Module 7 Flashcards
Hutus and Tutsis lived harmoniously in Rwanda for centuries. The Hutus were mainly farmers and the Tutsis main cattle herders. The Tutsis were the ruling minority but they spoke the same language as the Hutus and shared the same religious belief. Members of the two groups lived side by side, and half the population of Rwanda was of mixed Hutu-Tutsi ancestry. The two groups never came into serious conflict.
Then Belgium colonized Rwanda in 1916. Among other divisive policies, the Belgians passed a law saying that one had to be Tutsi to serve in any official capacity, and they started distinguishing Tutsis from Hutus by measuring the width of their noses. Animosity between Tutsis and Hutus grew until, in 1994, the Hutus massacred 800,000 Tutsis within just a few days. What does the history of Tutsi-Hutu relations illustrate? Choose two of the following.
Race and ethnicity are socially constructed. or
Colonialism is often associated with an intensification of ethnic and racial differences.
Among non-immigrants in Canada, which of the following groups has the highest percentage of people in the low-income category?
Arab people.
People convicted of a crime can sometimes avoid jail by paying a fine. Because Indigenous people are generally less likely than white people to afford fines, they are more likely to go to jail. Which theory does this circumstance illustrate?
Critical Race Theory.
Which of the following circumstances led to the emergence of the separatist movement in Quebec?
- The potential demographic decline of the Quebecois and the assimilation of immigrants into English culture
- Persistent ethnic stratification and the continued use of English as the language of private industry
Among which of the following groups is symbolic ethnicity most widespread?
Irish Canadians.
define prejudice.
an attitude that judges people on their group’s real or imagined characteristics.
define race
a social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers, usually with profound effects on their lives
define scapegoat
a disadvantaged person or category of people whom others blame for their own problems
what is colonialism?
involves people from one country invading and taking political, cultural, and economic control over people in another country.
what is the split labour market?
a labour market in which low wage workers of one race and high wage workers of another race compete for the same jobs.
define pluralism
the retention of racial and ethnic culture combined with equal access to basic social resources.
