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roselinechinyere27m

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A constructivist would argue that many Southern whites'
 
  perceptions of black Americans in the 1940s were:
  a. based on inherent differences between the two groups.
  b. the outcome of humans' inherent tendency to make sharp distinctions between people based on skin color.
  c. the result of wealthy white owners of land and businesses setting white workers against black workers in order to weaken their ability to act collectively for higher wages.
  d. the result of identities that were created, not inherent or fixed.

Question 2

A weakness of the instrumentalist explanation of violence is:
 
  a. using the concept of a master cleavage between two main groups in societies.
  b. overstating the degree to which political leaders can manipulate identities.
  c. assuming that conflict among different ethnic groups is natural and inevitable.
  d. assuming that people need enemies to define who they are.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b



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