of the following?

a) Material well-being and the level of staisfaction with life

b) Happiness and material well-being

c) Happiness and the level of satisfaction with life

d) Social pathologies and happiness

e) Social acceptance and material well-being

. Which of these attitudinal measures are used to reflect quality of life?

a) Alcoholism and destitution

b) Crime and suicide

c) Morality

d) All of the above

e) None of the above

. Which of the following statements about the demand on food banks is true?

a) Demand on food banks is fixed.

b) Demand on food banks is not cyclical.

c) Demand on food banks decreases with higher unemployment rates.

d) In recent years, demand on food banks has increased with economic growth and decreased unemployment

e) Demand on food banks is highest in the Maritime provinces

. Which of the following statements about the welfare gap is true?

a) It is the gap that exists between the income from social assistance and the cost of life's necessities

b) It is the same across the country

c) It varies because of regional differences in the cost of living

d) Both A and C

e) All of the above

. Which of the following statements regarding the corporate elite is true?

a) Most of them were male.

b) About one-third of them attended private schools.

c) About half of them belonged to at least one prominent private club.

d) Those of non-Anglo-Saxon ethnic origin were underrepresented.

e) All of the above

. According to the 2012 Americas Barometer survey, what percentage of Canadians said that they were very satisfied with the lives?

a) 25 per cent

b) 35 per cent

c) 50 per cent

d) 60 per cent

e) 80 per cent

. Which of the following cities has the largest visible minority population in Canada?

a) Montreal

b) Vancouver

c) Calgary

d) Quebec City

e) Toronto

. Why is Canada culturally dependent on the United States?

a) Geographical proximity

b) A common language

c) Shared values

d) Both A and B

e) All of the above

. Which of the following external influences create a web of interdependence for self-governing democracies?

a) Military alliances

b) Military animosities

c) Trade

d) Contemporary mass media

e) All of the above

. Canada is economically dependent on what?

a) Export markets, foreign sources of investment capital, and imports

b) Imports, domestic sources of investment capital, and export markets

c) Domestic sources of investment capital and imports

d) Export markets and domestic sources of investment capital

e) Domestic manufacturing and sources of investment capital

. The average real purchasing power of Canadians was second lowest in the world for most of the last generation.

a) True

b) False

. The majority of Canada's labour force works in the manufacturing industry.

a) True

b) False

. Jobs in the manufacturing sector have been exported to low-wage economies, and, consequently, replaced by "McJobs."

a) True

b) False

. Canada's distribution of income is more equal than the United States'.

a) True

b) False

. Poverty in Canada is defined by Statistics Canada to mean that more than 45 per cent of income is spent on basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter).

a) True

b) False

. Inequality has a regional component in Canada.

a) True

b) False

. Socioeconomic mobility is the ability of individuals, families, and groups to move from one social or economic position to another.

a) True

b) False

. The corporate elite consists of a greater percentage of women and operates as a social network that relies on self-recruitment.

a) True

b) False

. Systemic discrimination is characterized by the intent to treat the members of some group in an unequal manner.

a) True

b) False

. Politics plays an important role in determining the inequalities that are addressed and dealt with on the public agenda.

a) True

b) False

. Reasonably construed attitudinal data can be used to reflect quality of life.

a) True

b) False

. Social pathologies such as destitution, alcoholism, and suicide reflect a high quality of life.

a) True

b) False

. Advertising revenue is the main or sole source of income for most privately owned media businesses.

a) True

b) False

. Many argue that the real limitations on Canadian independence are a result of Canada's economic dependence on Great Britain and the United States.

a) True

b) False

. All countries are subject to external influences that limit the independence of their elected governments.

a) True

b) False

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