SOCI 1000 CHAPTER 8 2025 STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Racism is part of Canada's history and current circumstances. - ANSWER-True
Canada grants visas for foreigners to enter the country at various times and
for various reasons. For example, visas are granted to let female Jamaicans
work as nannies, to let male Mexicans harvest crops, and to let female
Russians work as exotic dancers. When these visas expire, the people have
to go home. Which theory of ethnic relations best accounts for this kind of
practice? - ANSWER-Split labour market theory
What would someone be called who holds a negative attitude about people
of colour based on preconceived notions about them? - ANSWER-Prejudiced
Galabuzi posits that the term "visible minority" suggests a permanent status
that reinforces essentialist assumptions about race. What term has Galabuzi
offered as a viable alternative to "visible minority? - ANSWER-Racialized
group
According to the text, which of the following factors has the greatest
influence on the income disparity between the immigrant and Canadian-born
populations? - ANSWER-Recency of immigration
Which perspective includes a hypothesis suggesting that contact between
Aboriginal people and French people should lead both groups to hold
favourable attitudes about the other? - ANSWER-Interactionist
What is a "dominant" group? - ANSWER-The group with the most power and
privilege
Which of the following groups was subject to a head tax as part of Canada's
racist immigration policy? - ANSWER-Chinese
Hate crimes are motivated by racial, sexual or other prejudice. - ANSWER-
True
Ingrid is a Canadian whose parents emigrated from England to Canada just
before Ingrid was born. Ingrid's family is widely considered to be part of a
majority, or what kind of group? - ANSWER-Dominant
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Racism is part of Canada's history and current circumstances. - ANSWER-True
Canada grants visas for foreigners to enter the country at various times and
for various reasons. For example, visas are granted to let female Jamaicans
work as nannies, to let male Mexicans harvest crops, and to let female
Russians work as exotic dancers. When these visas expire, the people have
to go home. Which theory of ethnic relations best accounts for this kind of
practice? - ANSWER-Split labour market theory
What would someone be called who holds a negative attitude about people
of colour based on preconceived notions about them? - ANSWER-Prejudiced
Galabuzi posits that the term "visible minority" suggests a permanent status
that reinforces essentialist assumptions about race. What term has Galabuzi
offered as a viable alternative to "visible minority? - ANSWER-Racialized
group
According to the text, which of the following factors has the greatest
influence on the income disparity between the immigrant and Canadian-born
populations? - ANSWER-Recency of immigration
Which perspective includes a hypothesis suggesting that contact between
Aboriginal people and French people should lead both groups to hold
favourable attitudes about the other? - ANSWER-Interactionist
What is a "dominant" group? - ANSWER-The group with the most power and
privilege
Which of the following groups was subject to a head tax as part of Canada's
racist immigration policy? - ANSWER-Chinese
Hate crimes are motivated by racial, sexual or other prejudice. - ANSWER-
True
Ingrid is a Canadian whose parents emigrated from England to Canada just
before Ingrid was born. Ingrid's family is widely considered to be part of a
majority, or what kind of group? - ANSWER-Dominant
