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WorksheetsSOC470 Mock Exam
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which of the following concepts can be applied to urban sustainability?
Post-political
Eco-footprint
Condoism
Gentrification
Culture is material and nonmaterial.
True
False
How can the process of gentrification be BEST defined?
Renovating and improving neighborhoods
Investments (capital) flowing into a given neighborhood
Outside capital results in the displacement of people
All of the above
Which of the following authors said that public spaces create discomfort and uncertainty?
Adams
Milbrandt
Rosan & Walks
Burke
Which of the following suburb is NOT an ethnoburb?
Scarborough
Markham
Ajax
Downtown Toronto
As discussed in the lecture, a range of housing types and housing tenures are important because:
They stimulate housing construction
They address a variety of housing needs for individuals and families
They indicate government involvement in housing
They are a good investment opportunity for homeowners
The dominant police culture often creates an "us" versus "them" mentality.
True
False
From an Urban Political Economy Perspective, people with more income can:
Better control the resources of the city
Better control their lifestyle, but not their economic interests
Better control their economic interests, but not their lifestyle
None of the above
Toronto has the most expensive housing market in Canada.
True
False
According to Wilson and Mitra, ongoing urban development is unsustainable because of:
Urban sprawl
Carbon emissions
Globalization and large eco-footprints
None of the above
Regent Park is an example of government subsidized housing project, but not the first of its kind in Canada.
True
False
Which of the following changes has not occurred in Toronto between 1970-2005?
Middle-income areas in Toronto have reduced.
Middle-income areas have moved from Bloor to suburbs.
The number of condominiums grew slowly, yet steadily
None of the above
65% of social housing is organized by TCHC (owned by the City of Toronto).
True
False
Crime is above everything _______
An issue
A social construct
A threat to Toronto's "Good City" image
All of the above
Displacement and increased property values are the main two causes of gentrification.
True
False
Hulchanski’s reading on the 3 cities is a framework to grasp gentrification of inner-city Toronto neighborhoods because:
City #1 has higher incomes
City #3 has poor access to public transit
City #1 has higher property values
All of the above
The Manhattanization of Downtown Toronto is a form of smart growth initiative.
True
False
Which of the following musical outlets is NOT mentioned in the Finch reading?
Much Music
HMV
A&A Records
Sam the Record Man
The "Ward" is a term that refers to Toronto's original immigration reception area.
True
False
Which of the following consequences are associated with condo developments in Toronto?
Intensification of land use
Gentrification of the inner city
Gentrification of the suburbs
Intensification of land use and gentrification of the inner city
The Oak Ridges Moraine is an example of unsustainable development project in Toronto.
True
False
Public culture is _______ private culture.
The same as
Different than
Independent from
Influenced by
The “Safe Streets Act” criminalizes forms of aggressive solicitation.
True
False
Crime and deviance are NOT synonymous because:
Deviance is subjective, whereas crime is not
Deviance is made into a crime by legislation
False - they are synonymous
Deviance becomes a crime depending on the severity of it
Novakovic noted that gentrification displaces the symbolic representations of people and local businesses.
True
False
_______ is a theoretical perspective that attempts to understand income inequalities in cities.
Conflict theory
Urban Growth Machine
Urban Political Economy
Neoliberalism
What does activism entail?
Resisting status quo power relations
Resisting against social inequalities
Fighting for alternative (better) lifestyles
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a positive consequence of gentrification?
Increase of property values
Institutional completeness
Decrease of social mix
Neighborhoods become safer
According to the Hammelman reading, limits to cheap oil can impact on the affordability of our food supply.
True
False
Which of the below is NOT a police strategy for addressing racism?
Hiring and promoting more minorities
Community outreach
Anti-racism training
None of the above - they are all strategies to address racism
Regarding urban sustainability, Toronto has to address a 2-fold challenge, consisting of sustainability and social cohesion.
True
False
Finch’s reading discusses:
Grassroots music
Canada's cultural renaissance
How communities all have a 'scene'
All of the above
The phenomena of yellowbelt is discussed in the reading by:
Wilson and Mitra
Hammelman
Murdie and Teixeira
Novakovic
Choose the BEST answer: Which of the following actions is true?
Mass culture refers to how culture gets produced.
Popular culture refers to how culture gets consumed.
Elite culture is upheld by institutions.
Mass culture is a culture which is mass-produced.
Murdie & Teixeira argue that condos have increased gentrification & intensification of land use.
True
False
Racial profiling is:
Based on criminal profiling
Built of stereotypes
An issue affecting everyone
Combatted by the Safe Streets Act
Culture is not connected to placemaking.
True
False
When did the first round of condo development in Toronto, that was characterized by a rapid growth, occur?
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
An example of social regulation is racial profiling.
True
False
In the Desmond Cole reading, it is stated that:
Canada is immune to anti-Black racism
Black people are raised to expect racial violence as part systemic racism
Anti-Black racism characterizes both the American and Canadian societies
All of the above
The Chicago School perspective is useful for explaining why marginalized people experience uneven health benefits.
True
False
Swyngedouw's concept of 'post-political condition' is discussed in the reading by:
Wilson and Mitra
Murdie & Teixeira
Hammelman
Milbrandt
The Black Lives Matter movement critiques the notion that "all lives matter".
True
False
The ________ approach to culture questions whose culture dominates in Toronto.
Functionalist
Political Economy
Symbolic interactionist
Neoliberalist
A city's culture is a means to determine who belongs in specific places.
True
False
In regard to the topic of urban sustainability:
Cities should not be thought of as separate from nature
Smart growth is about increasing density
A city’s eco-footprint takes standard of living into account
All of the above
According to Murdie and Teixeira, there is a pressing need to increase housing density within the yellowbelt area.
True
False
An ethnic enclave is best defined as:
An area with high ethnic concentration
An economically distinct geographical area
A characteristic of cultural identity
All of the above
By 1793, the town of York was established by John Simcoe, but Upper-Canada and Lower-Canada were still not divided.
True
False
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
First definable cities emerged in southwest Asia
Humans are competing for the biocapacity of the Earth
Cities are virtually all ecologically in deficit
Social contagion is not tied to voluntary simplicity
Robert Park claimed that cities develop externally in concentric zones.
True
False
According to Hulchanski, which city has the highest number of immigrants?
City #1
City #2
City #3
Both City #1 & City #2
Deviant behaviors are always punishable by the law.
True
False
The idea of urban resistance to increase cycling infrastructure due to automobile culture's dominance is discussed by:
Hammelman
Wilson & Mitra
Podmore and Bain
Desmond Cole
According to Goheen, the Railroad construction enabled Toronto to become independent from Britain.
True
False
Social regulations mostly targets the working class youth?
True
False
As discussed in the Hammelman reading, the first community garden in the Regent Park neighborhood was built by:
Local citizens
Chinese immigrants
Portuguese immigrants
The provincial government
The Industrial Revolution resulted in the gradual expansion of the entrepreneurial class.
True
False
Which of the following authors examined print media representations of Canadian suburban LGBTQ+ activism?
Podmore & Bain
Wilson & Mitra
Biglieri et al.
None of these authors
The Toronto Land Purchase occurred in 1785.
True
False
As discussed in the tutorial, the National Housing Act implemented in 1949 led to:
The implementation of urban planning regulations
Federal government subsidies for public housing
An increase in basement apartments and gentrification
Government cut backs to social housing programs
South Africa's racial segregation, known as the Apartheid (1948-1994), is an example of exploitation colonialism.
True
False
The culture of the city refers to:
A city's commitment to its uniqueness as a particular place
The role that capitalism plays in the city
The dominant cultural institutions in the city
Tourism in the city, including restaurants and museums
Nudism is a criminal deviant behavior all over the world.
True
False
As discussed in the tutorial, the city of Toronto's cultural plan attempts to:
Position culture at the centre of socio-economic development of Toronto
Do maintenance on Toronto's cultural facilities, such ROM and AGO
Position Toronto as a global creative city due to its cultural development
All of the above
Post-Fordist processes in Toronto have led to urban renewal in Downtown Toronto.
True
False
The shift to the Canadian Immigration Point System in 1967 was influenced by:
The White Paper on Immigration in 1966 and Multiculturalism Policy
Canada’s growing international reputation for peacekeeping & human rights
Pressure to prioritize family reunification above all other immigration categories
A desire to increase immigration from Commonwealth countries only
Contrary to Park, McKenzie's succession and invasion process focuses on the centralization of services and activities.
True
False
According to McKenzie, which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the spatial organization of cities?
Customs & beliefs
Politics
Geography
Economy
The Chicago School of thought was established by Robert Park, an idealist philosopher, at the University of Chicago.
True
False
As mentioned in the Hammelman reading, community garden spaces on the ground are largely managed by:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Private developers
Municipal parks departments
Individual rooftop garden owners
As presented in Hannigan's reading, World-Systems Theory means:
Countries all develop at the same speed
The world is divided into rich “core” countries and poorer “peripheral” countries that depend on them
Every country is equally responsible for global problems
All countries trade fairly with one another
According to David Harvey, crisis of accumulation BEST describes the urban crisis of the:
1960s
1960s-1970s
1970s
1980s
Based on Hannigan’s discussion, one can infer that a global city is above everything an entrepreneurial city whose aim is to solely focus on attracting private sector investment to address urban challenges
True
False
Which of the following statements about the Urban Growth Machine is/are FALSE:
The theory was first developed by Molotch and Logan in the late 1970s
The theory argues that city is a machine controlled by businesses and professional elites
The theory states that tensions between community groups and elites are a product of urban growth
All of these statements are true
