Quiz 18 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Recent data shows that there are over _______ different ethnic groups in Canada, speaking more than _______ langauges.
a) 100;100
b) 50;50
c) 200;100
d) 100;200

Question 2:

Social distinctions and relations among individuals and groups based on their cultural characteristics, refers to
a) race
b) ethnicity
c) nationality
d) stereotypes

Question 3:

One of these founders of sociology wrote 'The Division of Labour in Society':
a) Durkheim
b) Weber
c) Herodotus
d) Marx

Question 4:

________ argued that social group formation is associated with social practices of inclusion/exclusion.
a) Durkheim
b) Weber
c) Herodotus
d) Marx

Question 5:

In 1952, Canada was still prohibiting immigration based on people's
a) nationality
b) citizenship
c) ethnic group
d) all of the above

Question 6:

Independent applicants who are admitted by the use of the points system are considered part of what major category of immigrants?
a) skilled workers
b) business immigrants
c) family class
d) refugees

Question 7:

The processes and social practices by which members of minority groups are incorporated into the dominant culture of society is called
a) multiculturalism
b) enculturation
c) assimilation
d) melting-pot policies

Question 8:

_________ promotes tolerance and diversity in order to achieve the peaceful coexistence of groups in ethnically and racially heterogeneous societies.
a) ethnocentrism
b) assimilation
c) cultural relativism
d) all of the above

Question 9:

Bibby, a critic of multiculturalism, claims that ________ undermines ________.
a) collectivism; individualism
b) cultural relativism; social cohesion
c) multiculturalism; racism
d) multiculturalism; discrimination

Question 10:

Successive Quebec governments have pursued a policy of interculturalism. Interculturalism operates within three important principles. Which is NOT a principle?
a) It recognizes French as the language of Public life.
b) It respects the liberal-democratic values of political rights and equality of opportunity for all.
c) It respects pluralism, openness to, and tolerance of the differences of others.
d) It initiates cultural dominance and restricts the practice of multiculturalism.

Question 11:

________ refers to behaviour and policies that reproduce ethnic and racial social stereotypes, as well as economic and political inequalities.
a) Prejudice
b) Ethnocentrism
c) Discrimination
d) Racism

Question 12:

_________ used the term 'adaptive capacity' to explain variations in the educational and economic achievement within the same ethnic and racial group.
a) Wagely and Harris
b) Marx and Weber
c) Goldberg
d) John Porter

Question 13:

In the workplace, visible minorities who are subject to income disparities are subject to
a) cultural relativism
b) systematic discrimination
c) assimilation
d) prejudice

Question 14:

According to the author, Statistics Canada is not necessarily a politically neutral institution that 'counts' people. It
a) creates the conditions under which people will identify themselves
b) categorizes individuals simply to collect data
c) illustrates society through numbers
d) analyzes visible minorities

Question 15:

Which ethnic group has been a leader in the class composition of 'professionals', 'managers/supervisors', 'petite bourgeoisie', 'small employers'?
a) British
b) Chinese
c) Jewish
d) Italian

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Sociology: A Canadian Perspective, Second Edition - Chapter 18