Week 5: Racism

Question 1

As defined by the Canadian government, “persons, other than aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour”

Answer 1

Visible Minority

Question 2

A society historically based on colonization through foreign settlement and displacement of Aboriginal inhabitants, so immigration is the major influence on population diversity

Answer 2

Settler Society

Question 3

The 2011 census claims that what percentage of Canadians belong to the visible minorities?

Answer 3

19.1%, or 1 in every 5 Canadians

Question 4

The three largest visible minority groups from the 2011 census were..?

Answer 4

South Asians (25%)

Chinese (21.1%)

Blacks (15.1%).

Question 5

Superficial physical differences that a particular society considers significant

Answer 5

Race

Question 6

Term that describes shared culture; the practices, values, and beliefs of a group

Answer 6

Ethnicity

Question 7

Any group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics, are singled out from the others in the society in which they live for differential and unequal treatment, and who therefore regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination

Answer 7

Minority Group

Question 8

The group which holds the most power in a given society

Answer 8

Dominant Group

Question 9

The group that lacks power relative to the dominant group

Answer 9

Subordinate Group

Question 10

This theory suggests that the dominant group will displace their unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group

Answer 10

Scapegoat Theory

ex: Hitler using Jews as scapegoats for the social and economic problems in Germany

Question 11

Term which refers to “interracial marriage”

Answer 11

Miscegenation

Question 12

Oversimplified ideas about groups of people

Answer 12

Stereotypes

Question 13

An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge

or

Prejudgment originating outside of actual experience

Answer 13

Prejudice

Question 14

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior

Answer 14

Racism

Question 15

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Answer 15

Prejudice is limited to thoughts, while Discrimination involves actions

Question 16

Term to describe when real estate agents direct prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighbourhoods based on their race

Answer 16

Racial Steering

Question 17

The societal privilege that benefits people whom society identifies as white in some countries, beyond what is commonly experienced by non-white people under the same social, political, or economic circumstances

Answer 17

White Privilege

Question 18

A form of racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions

Answer 18

Institutional Racism

ex: A bank denying loans to people from certain neighbourhoods, due to ethnic or racial backgrounds

Question 19

Sociologists who adhere to the _________ view argue that racism and discrimination do contribute positively, but only to the dominant group

Answer 19

Functionalist

Question 20

A notion of structural political and economic inequalities between regions within a state.

Answer 20

Internal Colonialism

Question 21

A ______ ________ perspective of Canadian history would examine the numerous past and current struggles between the Anglo-Saxon ruling class and racial and ethnic minorities, noting specific conflicts that have arisen when the dominant group perceived a threat from the minority group

Answer 21

Critical Sociological

Question 22

Suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes

Answer 22

Intersection Theory

Question 23

For _______ _________, race and ethnicity provide strong symbols as sources of identity. In fact, some who hold this view propose that the symbols of race, not race itself, are what lead to racism

Answer 23

Symbolic Interactionists

Question 24

Refers to the idea that prejudice is embedded in our culture. We grow up surrounded by images of stereotypes and casual expressions of racism and prejudice

Answer 24

Culture of Prejudice

Question 25

Utilization of zoning ordinances to exclude certain types of land uses from a given community.

Answer 25

Racial Zoning

Question 26

When were Racial Zoning developments first made in St. Louis?

Answer 26

1920s

Question 27

How many different ethnic origins are reported by Canadians?

Answer 27

Over 200

Question 28

What are the social consequences of racism and prejudice?

Answer 28

1. Gender
2. Work and Unemployment
3. Poverty and wealth
4. Crime and Violence

Question 29

This act requires federal jurisdiction employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase the representation of four designated groups: women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, and visible minorities.

Answer 29

Employment Equity Act (1986)

Question 30

All-white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States that practice a form of segregation by enforcing restrictions excluding people of non-white races via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation, and violence

Answer 30

Sundown Town