Chapter 8 - Race & Ethnicity Flashcards
Objective ethnicity
The ethnic characteristics of your ancestors
Subjective ethnicity
How you personally identify your ethnicity
Race
A system of stratification based on physical differences, such as facial features, skin colour, and hair texture
Visible minorities
Persons, other than Aboriginal persons, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-White in colour
Family-class immigrants
Immigrants who are sponsored by close relatives living in Canada
Economic immigrants
Immigrants selected on the basis of their educational backgrounds, occupational skills, and ability to contribute to the Canadian economy
Refugees
Persons who are forced to flee from persecution
What are the 3 objectives of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act?
1) reuniting families
2) contributing to the nation’s economic development
3) protecting refugees
Authoritarian parenting
A parenting style characterized by high expectations for children, very strict rules, no explanation of the rationale for the rules, strict punishment for rule breaking, and unidirectional communication
Bicultural
Participating in two distinct cultures simultaneously
What are four different patterns that youth follow in adapting to their bicultural experiences?
1) integration pattern
2) ethnic pattern
3) national pattern
4) diffuse pattern
Integration pattern
Identifying with both one’s heritage culture and one’s new, national culture
Ethnic pattern
Identifying primarily with one’s heritage culture
National pattern
Identifying primarily with one’s new, national culture
Diffuse pattern
Uncertainty about which culture(s) one should or should not identify with
Dominant group
A group that has institutionalized power and privilege in society
Minority group
Definable groups that are socially disadvantaged and face unequal treatment
Pluralism
Cultural differences are maintained and celebrated
Segregation
Minority groups are separated from the dominant group
Anti-miscegenation laws
Laws that prohibit interracial marriages
Population transfer
Minority groups are forcibly expelled or are limited to a specific location
Ethnicity
Cultural characteristics such as language, religion, taste in food, shared descent, cultural traditions, and shared geographical locations
