SOC102: Chapter 13

Residential schools was...

• a form of cultural genocide

• a way for the government to help Indigenous children

• aimed to give Indigenous children a safe home

What is social mobility?

• The movement of individuals or groups to different geographical places with better economic opportunities

• The movement of individuals or groups across positions in social hierarchies

• The shift of a group of people from a position of high social power to low social power

_______ is the cultural competencies into which individuals are socialized by virtue of their class positions.

• Habitus

• Habitat

• Social Sphere

• Societal Habitat

What is the racialized achievement gap?

• Refers to the higher, on average, education that immigrants typically have compared to the average Canadian-born

• The divergence in educational achievement among ethnic and racialized groups

Education rates have ______ significantly post-WWII

• increased

• decreased

Select why education increased since WWII:

• Jobs became increasingly complex due to technology advancements

• Education became a means of social mobility

• Education became more accessible and there was growth in the middle class so more people could afford it

• Educational attainment became more correlated with employment

• So much farmland was destroyed during WWII that Canadians looked to professional jobs as a means of making money

What is ability grouping?

• Separating students into different streams according to their aptitude levels

• separating students because of income and socioeconomic background

About how many people worldwide are illiterate?

• 1 billon

• 1 million

• 900 million

• Under 500 million

What year was the British North America Act signed?

• 1867

• 1876

• 1776

• 1926

• 1904

What year was the Indian Act signed?

• 1867

• 1876

• 1776

• 1926

• 1904