Question 1

The 2006 Census found the about of the visible minority population was born in Canada.

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one-third

Question 2

A social system of co-existing ethnic groups is called a/an ________ society.

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pluralistic

Question 3

Intergroup relationships in Canada in this century have been shaped by the historical process of ________.

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colonialism

Question 4

Ethnicity is a/an ________ status.

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Question 5

The prevalence of across ethnic and racial boundaries is increasing, and over 41 percent of Canadians today report multiple ethnic ancestries.

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Question 6

________ or institutionalized discrimination consists of institutional practices that perpetuate majority-group privilege and create disadvantage for minorities simply by conducting "business as usual".

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Question 7

The term "race" refers to arbitrary categories that reflect a social process of labeling and classification that has been called ________.

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Question 8

Canada has a larger percentage of immigrants in its population than any other country except for ________.

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Australia has a higher percentage of immigrants in its population compared to Canada, making it the only country with a larger immigrant population percentage than Canada.

Question 9

A sequential movement of persons from a common place of origin to a common destination, with the assistance of relative or compatriots already settled in the new location, is known as:

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Question 10

A/an ________ group is a highly variable and complex social entity that has assumed various forms in different societies and historical eras.

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Question 11

In referring to Canada as a vertical mosaic, Porter called attention to the fact that ________ is a major source of inequality.

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Question 12

In referring to Canadian society as a ________, Porter called attention to the fact that ethnicity is a major source of inequality in Canada.

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John Porter coined the term "vertical mosaic" to describe Canadian society, highlighting how ethnic groups are stratified and how this stratification leads to inequality.

Question 13

Racism is a/an ________ that regards racial or ethnic categories as natural genetic groupings, and that attributes behavioural and psychological differences to the genetic nature of these groupings.

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Question 14

A/an ________ group is a social category that occupies a subordinate rank in a social hierarchy.

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Question 15

Many ________ theorists are more concerned with understanding what lies behind dominant assumptions and social conventions than with developing theories to explain and predict behaviour, solving social problems or prompting social change.

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Question 16

The only officially bilingual province in Canada is ________.

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Question 17

In the 1990s, immigrants from ________ contributed 58 percent of total immigration to Canada.

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Question 18

Since Confederation, the affairs of status Indians have been managed by various branches and departments of the ________.

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Question 19

The degree to which an ethnic population develops a self-sufficient range of ethnic institutions paralleling those of the larger society is known as ________.

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Question 20

Assimilationism is the view that ethnic diversity gradually and inevitably ________.

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Quiz 8: Race and Ethnic Relations