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| Canada is one of the world's most ________ diverse nations. It is also a country that tends to be highly accepting of cultural diversity, and the majority of Canadians pride themselves on that face. |
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| ___________________ is the belief that there are human groups with particular characteristics that make them superior or inferior to others. |
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| During and immediately after World War II, the Canadian government was reluctant to admit European Jews as refugees to Canada. When asked how many Jews would be allowed in after the war, a senior immigration officially issued his reply: "___________ is too many." |
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| During World I and World War II, the Canadian government instituted a policy of __________ for members of ethnic minority groups whom it defined as 'enemy' aliens. |
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| Between 1964 and 1969, a Black community called _____ at the north end of Halifax was bulldozed to allow a bridge across the narrows to Dartmouth. Houses were demolished and residents scattered |
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| _______ is the police practice of stopping people on the street and collecting information about them. |
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| When people are the targets of violence because of who they are, or who they are thought to be, they are the victims of _____________ crimes |
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| The lack of consistent, transparent and fair assessment practices, in relation to occupational and academic __________, is consistently identified in the literature as a major stumbling block for immigrants. |
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| Because of their temporary status, migrant workers are extremely vulnerable to abuse and _____________. |
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| Anti-racist social work practice today involves addressing racism at the personal, institutional, and ______________ levels, separately and simultaneously. |
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| In Canada, as elsewhere, the population of those aged 65 and older is not a __________ group |
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| Three main factors account for the ageing of the Canadian population: the baby boom reaching retirement age, a low birth rate, and increasing ____________ expectancy. |
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| Many emotional, spiritual, and mental health issues, perhaps especially among seniors, are directly related to physical _________________. |
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| The Canadian pension system has three tiers: Old Age Security, and the Guaranteed Income Supplement; the Canada Pension Plan; and _______________ pension plans. |
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| Often isolated in their homes, seniors are the leading targets of __________. |
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| ______________ is the term that describes our society's tendency to label the concerns of older adults as 'medical' issues. |
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| There is an urgent need for social services that offer respite to informal _____________. |
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| Temporary relief for an informal caregiver, either in the form of a substitute in-home caregiver or a short stay at a long-term facility for the person receiving care, is referred to as __________________. |
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| ____________ disease slowly destroys nerve cells in the brain. It affects primarily those over the age of 65, but it is considered to be an illness and not a normal part of ageing. |
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| One of the fastest growing and innovative approaches to working with older adults is that of recognizing and mobilizing an older adult ___________________________ |
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| Social work is increasingly able to embrace fluid notions of sexual and gender ______________ while drawing on more inclusive ideas about what is normal or healthy in terms of gender expression and sexual desire |
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| A system of oppression that assumes heterosexuality is normal and superior is known as _____________________. |
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| ___________ is a field of study that attempted to classify sexual desire and gender identity. |
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| In 1892, American doctor James Kiernan was the first to use the term '________' |
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| ____________ critiqued many of the biological explanations for homosexuality, coming close to arguing that masculinity and femininity are socially constructed. However, he also suggested that homosexuality is an immature stage of development compared to heterosexuality. |
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| While same-sex sexual activity was ________ in Canada in 1969, it was not until decades later that it became illegal to discriminate against gay men, lesbians, and bisexual persons. |
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| ________-________ is a First Nations term that recognizes gender as a continuum and includes sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, and social values. |
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| ___________ are individuals whose external sex or genitalia are indeterminate. |
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| With the passing of Bill C-150 in 1969, the then-justice minister Pierre Trudeau famously stated that 'there is no place for the State in the ________________ of the nation'. |
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| There has been a long history of people in social work who have challenged the ______ norms of our society. |
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