Mid Term Review

Question 1

Material Culture

Answer 1

The physical aspects of a culture or society

clothes, religious objects

Question 2

Non Material Culture

Answer 2

The nonphysical aspects of culture or society

traditions, language, beliefs

Question 3

Multiculturalism

Answer 3

creating harmony between cultural groups

Question 4

Diversity Competency

Answer 4

• The ability to work effectively with diverse populations —protects and preserves their dignity
• recognizes, affirms and values differences, similarities and worth

Question 5

Best Practice

Answer 5

A benchmark process that has been proven to work well and produce positive outcomes and then is used as a model or optimal standard

Question 6

Equality

Answer 6

fairness and justice achieved through same treatment

Question 7

Equity

Answer 7

• principle based on fairness

- identifying conditions needed to provide effective opportunities for all groups

Question 8

Tokenism

Answer 8

-The practice of including one member of a minority group to create the appearance of representation nondiscrimination without giving these members access to power

Question 9

Cultural relativism

Answer 9

The idea that no cultural standpoint is privileged over another

Question 10

Socially Stratified

Answer 10

hierarchical social layer of society where those at the top have the greatest social power and those underneath have descending power

Question 11

Intersectionally

Answer 11

social categorizations such as race, class, and gender

Question 12

Fluidity

Answer 12

Characteristic of identity that describes it as something that can change and be shaped

Question 13

Social construction of reality

Answer 13

sociological theory that proposes that we present ourselves is shaped by the interactions of all our past relations and the social interactions that we have with others

Question 14

Oppression

Answer 14

Policies, practices, norms and traditions that systemically exploit one group at the expense of another
5 Types: exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, violence
“ism” ageism, sexism, racism, classism

Question 15

Ascribed status

Answer 15

given a birth such as gender and age

Question 16

Achieved status

Answer 16

non birth status – occupation, education

Question 17

Castes

Answer 17

Fixed groups; individuals are born into a particular caste based on their social roles; they cannot be changed

Question 18

Social Mobility

Answer 18

individuals have to move from one position in a stratified system to another

Question 19

Absolute Homelessness

Answer 19

individuals who live either in emergency shelters or on the streets

Question 20

Hidden Homelessness

Answer 20

people without a place of their own, live in a car, with family or friends

Question 21

Relative Homelessness

Answer 21

individuals who have housing but live in substandard conditions

Question 22

Shadeism

Answer 22

intra-racial discrimination based on skin tone

Question 23

Neo – Nazism

Answer 23

an ideology that promotes white racial superiority as well as antisemitism specifically

Question 24

Pigmentocracy

Answer 24

A social hierarchy based on skin pigmentation that places light skin on top

Question 25

Institutionalized racism

Answer 25

negative treatment to a group of people based on their race.

Question 26

Indian Act

Answer 26

Details certain federal government obligations and regulates the management of reserve lands, money and other resources previously negotiated with Canadas first people
Passed in 1876

Question 27

Medicine Wheel

Answer 27

Among other things, the medicine wheel teaches the importance of balance in our lives—mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically

Question 28

Totem Poles

Answer 28

often used to document certain stories and histories of communities, families, or clan members

Question 29

4 purposes of Totem poles

Answer 29

Crest poles
History poles
Legend poles
Memorial poles

Question 30

Treaty

Answer 30

Formal agreement between 2 parties that has been negotiated

Question 31

Pre-confederation treaties

Answer 31

The Royal proclamation of 1763 - Under these treaties Aboriginals received reserves of land, annual or other payments, and hunting and fishing rights

Question 32

Two-Row Wampum Belt

Answer 32

signifies dignity and integrity of both parties and importance of independence and non-interference

Question 33

Status of Indians

Answer 33

Indian act assigned people to assigned status

Question 34

Status Indians

Answer 34

those individuals who are registered under the Indian Act on the Indian Register. Entitled to certain rights and benefits under the law.

Question 35

Non-Status Indians

Answer 35

those individuals who consider themselves to be Aboriginal or First Nation, but are not recognized by the Government of Canada as “Indians”

Question 36

Treaty Indian

Answer 36

a Status Indian who belongs to a First Nation that signed a treaty with the Crown

Question 37

3 Groups of Treaties

Answer 37

Pre-Confederation treaties
The Numbered Treaties
Land claims

Question 38

Colourblindness

Answer 38

describes the phenomenon that a person is oblivious to race and therefore not racist

Question 39

Crest poles

Answer 39

give the ancestry of a particular family

Question 40

History poles

Answer 40

record the history of a clan

Question 41

Legend poles

Answer 41

illustrate folklore or real-life experiences

Question 42

Memorial poles

Answer 42

commemorate a particular individual