Education and Genocide Quiz

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What does white privilege refer to?

Actively claiming social advantages based on white identity

The absence of any social advantages for white individuals

Social advantages experienced without actively claiming them due to being white (correct)

Social disadvantages experienced by white individuals

What is one key aspect of a good meme as discussed in the text?

Interplay between image and text (correct)

Use of complex language

No connection to societal expectations

Absence of any cultural references

Why is it important to acknowledge the reality of race according to the text?

To support white supremacy

To perpetuate racial discrimination

To abolish racism (correct)

To ignore social hierarchies

What does 'marked bodies' refer to?

People considered exceptions in a social context Signup and view all the answers

How does whiteness maintain superiority, as per the text?

By being privileged in various aspects of life Signup and view all the answers

What is systemic racism?

Inequalities produced through regular functioning of an institution or society Signup and view all the answers

Which group faced discrimination in land grants, employment, and wages in Canada?

Black Canadians Signup and view all the answers

What does colour-blind racism refer to?

Ignoring racial inequalities in institutional life Signup and view all the answers

Which response provides a way of ignoring structural and cultural racism?

Colour-blindness Signup and view all the answers

In what areas do severe racial inequalities persist?

Policing, education, employment, healthcare, etc. Signup and view all the answers

What strategy did Sir John A MacDonald suggest to reduce parental influence on Indian children?

Enrolling them in central training industrial schools. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following acts is NOT defined as genocide by the United Nations Genocide Convention?

Encouraging cultural diversity within a group. Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the acts listed under the UN Genocide Convention that involved children?

Forcing children of a group to abandon their culture. Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary goal of the Canadian government's actions in the 1870s as described in the text?

To assimilate Indigenous children into white culture. Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the text, what does 'imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group' refer to?

Forcing sterilization or preventing procreation within a group. Signup and view all the answers

What is the key difference between non-racism and anti-racism?

Non-racism requires mobilizing social forces, while anti-racism is about engaging in collective practices. Signup and view all the answers

In pop culture, what is one common issue related to racial representation?

The prevalence of all-white casts in settings where there would be racialized people Signup and view all the answers

What concept involves the production, maintenance, change, and dissolution of racial categories?

Racialization or racial formation Signup and view all the answers

What historically legitimized colonialism by claiming cultural superiority of white Europeans?

Settler Colonialism Signup and view all the answers

Which practice involves looking at the contestation between opposing forces to understand societal change?

Dialectics Signup and view all the answers