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Immigration
Social Control and Sanctions
Deviance Typology
Miscellaneous Readings
100
This is a label society uses to devalue members of certain social groups
What is stigma?
100
After what world event did Canada see the largest dip in immigration levels since the 1860s?
What is either the Great Depression or World War 2?
100
Grace makes a racist remark, for which Chris verbally criticises her. His comments to her are an example of what type of sanction?
informal
100
Which of these three cities comprise the most new Canadian immigrants? *Calgary *Montreal *Toronto *Vancouver
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
200
This is the process of internalizing the normal of society and accepting them as valid
What is internal social control?
200
What country of the world currently has the most immigrants to Canada?
What is China?
200
Quinn is given an award as MVP of his school's lacrosse team. This is a form of what type of social control?
external social control
200
A straight-A student applies and is admitted to Princeton University, with a plan to receive a degree in Mathematics. His true goal is to play music, however, and work full-time for gigs like weddings and parties. This is an example of:
ritualism
200
This is the capital city of Quebec.
What is Quebec?
300
Social control is the way to promote conformity to __________
societal norms
300
Has the number of foreign-born population in Canada been increasing, decreasing, or remaining about the same since 1990?
increasing
300
This is the general term for how we promote people’s adherence to the norms of our society.
What is social control?
300
he Tiananmen Square protestors in 1989 who took a stand against the Chinese government were examples of:
rebellion
300
This is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador.
What is St. John's?
400
These are rewards or punishments that can be applied by many members of a social group
What are informal sanctions?
400
The percentage of immigrants in Canada from Britain has seen what clear pattern in the past 100 years?
declining
400
Give an example of a formal sanction in a legal context.
answers will vary
400
This is the full name of the American sociologist who created the most renowned typology of deviance.
Robert Merton
400
Give an example of how standards of deviance can be different for different groups of people.
answers will vary
500
Give a definition of a "replacement fertility rate"
the average number of children that the women of one generation would need to have to result in a generation of the same size.
500
What is the difference between a landed immigrant and a permanent resident? Explain.
These terms are synonymous and reference a newcomer to Canada who has been officially granted permission to live and work in Canada permanently, but is not (yet) a citizen.
500
Inference during what stage of life most people learn most elements of internal social control.
childhood
500
Rebels, unlike any other examples of Merton’s typology, create both __________ and __________.
new goals; new means to achieve their goals
500
Which of the following years saw the largest number of immigrants in Canadian history? 1875 - 1910 - 1950 - 1975 - 1990
1910