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to accompany
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Our Society: Human Diversity in Canada
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Chapter 1: An Overview of Diversity in Canada ................................................................................................ 1
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Paul U. Angelini
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Chapter 2: Demographic Trends in Canada........................................................................................................ 7
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Michelle Broderick J


Chapter 3: Social Inequality and Stratification in Canada ................................................................................. 15
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Eddie Grattan J


Chapter 4: Race and Ethnicity: The Obvious Diversity ..................................................................................... 23
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Paul U. Angelini and Michelle Broderick
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Chapter 5: Aboriginal Peoples ........................................................................................................................ 31
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John Steckley
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Chapter 6: Religion as Meaning and the Canadian Context ............................................................................... 39
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Mikal Austin Radford J J


Chapter 7: Disability as Difference.................................................................................................................. 49
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Nancy Nicholls J


Chapter 8: Diversity and Conformity: The Role of Gender ............................................................................... 57
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Leslie Butler J


Chapter 9: Sexual Diversity in Canada ............................................................................................................ 65
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Shane Gannon and Lee Easton J J J J


Chapter 10: Diversity in Canadian Families: Traditional Values and Beyond .................................................... 73
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Geoff Ondercin-Bourne J


Chapter 11: The Medium Diversifies the Message: How Media Portray Diversity ............................................. 81
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Grant Havers J


Chapter 12: Literature: The Voice of Diversity ................................................................................................ 89
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Paula Jessop J




CHAPTER 1 J



Regionalism in Canada: The Forgotten Diversity J J J J J



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CHAPTER SUMMARY J




Understanding regionalism is vital to understanding life in Canada. Regionalism is a form of diversity because Canada
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is a country comprised of many regions where the inhabitants of each region regard themselves as different from those
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in other regions. After all, regions are made up of people and people make regions.
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Provinces are the appropriate tools to examine regionalism because provinces speak with a single voice, command the
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loyalty of their populations and possess the political tolls to create a shared regional identity.
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There are many explanations for the existence of regionalism. Four of the most popular are the natural resources
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approach, market approaches, interventionist approaches and Marxist approaches. They are mutually exclusive
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explanations. More than one cannot be used to explain the existence of regional differences and their affect on
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Canadian life. J




There are many factors that intensify regional differences. Two of the most important are federalism and our electoral
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system, the single-member plurality system. Federalism is important because senior decision makers frequently
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support the interests of some regions at the expense of others. Similarly, the single-member plurality system is based
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on the principle of representation by population. Consequently, the provinces with the most people—Ontario and
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Quebec—will determine the outcome of federal elections. Governments, therefore, will always cater to their interests
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first.

The federal government, however, does have an interest in the wellbeing of the entire country. Paradoxically, the
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federal government has made decisions and implemented policies that have both intensified regional differences (see
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the case of Western Canada), and attempted to ameliorate these same differences. The three most common tools used
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to lessen regional differences are reducing physical distances, spending money, and promoting understanding between
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Finally, whatever actions and policies are adopted by the federal government, there is always an important
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sociopsychological component to regionalism that government and Canadians ignore at their own peril. The most J J J J J J J J J J J J J J J


visible example of this is the contempt shared by most Canadians with regard to Central Canada and Metropolitan
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Toronto. While this contempt brings some Canadians together, it drives others apart.
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Chapter 1 Regionalism in Canada: The Forgotten Diversity
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TEST BANK QUESTIONS
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MULTIPLE CHOICE J




1. Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with regional analysis?
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a. There is no consensus on regional definition
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b. Provinces are often confused with regions J J J J J


c. Some people consider it inappropriate to study Canadian residents by region
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d. Most people believe that regions are nonexistent
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ANS: D
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2. A number of theoretical approaches are used to explain the causes of regionalism. Which of the following is NOT
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one of the main theoretical approaches?
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a. natural resources approach J J


b. state approach
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c. interventionist approach J


d. Marxist approach J




ANS: B
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3. Which two factors intensify regionalism?
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a. imperialism and CBC J J


b. imperialism and the Commonwealth J J J


c. federalism and colonialism J J


d. federalism and the electoral system J J J J




ANS: D
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4. Which was NOT an attempt by the federal government to reduce regional differences?
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a. CPR
b. TCA
c. FIRA
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ANS: C
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5. How many Royal Commissions has the federal government initiated since 1867?
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a. 300
b. 400
c. 500
d. 600

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6. What is Canada’s electoral system called?
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a. absolute majority J


b. multi-member constituency J

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c. single member plurality
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d. proportional representation J




ANS: C
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7. How many regions are there in Canada?
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a. 4
b. 5
c. 7
d. 13

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8. Where is the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario?
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a. between Kitchener and St. Catharines
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b. between Oshawa and Niagara Falls
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c. between Pickering and Peterborough
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d. between London and St. Catharines
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ANS: B
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9. Which theoretical approach asserts that some regions have prospered at the expense of others?
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a. Marxist
b. free enterprise
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c. market
d. interventionist

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10. The Meech Lake Accord was an example of which type of decision making?
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a. executive federalism J


b. Canadian federalism J


c. parliamentary federalism J


d. unitary federalism J




ANS: A
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11. Which of the following principles is used to determine how many seats each province has in the House of
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Commons?
a. cooperation
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c. representation by population J J


d. proportional representation J




ANS: C
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12. Which is NOT associated with regionalism?
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a. national childcare J


b. social-psychological thoughts J


c. provinces
d. attitudes