Chapter #8 Flashcards
what is Racialization?
is a social process in which groups are judged as different in terms of their:
– Intellect, Morality, Values, (essential) worth
what is Racialization based on?
differences in physical appearance or cultural heritage
what is Visible Minority?
people, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.
what is the Master Narrative?
is the story a nation tells about itself to celebrate its past and present.
-Refined in schoolbooks, museums and pop culture.
-usually doesn’t include unpleasant events.
ex, Canada and residential schools.
the Indian act 1985?
Until 1985, the Indian Act only recognized men as “registered Indian”;
women’s status was gained from the man to who they were married and children got it from their father.
Bill C31
Bill C-31 passed enabling people who had lost their Indian status through marriage to apply to be reinstated.
Nova Scotia and the Blacks
Black communities have existed in Nova Scotia since 1779
–Offered freedom to slaves who left their American masters to fight for the British in the American Revolution
when did Segregation in Nova Scotia end
1954
-The third-largest visible minority population in the country are Blacks
Asian Canadians?
-South Asians and Chinese Canadians make up the two largest visible-minority populations in the country.
-They were driven from China by poverty and were drawn to Canada by opportunities to work.
What was the Head Tax?
in 1885, the government imposed a $50 head tax on any Chinese migrant entering the country. By 1900 the head tax was $100 and $500 by 1903.
The 1912, Act to Prevent the Employment of Female Labour in Certain Capacities.
Chinese men were not allowed to employ or house any white women.
what is Race?
Race is something you are born into. It is based on how you look to others.
What is Ethnicity?
the fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background .
ethnicity vs race
Most people identify with just one race but may have several ethnicities.
– Ethnicity is something you can opt into or out of
what is Essentialism?
every ethnic group is defined by a list of traits carried down from the past to the present with little or no change.
-culture does not change without the influence of outside forces.
-ex divisions between genders
