Chapter 8 Quizzes

Ethnic and Racialized Groups
. Which of the following refers to the way that others categorize people by their visible characteristics?

. 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?

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

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

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

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

. Rates of suicide and suicidal thoughts are distinctly higher for Indigenous youth than non-Indigenous youth. Durkheim would explain this as a consequence of :

. Roughly what percentage of Canadians identifies as belonging to a racialized group?

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

. Vancouver's Chinatown best exemplifies which of the following?

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

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

. 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?

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

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

. 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?

. The disproportionate compulsory or coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada is a form of:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. Prejudice and discrimination are synonymous terms.

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

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

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

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