Race

Question 1

Immigrants are divided into four major classes

Answer 1

1. skilled workers, (67 per cent)-the largest immigration class
2. family class (22 per cent)
3. refugees (9 per cent)
4. other immigrants (2 per cent)

Question 2

Racialization

Answer 2

The act of being “raced” or seen as someone belonging to a particular race.

results in social group labelling and the establishment of a social hierarchy

encourages stereotyping

Question 3

xenophobia

Answer 3

intense fear and mistrust of people from other countries

Question 4

ethnocentrism

Answer 4

belief or assumption that one’s way of life and culture represent the norm or are superior to all others; contributes to prejudice

Question 5

“Double-Consciousness”

Answer 5

seeing oneself AND seeing oneself through the eyes of others