Race, Ethnicity, and indigenous Peoples

In this chapter,you should learn to do the following:

1.    Distinguish between the ideas of race and ethnicity.

2.    Comprehend why social scientists believe race and ethnicity are socially constructed.

3.    Critically discuss the validity of symbolic identity theory.

4.    Recognize the consequences social constructions have for human societies.

5.    Develop an understanding of how sociologists have studied racism.

6.    Appreciate the similarities and key differences of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

7.    Connect the inequality in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities to racism.

8.    Understand the relationship between prejudice and discrimination.

9.   Develop knowledge of the different categories of immigrants to Canada.

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