Chapter 8 Flashcards
(32 cards)
cultural characteristics such as language, religion, taste in food, shared descent, cultural traditions, shared geographical regions
ethnicity
socially constructed category used to classify humans according to physical characteristics
race
what is racialization?
process by which racial categories are constructed as diff/unequal in ways that have social, economic, political consequences
first scientific classification of race into four categories by:
Linnaeus
visible minorities are:
non-white, non-Caucasian persons that aren’t aboriginal
why replace “visible minorities” with racialized groups?
draw attention to oppressive social and political practices that give rise to inequalities for people of colour
is aboriginal identity subjective or objective?
subjective
top three source countries for immigrants are ____
India, Philippines, China
3 most commonly spoken Aboriginal languages
Algonquin, Inuit, Athapaskan
3 most common non-English or French mother tongues:
Chinese, Italian, Punjabi
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act based on these three objective:
reunite families, contribute to economic development, protect refugees
T/F: Before 1906, Canada had no cohesive immigration policy
T
this convention recognized refugee status
1951 Geneva Convention
what are the 4 diff adaptation patterns?
integration, ethnic, national, diffuse
if immigrants better educated than canadian born, why the income disparity?
changing source countries, proficiency in English or French, real or perceived diffs in education systems, cultural diffs, racial discrimination
4 categories of interactions between dominant and minority
assimilation, pluralism, segregation ,population transfer
what are la femmes du pays?
the aboriginal country wives of euro traders
three stages of multiculturalism in Canada
incipient, formative, institutionalization
laws that prohibit interracial marriages
anti-miscegenation laws
prejudice is _____
an attitude unrelated to reality and generalized to all members of a certain group
racism is ___
specific form of prejudice based on people’s appearnce
three components of prejudice
cognitive, affective, behavioural
easier to change cognitive or affective component?
cognitive
prejudice put into action
discrimination
