Chapter 2

Question 1

Why is interpreting census data on ethnicity difficult? (4)

Answer 1

1. concept of ethnicity fluid
2. increased intermarriage is making ethnicity more fluid
3. changes in the format of the questions changing over time
4. differences in social times, understanding, length of time since immigration

Question 2

how much faster is aboriginal population growing?

Answer 2

6 times faster

Question 3

define the aboriginal family

Answer 3

parents live with children, but the extended family plays a much larger role in the child care, community wide support was encouraged

Question 4

define the character of canadian-english families (3)

Answer 4

1. traditional masculine roles were encouraged
2. chief responsibility is nuclear family
3. community wide cooperation was discouraged

Question 5

define the character of quebec family (4)

Answer 5

1. mirrored france
2. large families ideal
3. influence of the RC church
4. more feminine traits encouraged

Question 6

How many different ethnic groups in canada?

Answer 6

over 200

Question 7

how many different ethnic groups on the 1901 census?

Answer 7

25

Question 8

what are two predictions concerning ethnicity by 2031?

Answer 8

25% will be foreign born, 30% among visible minority group

Nearly half of those 15 and older will b either foreign born or have at least one parent who is

Question 9

mixed marriages suffer from two main problems, what are they?

Answer 9

1. prejudice from relatives

2. differing cultural expectations and traditions within marriage

Question 10

what was the chinese immigration act

Answer 10

prevented chinese men from bringing their families to canada, repealed in 1947

Question 11

what was the 1976 immigration act

Answer 11

it defined four classes of citizens: Family, economic, refugee, other

Question 12

Citizen act of 2009 did what?

Answer 12

It restricted citizenship to one generation born outside of Canada

Question 13

what three problems plague immigrants when they look for jobs?

Answer 13

1. lack of canadian experience
2. qualifications not recognized
3. lack of fluency in English and French

Question 14

what is the difference in wage gap between Canadians and immigrants?

Answer 14

2.22 to 5 per hour

Question 15

what is one reason children of immigrants struggle in Canada?

Answer 15

The conflict of two cultures between home and school

Question 16

define stigma

Answer 16

an attribute that is used to differentiate individuals and has a negative value

Question 17

who gets stigmatized by who?

Answer 17

The minority by the majority

Question 18

what are the four acculturation strategies

Answer 18

Separation, assimilation, integration, marginalization

Question 19

Define separation

Answer 19

Strategy based on willful segregation from dominant culture, or unwillful exclusion from dominant culture

Question 20

define assimilation

Answer 20

Based on the in/voluntary rejection of culture of origin

Question 21

Define integration

Answer 21

high levels of activity in both your own minority and in the mainstream culture are sought
Most adaptive pathway, implies flexibility

Question 22

Define marginalization

Answer 22

little interest in maintaining culture of origin or assimilating into new one, the most destructive form

Question 23

define acculturation policies

Answer 23

Strategies for integrating or excluding immigrants are promoted or enforced via the dominant group through laws or other official cultural programs

Question 24

define multiculturalism

Answer 24

policy that accepts diversity and includes all ethnic and cultural groups

Question 25

Define melting pot

Answer 25

policy that encourages all individuals to assimilate into dominant culture

Question 26

what is the largest ethnic group?

Answer 26

Canadians

Question 27

What year was the ethnic origin of Canadian put on the census?

Answer 27

1996

Question 28

Most immigrants and adoptions come from…

Answer 28

China