Chapter 10

Question 1

Race

Answer 1

A social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers, usually with profound effects on their lives

Question 2

Scapegoat

Answer 2

A disadvantaged person or category of people whom others blame for their own problems

Question 3

Ethnic Group

Answer 3

Comprises people whose perceived cultural markers are deemed socially significant
- They differ from one another in terms of languages, religions, customs, etc.

Question 4

Formation of Racial Identities

Answer 4

Change in social context often leads to change in relations with members of racial groups
-Ex. Europeaans started calling Indigenous people Indians so they started to identify as such

Question 5

Symbolic Ethnicity

Answer 5

A nostalgic allegiance to the culture of the immigrant generation, or that of the old country, that is not usually incorporated into everyday behaviour

Question 6

Institutional Racism

Answer 6

Occurs when organizational policies and practices systematically discriminate against people of a certain racial group

Question 7

Internal Colonialism

Answer 7

Involves one race or ethnic group controlling another in the same country
-It prevents assimilation by segregating the subordinate group in terms of jobs, housing, etc.

Question 8

Expulsion

Answer 8

The forcible removal of a population from a territory claimed by another population
-Ex. the Beothuk people in Newfoundland

Question 9

Intersectionality

Answer 9

Refers to the combined effects of class, race, and gender on discrimination and oppression

Question 10

Conquest

Answer 10

The forcible capture of land and the economic and political domination of its inhabitants
-Ex. Quebec

Question 11

Split Labour Market

Answer 11

Holds that where low-wage workers of one race and high-wage workers of another race compete for the same jobs, h-w workers are more likely to resent the presence of l-w competitors and conflict is bound to happen and h-w workers may become racist

Question 12

Transnational Communities

Answer 12

communities whose boundaries extend b/w or among other countries

Question 13

Pluralism

Answer 13

The retention of racial and ethnic culture combined w/ equal access to basic social resources

Question 14

Employment Equity

Answer 14

A policy giving preference to minority group members if equally qualified people are available for a position

Question 15

Critical Race Theory

Answer 15

Holds that racism is often the outcome of common practices that are embedded in Canada’s Political, legal, etc. structures but that many people, especially those in dominant positions, are not aware of